AMHP - The Talent Crowd : Job Details

Advanced Mental Health Professional, BuryPay rate, £40 per hourJob Purpose and Responsibilities: - The main purpose of the AMHP post is to provide an effective AMHP service to meet the needs of Bury residents who might also be residing in a wider geographic area in keeping with Bury council’s statutory AMHP responsibilities under the Mental Health Act 1983.  The AMHP role will ensure wherever possible that referrals to the service are managed within the resources provided in the scope of the AMHP rota.  This may require the post holder to complete multiple assessments to meet the service demand and occasionally there may be the necessity to work outside of the allocated working day. Bury local authority have a robust Time off in Lieu (TOIL) in place to support a work-life-balance. To maintain and improve professional standards of your practice and across the wider AMHP service through personal development and specialist AMHP related training including regular supervision.To promote and incorporate principles and values set out in the mental health act and the mental health act code of practice and other relevant legislation. To participate in undertaking all duties associated with the role of an AMHP.Please contact Molly Rylance on or email for more information.We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.