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Approved Mental Health Professional Advanced Practitioner

Employer
City of Wolverhampton Council
Location
Wolverhampton
Salary
£45,648 - £49,702
Closing date
25 Aug 2022
Reference
WLV000004411

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Approved Mental Health Professional Advanced Practitioner

Grade 8 £45,648 to £49,702

It’s about people like you making a real difference…

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced AMHP to join the City of Wolverhampton Council’s AMHP Hub. The hub operates 24 hours a day, 7 days per week (including Bank Holidays) and the AMHP Advanced Practitioners contribute to both weekday and out of hours shifts to promote a consistent and collaborative approach. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and skilled AMHP who will work hard and to high standards.  This is an exciting and challenging role working in our culturally rich and diverse city.

The AMHP Hub consists of 5 AMHP Advanced Practitioners, who take a shared management approach to ensuring the delivery of a high quality and effective AMHP service in the city. They consider requests for, and undertake, assessments under the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 (as amended 2007) as well as maintaining a sophisticated knowledge and expertise in established, and emergent, areas relevant to the field of AMHP practice.

The grade of post recognises the autonomous nature of the role, and the requirement for lone working out of hours, as well as responsibility for the running of the hub, formulating rotas, and providing supervision to other AMHPs. Additionally, the AMHP hub post holders take a professional practice lead in developing co-operative working relations with other social care teams and external partners, and participate in policy formulation for the service.

The successful candidate will:

  • be a qualified AMHP with at least two years’ recent post-qualifying experience
  • meet the professional requirements and key competences of an AMHP as outlined in The Mental Health (Approved Mental Health Professionals) (Approval) (England) Regulations 2008
  • have completed at least 18 hours of training, per year of their qualification, relevant to their role as an AMHP
  • have experience of Adult Safeguarding
  • have a good working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.

In return we offer:

  • the opportunity of working in a supportive and innovative team
  • regular supervision and collaborative working
  • regular Team Meetings and AMHP Forums
  • excellent training and continuing professional development opportunities.

For further information, and to view the rota, please contact Karen Chance (Mental Health Service Manager) on 07771 836019 or Doreen Dove (AMHP Lead) on 07779 975102.

To find out more about us why not take a look at our website:

www.wolvessocialworkjobs.com

All applicants should note that these posts will require an enhanced DBS check prior to appointment.

Diversity

We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve. We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality. Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of Wolverhampton residents.

We encourage, inspire and value an inclusive culture here at the council where employees can flourish, thrive and be themselves. We have four staff equality forums for employees to join. These help to ensure our workforce has a voice, employees feel empowered to speak up and where everyone is treated with respect - Learn more here

Recruitment of Ex-Offenders

We are committed to the fair treatment of all our employees, potential employees, or users of our service regardless of offending background. The Council uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for any vacancies that require a DBS check to obtain information about applicants to assess their suitability for employment in positions of trust. We do not discriminate unfairly against any individual on the basis of a conviction or any other information revealed as a result of a DBS disclosure - Learn more here

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If you are considering applying for an apprenticeship or a role where the salary is £18,333 to £27,514 (Grades 2-5), and would like to visit us to learn about the application process and what it is like to work for us, please book onto one of our monthly briefings - Learn more here  

Working for us

For more information about working for our organisation including the culture of the Council, the Council plan and vision, staff equality forums, core HR policies and much more please click here.

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From Monday 11th December 2023 an exciting change is happening for us as an organisation - we are implementing a new system which will improve your candidate experience! To access your candidate portal for our new system, head to https://wolverhampton.wm-jobs.co.uk/members/.

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City of Wolverhampton

There’s never been a better time to join the award winning City of Wolverhampton Council to further your career. We are a progressive and future facing organisation, and passionate about making our city better for all who live, work and travel here.

We are an ambitious organisation focused on delivering the best services for people in Wolverhampton; working for us gives you the opportunity to make a difference to their lives.

Our continual drive for improvement led to us winning APSE Overall Council of the Year Service Delivery Award, also achieving Annual Service Award Finalists for our services in Waste and Recycling; Public Protection; Best Housing Regeneration and Homelessness multi-agency work, showing that the City of Wolverhampton Council is truly an organisation striving for daily excellence in all we do.

Equal Opportunities

The City of Wolverhampton Council employs over 5,000 people in more than 600 different trades and professions. We are committed to representing Wolverhampton’s diverse community and therefore strongly encourage applications from all applicants meeting the essential criteria.  The council operate a guaranteed interview policy for veterans who have served in the military, those who have previously been under our care and are under the age of 25 and disabled candidates, where it is evidenced that the essential criteria of the post is met.

A Great City to Live and Work

The city has seen rapid developments with major projects like the i54, Way Youth Zone and i10 and more exciting developments are planned for the westside of the city. The leisure-led mixed user scheme includes a multi-screen cinema, restaurants, bars, hotel, multi-storey car park and apartments, all accessible by foot from our city centre.

We benefit from being in a prime location, with excellent transport links at the heart of the UK’s high speed rail and motorway networks, making us an employer of choice for people across the West Midlands.

Wolverhampton is rated as one of the top cities in the UK for families. Almost 90 per cent of the city’s primary and secondary schools are rated as ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. The City also offers a wide range of family friendly facilities with stunning parks and green spaces and top entertainment attractions such as Wolverhampton Art Gallery, the Civic and Wulfrun Halls and the Grand Theatre all of which attract top acts such as Jimmy Carr, Gary Barlow, World Darts Competition, upcoming bands and West End productions.

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Why Work for City of Wolverhampton Council?

We invest heavily in skills and training for our employees; you will develop and grow with us through your time, benefiting from regular professional development conversations, and varied training opportunities.

We offer a wide range of benefits including competitive salaries that progress within different grades for the variety of jobs on offer. The majority of our positions offer a generous annual leave entitlement of 25 days - this increases with length of service. There is also an added option to buy up to 10 days additional leave in each leave year. New entrants also benefit from 8 days bank holiday entitlement (basic leave entitlement of 33 days).

The council offers an excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with employee and employer contributions based on salary grades and other benefits including:

  • Index linked pension
  • Option to convert your pension for tax-free cash when you retire
  • Retirement on the grounds of ill-health at any age.

The council also offers a wide range of flexible working options to fit in around your commitments including:

  • Flexi-time
  • Reduced hours working
  • Job share
  • Homeworking
  • Term time only

Other rewards

  • Discounted city parking at a number of sites with reduced charges for blue badge holders
  • Annual Travel Card Scheme
  • Salary Sacrifice scheme for cars - with a wide range of ‘green’ vehicles, cycles and associated equipment, personal IT equipment and smartphones
  • Retail, leisure, legal and ethical savings and loans through our competitive rewards portal

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01902 552345
Location
City of Wolverhampton Council
Civic Centre
St. Peter's Square
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV1 1HE
United Kingdom

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