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Senior Social Worker/Approved Mental Health Professional

1 month ago


Wokingham, United Kingdom Wokingham Borough Council Full time

Senior Social Worker/Approved Mental Health Professional

Employer: Wokingham Borough Council
Salary: Salary up to £53,829 per annum, depending on experience, including supplements (pro rata for part time)
Location: Wokingham, Resource House
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time/Part Time
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 11/08/2024 at 23:00
Reference: 704951 and 702630

Senior Social Worker/Approved Mental Health Professional

We have an excellent opportunity available for both a full-time and part-time time Senior Social Worker / Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) to join our Integrated Mental Health Service, on a permanent basis.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a passionate and dynamic team, playing an integral role as we collaborate with The Health Trust to transform our services and develop a dedicated social care pathway.

Both Wokingham Borough Council and The Health Trust recognise the benefits of integration, which include holistic support for people accessing the service, peer support and working collaboratively on casework for CMHT (Community Mental Health Team) colleagues.

We offer a fantastic range of employee benefits including a generous annual leave allowance of 31 days (rising to 36 days after 5 years of local government service), plus bank holidays, an excellent local government pension scheme, flexible working, employee assistance programme, sports and leisure discounts and much more

Wokingham CMHT is committed to professional development and has excellent working relationships with health colleagues and colleagues in Adult Social Care. Additionally, if you're AMHP who has been out of practice, we may be able to support your re-approval to you get back up and running.

Key Responsibilities

  • Hold a mental health caseload, providing care and services for people who have severe and /or enduring mental health difficulties.
  • Produce care plans and risk management plans and ensure their effective implementation.
  • Act in a supervisory role to other team members and provide supervision in line with the CMHT Joint Supervision Policy.
  • Identify safeguarding adult and children concerns and implement safeguarding policies and processes.
  • Maintain high standards of quality in clinical recording, ensuring information is recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date.
  • Carry out a reviewing function with people in long term stable placements who have care packages in place.
  • Comply with all service requirements in terms of lone working in the community.

Candidate Requirements

  • Hold an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) qualification.
  • Have a comprehensive understanding of Safeguarding, the MHA, MCA, CA and Human Rights legislation.
  • Be a skilled communicator, with the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and customers.
  • Be well organized with excellent time management skills.
  • Strong IT skills.

Our Area

Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.

We're home to a range of high performing schools including 69 primary and 21 secondary, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. We have a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.

If you're interested in this exciting opportunity, click the link below and apply today.

Alternatively, for more information or to arrange an information discussion, please contact Godfrey Karambakuwa (Service Manager CMHT) via email or Liz Tait (Assistant Director / Head of Integrated Mental Health) via email

Closing: Sunday 11th August 2024, 11pm

Interviews: TBC

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.

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