Approved Mental Health Professional

1 month ago

Huntingdon, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire County Council Full time

About the role

Are you a registered Social Worker, Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist who has also completed Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Training?

Cambridgeshire County Councils Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) service has a fantastic opportunity for a full time qualified professional who holds a qualification as an AMHP.

The successful candidate will work across both the Cambridge and Huntingdon/Fenland AMHP duty rota 5 days per week. The Cambridge AMHP Office is based at Fulbourn Hospital and the Huntingdon/Fenland AMHP office is based at the Newtown Centre in Huntingdon. The expectation is that you would work equally between the two sites however this is dependent on service requirements.

The post is for the daytime AMHP service. The basic working hours are 9-5pm, but the AMHPs need to be able to work until assessments are completed which can be later than 5pm.

Overtime is paid as well as an AMHP allowance of £.96 per year.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact John Mitchell, Interim Manager for AMHP service on .

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

About you

Candidates need to be dynamic, innovative, committed and passionate; youll bring a comprehensive knowledge and skill base to the challenge of working as part of the AMHP team.

Your existing skills will enable you to support and develop others as well as being a role model for good practice, ensuring the very best outcomes for the people of Cambridgeshire.

Candidates must hold a degree level qualification including a certified and current qualifications in a registered profession as per the Mental Health (Approved Mental Health Professionals) (Approval) (England) Regulations ; with evidence of post qualifying experience and continued professional development. In addition you must have an Adult Mental Health Professional qualification.

Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:

Flexible working Flexible Bank Holidays A comprehensive wellbeing package Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts A comprehensive pension scheme IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network. Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed An employee recognition scheme

For our Social Workers , we offer more specific benefits like:

Generous  annual leave  provision (28 days, plus bank holidays) A  supportive management team  that will champion your learning and development Employee Assistance Programme access to free support 24 hours a day Payment for  business mileage expenses  (45p per mile, and for the / financial year) A  relocation package  of up to £ for eligible candidates Plus, 6 days of protected time each year to enable our Social Workers to maintain their  Continuous Professional Development . 

Please read our  benefits brochure  attached for more information.

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