Amhp Specialist Practitioner

7 days ago

Gloucester, United Kingdom Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking to recruit an additional Approved Mental Health Professional to the AMHP service in Gloucestershire.

Shift patterns will be 8am-8pm and 8pm-8am waking nights. Mixed shift patterns will be considered according to service need. Night time and weekend working you will be based at Wotton Lawn Hospital.

**You will be**:

- Required to triage and undertake MHA work through a single point of access over a 24/7 service
- Maintain the mandatory requirements for AMHP approval and undertake ongoing training
- Seek to promote the role of the AMHP and the rights of service users and carers
- Required to work a mixture of weekend, night time and daytime shifts
- Act as, or be willing to train as, a Practice Mentor Assessor to trainee AMHP
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- Network with users of mental health services including other statutory agencies
- Be involved in data collection and service improvement projects
- Deliver supervision, advice and guidance to other practitioners
- Be passionate about mental health, keeping service users at the heart of what we do
- You will need to demonstrate significant experience of working in a secondary mental health setting and evidence of current AMHP authorisation and professional registration. If you are not currently authorised by a LSSA, evidence of qualification and relevant practice and training in the last 9 months will be considered.

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities are available in the attached Job Description and Person Specification document from the advert.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust are proud to have been recognised as a ‘Veteran Aware Trust’, evidencing the provision of the best care for Veterans and driving to improve the care for veterans and their families. Find out more about this by clicking on the link at the right-hand side, titled ‘Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance’.

A valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential. For qualifying staff the Trust has a Lease Car Scheme in place and also offers a popular Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme with our partner Tusker.

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