AMHP Social Worker

Enfield Council; Enfield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The London Borough of Enfield is seeking experienced Mental Health Social Workers and AMHP practitioners for multidisciplinary Community Mental Health Teams. This role offers a chance to influence practice and support vulnerable individuals while working in a culturally diverse area with excellent transport links.

Benefits

Supportive learning environment

Professional development and training opportunities

Peer support and supervision

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health social work.
• Motivated to contribute to social recovery and empowerment.
• Dynamic practitioner with a focus on prevention and wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate creativity and make a difference in vulnerable people's lives.
• Work within an integrated multidisciplinary team setting.
• Contribute to integrated multidisciplinary working.

Skills

Person-centred assessment skills

Strengths-based principles

Empowerment models

Job description

The London Borough of Enfield, Health & Adult Social Care Department, seeks experienced Mental Health Social Workers & AMHP practitioners to fill vacancies in our fully integrated multidisciplinary Community Mental Health Teams and centralised AMHP Service.

The Home Treatment Team & Community Locality Teams Mental Health Social Work/AMHP position offers an exciting opportunity for experienced practitioners to demonstrate creativity, make a real difference in vulnerable people's lives, and influence the practice of aspiring social workers through the Practice Education/AYSE Program.

If you are looking for an interesting challenge working within an integrated MDT setting, and seeking a rewarding position with strong professional peer support, supervision, or want to influence social work and AMHP practice, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

We seek imaginative and dynamic social work practitioners motivated to contribute positively to the transformation of mental health social care, emphasizing social recovery and empowerment models, and working in meaningful partnerships with service users, carers, and families. You will utilize person-centred assessment skills, applying strengths-based and enabling principles, with a focus on prevention, recovery, wellbeing, and dignity outcomes.

Enfield is a council committed to independent living for people with disabilities and the personalisation agenda in mental health. We offer a supportive learning environment with supervision, professional development, and training opportunities. Employed by Enfield Local Authority and seconded to Barnet, Enfield & Haringey NHS Mental Health Trust, you will benefit from collaborative working arrangements between the two organizations.

Located in North London, Enfield is a culturally diverse borough with areas ranging from affluent to deprived, featuring industrial, residential, and countryside zones. It has excellent transport links to Central London, the M25, and A406, facilitating easy access to the rest of the country.

If you are interested in furthering your career, contributing to integrated multidisciplinary working, or working as an AMHP with professional autonomy, we would like to hear from you. If you are motivated and enthusiastic about personalized services, this could be your next step.

Full and part-time positions are available. The salary quoted is per annum, pro-rata, inclusive of practicing AMHP incremental progression.