Approved Mental Health Professional

Coventry City Council; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A local authority is seeking a motivated Mental Health Social Worker to join their Community Mental Health Team in Coventry. This role involves assessment, coordination, and arranging care for individuals facing mental health challenges. Applicants must be registered with Social Work England and possess excellent assessment and risk management skills. The position offers a hybrid work environment, with a focus on promoting independence and recovery among community members.

Benefits

Professional supervision

Training opportunities

Inclusive workplace

Guaranteed interview scheme for specific groups

Qualifications

• Professional registration required for Social Worker.
• Passionate about promoting independence and aiding mental health recovery.
• Ability to manage and organize workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Assess and coordinate care for individuals with mental health issues.
• Conduct assessments under the Mental Health Act if qualified.
• Create personal home treatment plans.

Skills

Excellent assessment skills

Working knowledge of MHA, MCA, The Care Act, and Children’s Act

Excellent risk assessment and management skills

Diplomacy, negotiation, and listening skills

Good IT skills

Collaboration with people with lived experiences, carers and colleagues

Autonomy and decision-making skills

Vision for career development

Resilience, flexibility, and stamina

Education

Social Work England Registered

Job description

About the role

We are looking for a highly motivated professional to join our Community Mental Health Team based at Swanswell Point in Coventry. The team incorporates Community Mental Health Nurses, Approved Mental Health Professionals, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Support Workers, and Clerical Staff. As a Mental Health Social Worker you will be involved in assessing, coordinating, and arranging care for people living with mental health concerns, both in the community and in hospital. If you are an Approved Mental Health Professional, you will undertake assessments under the Mental Health Act as part of the city‑wide AMHP rota. The team supports people to co‑produce recovery plans to enable better lives and to remain as independent as possible. All supports are person‑centred, strength‑based and designed for people to have choice and control in their lives.

Work is flexible/hybrid. You will work in office based at least 2 days a week and in the community. The role is a part of the Coventry City Council community mental health service. Application details can be found on the Council’s jobs page labelled “Coventry City Council Application Process”.

Contact

To find out further information and for an informal discussion please contact Mat Bilbe by email at [e-mail].

Eligibility

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

Requirements

• Social Work England Registered Social Worker with a passion for promoting independence and aiding recovery from mental health disorders (Please supply your registration your application).
• Excellent assessment skills.
• Working knowledge of and application of MHA, MCA, The Care Act and Children’s Act.
• Working knowledge of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
• Excellent risk assessment and management skills.
• Organisation, recording and workload management skills.
• Diplomacy, negotiation, and listening skills.
• Ability to work in collaboration with people with lived experiences, carers and colleagues.
• Autonomy and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to develop personal home treatment plans.
• Good IT skills.
• Vision for own career development and future training.
• Resilience, flexibility, stamina and a sense of humour.

Benefits

• Welcoming, highly professional, hard‑working friendly team.
• Group and individual professional supervision from the Team Leader / Team Manager / AMHP Lead.
• Excellent in‑house and external training opportunities.
• Opportunities to experience and present at various professional forums including our Pre‑Court Legal.
• Guaranteed interview scheme for specific groups of people.

Values

Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.

Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.

Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.

Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.

Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.

Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.