Approved Mental Health Professional

Leicestershire County Council; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicestershire County Council seeks an enthusiastic Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) to join their supportive team. The AMHP will engage in assessments under the Mental Health Act, manage risks, and provide support across the community. This role requires a registered professional committed to inclusive practices and resilient work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Registered professional with approved mental health professional training.
• Experience in assessing complex mental health needs.
• Skilled in providing effective risk management.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist support and advice to colleagues.
• Complete Mental Health Act assessments and considerations.
• Develop and contribute to service improvements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Risk management

Diplomacy

Assertiveness

Education

Approved mental health professional training

Registered social worker/mental health nurse/occupational therapist/clinical psychologist

Job description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £42,498- £46,344 per annum (pro rata for part-time) plus a market supplement of two increments taking salary to £44,961 to £49,098 per annum (pro rata for part-time).

Working Hours: 26 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 19/06/2025

We are looking for a positive, flexible and enthusiastic AMHP to join our Core AMHP Team.
The team is supportive, welcoming and knowledgeable and we're keen to recruit someone who will contribute to this dynamic as well as being independently confident in their practice. We're keen to promote AMHP's who can assert a socially informed, personalised model of assessment and support for those experiencing mental distress, often at times of significant crisis.
About the Role
Skilled in risk management, you will be able to work in partnership with people, their families, communities and across our interagency colleagues to help to identify the most appropriate options for support. You will be able to provide specialist support and advice to colleagues and peers across Leicestershire County Council as needed. Core AMHP's take an active role in developing the service and the successful candidate will be encouraged to play a part in this ongoing.
We are aware of the challenging and demanding role of the AMHP and continue to work hard to encourage a working pattern that promotes resilience and a positive work/ life balance for our core staff. There is some flexibility on which days and shifts this role can cover within our core hours but for part time staff this will generally be 2 days a week on rota completing assessments under the Mental Health Act 1983, with 1 days administration time (which also gives the opportunity to take back TOIL).
Working in a core team of 5 FTE AMHP's and supported by pooled AMHP's from our locality teams across the County, you will be working on a rota of split shifts (either 08:30- 17:00 or 12:00- 20:00, Monday to Friday) to complete Mental Health Act considerations and assessments for the people of Leicestershire and Rutland. Ideally you will be an experienced AMHP professional, however we are happy to encourage applications from all levels of AMHP experience from diverse social work backgrounds.
At times additional tasks such as CTO considerations, social circumstances reports, Tribunal/ Managers hearing attendance, safeguarding enquiries, and other social care duties as per the job description may be required. We also have an expectation that AMHP's undertake their stage 3 Higher Specialist training and provide PMA support to trainee AMHP's, as well as providing staff with a comprehensive package of AMHP specific and mandatory training. On occasions of exceptional demand, we may also require core AMHP's to complete Mental Health Act assessments on their administration days, but aim to protect this time as far as possible with all additional tasks being negotiated and completed within your agreed hours.

Any additional hours accrued due to the unpredictable nature of Mental Health Act assessments will be remunerated as TOIL or paid back if this cannot be accommodated in line with our local policy. Travel outside of the Leicestershire and Rutland area may be required at times, however this will be agreed in advance with the AMHP team manager and is usually an exceptional occurrence.

A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

Be a registered social worker, mental health nurse, occupational therapist or clinical psychologist and have completed the required approved mental health professional training.
Have experience of assessing a range of complex needs in the fields of mental health and/or learning disability, and/or brain injury and/or older and disabled adults.
Have highly developed analytical skills and experience of providing effective assessment and risk management and of person-centred, solution focussed and resource efficient options.
Have knowledge of social work methodologies, social care policies such as asset based social work, and relevant legislation including The Care Act, Mental Health Act, and Mental Capacity Act.
Be a confident communicator who is skilled in diplomacy, persuasion, assertiveness, and conflict management and able to build effective working relationships.
Be able to work proactively both as an individual and as part of a team and know when to seek advice and support from others.
Be able to supervise, coach and mentor less experienced social care practitioners.

We also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the d working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Chelbie Shepherd - Resourcing Co-ordinator
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services, we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

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