Approved Mental Health Professional

Manchester City Council; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Essential Car Allowance

Shift allowance

Job summary

Manchester City Council is seeking AMHPs to support a evolving 24/7 AMHP service in Manchester. The role involves joining a forward-thinking, values-driven team delivering social-work-informed decision-making across urgent and emergency care, including the 24/7 model and shift patterns.

You will work on a service moving toward 24/7 delivery, with potential for long days, late shifts and twilight hours, and you must hold AMHP qualification and registration with the relevant regulator.

Qualifications

• AMHP qualification and approval (or ability to gain within agreed timeframe)
• Current registration with relevant professional regulator
• Strong knowledge of Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Care Act
• Experience with individuals with complex mental health needs

Skills

AMHP qualification

Professional registration

Relational practice

Decision-making

Education

Social Worker

Occupational Therapist

Nurse

Psychologist

Job description

Working Hours: 35 Hours Per Week Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time Working Style: Onsite Additional Payments: Essential Car User Allowance, Shift allowance is likely to apply depending on hours worked

Closing Date: 11.59pm, 6 November 2026 Interview Method: In Person You must already have a valid right to work in the UK documentation, as we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this role.

It's an exciting time to join Manchester as an AMHP.

We are reshaping our service to ensure a strong, socially informed approach is at the heart of mental health decision-making, with AMHPs leading innovative work across the system. This includes our A&E AMHP/VCSFE pilot, strengthening the social care response within urgent and emergency care, alongside high-quality Section 13 Mental Health Act training and embedding Solution Focused Practice across the workforce.

We are a forward-thinking, values-driven service, committed to strengths-based, trauma-informed and relational practice, and to improving outcomes for people experiencing crisis.

These opportunities are open to Social Workers, Mental Health Nurses and Occupational Therapists who are AMHP qualified or interested in developing into the role. If you want to be part of a service that is evolving, influencing system change and making a real difference—Manchester is the place to be.

Shaping a 24/7 AMHP Model - This is an exciting opportunity to be part of designing a more responsive, 24/7 AMHP service. These roles will support a model that spans traditional daytime and out-of-hours delivery.

We are committed to working with appointed candidates to agree working patterns that balance service need and wellbeing. This is likely to include a combination of long days, late shifts and twilight hours, with flexibility built into the role.

This role forms part of a service moving towards 24/7 delivery and is therefore likely to attract additional payments aligned to flexible and shift-based working patterns, subject to Council policy. Working location is Hexagon Tower, Blackley, Manchester (not Town Hall).

For queries about the role, please contact Kirsten Bingham [e-mail] or by calling 07814086058 This route is for vacancy-related enquiries only and should not be used to submit applications.

Pre-employment checks

• Qualifications: Professional qualification (Social Worker, OT, Nurse, Psychologist) and Registration with relevant body (Social Work England, HCPC, NMC)
• AMHP qualification and approval (or ability to achieve within agreed timeframe
• DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance: The post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Appointable candidates will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice . We have a policy on the secure handling, storage and use of DBS information, as well as a policy on the recruitment and employment of ex-offenders. Both policies are available on request.
• If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to GOV UK for details for how to obtain your Police check or Certificates of Good Character.
• Essential Car: This post is a designated Essential Car User. Therefore, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work.
• Medical Clearance: Pre-placement health assessment (PPHA)
• Satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks where applicable

For more information on these checks, please visit checks page.

We are looking for experienced, values-driven practitioners who are passionate about the role of social work within mental health and committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred AMHP practice.

You will bring strong professional curiosity, sound decision-making and the confidence to work within complex, multi-agency environments. You will recognise the importance of relational practice, co-production and trauma-informed approaches, and will be committed to upholding people’s rights, voice and dignity within the Mental Health Act framework.

As part of an evolving 24/7 AMHP service, you will be open to new ways of working and motivated by the opportunity to help shape a responsive, sustainable model that bridges daytime and out-of-hours provision.

Essential Requirements

• Qualified Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Nurse or Psychologist
• Current registration with the relevant professional regulator (e.g. Social Work England, HCPC, NMC)
• Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) qualification and current approval (or ability to gain approval within an agreed timeframe)
• Sound knowledge and application of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Care Act, with a strong legal literacy underpinning practice
• Demonstrable experience of working with individuals with complex mental health needs