Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) - Daytime AMHP Service

Devon County Council; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in Devon is seeking passionate Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) to join its Daytime AMHP Service. This role involves collaborating with crisis teams and community mental health professionals, managing caseloads, and providing frontline support in a hybrid working environment. The position offers continuous professional development, flexible working hours, and comprehensive support, along with access to a generous pension scheme and 26 days of annual leave, increasing to 31 days after 5 years of service.

Benefits

26 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Continuous professional development

Qualifications

• Hold a recognised AMHP qualification.
• Hold a recognised qualification in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, or Psychology.
• Registration with the appropriate professional regulatory body.

Responsibilities

• Support service delivery across various locations in Devon.
• Collaborate with crisis teams, community mental health teams, and police.
• Manage a small caseload of patients under legal orders.

Skills

Providing on-the-job training

Coaching and mentoring

Project management

Professional and legal support

Education

Recognition as an Approved Mental Health Professional

Degree in Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, or Psychology

Job description

Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) - Daytime AMHP Service

Join Our Dynamic and Inclusive Team as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Locations: Exeter, North Devon, South Devon, East & Mid Devon

We are seeking passionate and committed Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) to join our vibrant and progressive Daytime AMHP Service within Devon, part of the Devon Partnership NHS Trust. These exciting opportunities are available across multiple areas of Devon and offer the chance to work within a nationally recognised service that values collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity.

Main duties of the job

The role of daytime AMHPs within Devon County Council has evolved significantly in response to the changing landscape of mental health services. While AMHPs are based across various locations in the county, there is an expectation to work flexibly, and travel as needed to support service delivery across all areas. In support of this we offer opportunities for hybrid working, supporting a balance of home-based and office-based practice, in line with service needs and professional development.

Our AMHPs collaborate proactively with both internal and external partners including crisis teams, inpatient wards, community mental health teams, police, CAMHS, and other agencies to ensure a timely and appropriate legal response for individuals at risk of detention or restriction under the Mental Health Act.

In addition to frontline duties, AMHPs hold a small caseload of social supervision patient, with the aim of supporting those individuals and their treating teams with the management of those orders.

Professional Development and Support

Our service is committed to your growth. AMHPs receive regular supervision, peer support, and annual appraisal. We offer a comprehensive post-qualifying training programme and encourage innovative approaches to sharing AMHP expertise across wider teams. You'll be working in a supportive and inclusive environment where your contribution is valued and your development is prioritised.

About us

What we can offer you

• We are committed to yourcontinuous professional development, doing all we can to help you to get the most from your career. You will receive excellent support and supervision, with regular opportunities to discuss and reflect on your practice, both with your line manager and peers.
• We offer26 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays, rising incrementally to 31 days after 5 years service.
• Recognition of NHS continuous service for contractual annual leave purposes, sick pay entitlement and Maternity/Adoption & Paternity pay entitlement (within DCC Terms & Conditions)
• Flexible working opportunitiesare available, these include part-time hours, flexitime, compressed working hours and homeworking (this is subject to the needs of the role please discuss at further at interview)
• Offer an opportunity to enter agenerous Local Government Pension Scheme.
• As a place to live and work, Devon is hard to beat with top-performing schools, universities, vibrant cities, pretty villages and some of the most scenic coast and countryside in the UK. Living and working in Devon as a AMHP has never been more attractive.

Job responsibilities

For all relevant information pleaserefer to the job description and person specification documents attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Hold a recognised AMHP
• qualification
• Hold a recognised qualification in:
• Social Work, Occupational
• Therapy, First Level Nursing
• (mental health or learning
• disability) or Psychology
• Registration with the appropriate
• professional regulatory body
• (Social Work England, The
• Health and Care Professions
• Council (HCPC), Nursing and
• Midwifery Council Chartered
• Completion of PQ
• Award
• Evidence of an up-to date continual
• professional
• Have undertaken
• regulatory approval
• programmes in
• Assessment and
• Accreditation Scheme

Experience

• Knowledge and experience of
• providing on the job training
• coaching and mentoring
• Experience of providing
• professional and legal support to
• colleagues working with
• individuals who are deprived of
• their liberty
• Project management
• experience
• Experience of line
• management of staff
• Project management
• experience
• Experience of line
• management of staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.