Approved Mental Health Professional - Casual

Isle of Wight Council; Carisbrooke; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council in the UK is offering a casual position for Approved Mental Health Professionals. This role involves executing Mental Health Act Assessments and covering shifts in case of vacancies or sickness. The position is zero-hours, suitable for AMHPs looking for flexible work or those needing to refresh their qualifications. Training is available for those unapproved by the Isle of Wight Council.

Benefits

Standby fee of £85.00 plus expenses

Travel expenses for mainland AMHPs

Qualifications

• Approved Mental Health Professional approved by a Local Authority.
• Willing to undertake training to become approved by the Isle of Wight Council.

Responsibilities

• Support the Isle of Wight AMHP Service through casual positions.
• Execute Mental Health Act Assessments in various settings.
• Cover AMHP shifts during vacancies or sickness as part of on-call rota.

Job description

Approved Mental Health Professional - Casual

• Posting date: 10 November 2025
• Salary: Not specified
• Additional salary information: Grade 11, £22.92 per hour + Night duty, shift allowance and standby allowance
• Hours: Part time
• Closing date: 10 December 2025
• Location: Isle Of Wight, South East England
• Remote working: On-site only
• Company: Isle of Wight Council
• Job type: Temporary
• Job reference: 2025_1274

Summary

Varied hours per week

The Mental Health team would like to offer Approved Mental Health Professionals the opportunity to support the Isle of Wight AMHP Service through our casual bank list. We are looking for Approved Mental Health Professionals who are approved by a Local Authority, or willing to work to be approved by the Isle of Wight Council, to cover the function of executing Mental Health Act Assessments in a variety of settings.

This post is zero-hours and would suit AMHPs who work for another Authority but would like some experience working on an island, or for AMHPs that have not practiced for a while but would be willing to undertake the training to become approved by the Isle of Wight Council.

The ethos of the post is to cover AMHP shifts in case of vacancies or sickness as part of the 24-hour on-call rota, including evening and weekend hours and bank holidays.

We will provide you with an induction to the systems used and resources of the island before you will be expected to work on your own, in addition to support from the AMHP manager to discuss any areas of practice concerns.

Post incentives

• Casual contract via recruitment process.
• Standby fee of £85.00 plus expenses for every shift, regardless of whether any callout occurs.
• Any work completed when called out is paid at the rate of £22.93 per hour (Grade 11c).
• Mainland AMHPs may be eligible to receive travel expenses to the Island.

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