Approved Mental Health Professional - Part-Time Considered

NHS; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking an Approved Mental Health Professional to work in Huntingdon. Candidates must have an AMHP qualification and be dynamic and committed to supporting mental health initiatives. This is a full-time role within a cooperative team covering two sites, with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive wellbeing package

Buy up to 4 weeks additional leave

Flexible bank holidays

Professional development opportunities

Paid volunteering hours

Employee Recognition Awards

Discounts through Cambs Rewards

Qualifications

• Qualifications as an AMHP and a registered professional.
• Evidence of post-qualifying experience and CPD.
• Ability to support and develop others.

Responsibilities

• Work across Cambridge and Huntingdon/Fenland AMHP duty rota.
• Provide daytime AMHP service and ensure assessments are completed.
• Support service requirements equally between sites.

Skills

Dynamic

Innovative

Committed

Passionate

Education

Degree level qualification in a registered profession

Adult Mental Health Professional qualification

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting vacancy for an Approved Mental Health Professional. For more information please see below. This position is open to candidates who are currently enrolled in and completing an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) training course.

Main duties of the job

We have an exciting vacancy for an Approved Mental Health Professional. For more details about the role please see below.

About us

We have an exciting vacancy for an Approved Mental Health Professional. For more details about the role please see below.

Details Date posted

06 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£42,970 to £45,987 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

VP318EC485

Job locations

Huntingdon

PE29 3RJ

Job description Job responsibilities

Are you a registered Social Worker, Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist who has also completed Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Training?

Cambridgeshire County Councils Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) service has a fantastic opportunity for a full time qualified professional who holds a qualification as an AMHP.

The successful candidate will work across both the Cambridge and Huntingdon/Fenland AMHP duty rota 5 days per week. The Cambridge AMHP Officeis based at Fulbourn Hospital and the Huntingdon/Fenland AMHP office is based at the Newtown Centre inHuntingdon. The expectation is that you would work equally between the two sites however this is dependent on service requirements.

The post is for the daytime AMHP service.The basic working hours are 9-5pm, but the AMHPs need to be able to work until assessments are completed which can be later than 5pm.

Applications for job-share or part-time / flexible working will be considered.

Overtime is paid as well as an AMHP allowance of £2781.96 per year.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Janine Cooper, Interim Manager for AMHP service on 07761045860 or email [e-mail]

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensivewellbeing packageto coverall aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to4 weeks additional annual leave(pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidaysflexiblyto better suityour personal circumstances
• MakeAdditional Voluntary Contributions(Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access todevelopment opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to supportyour personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hourseach year so you can make apositive impact on our communityduring your normal working day
• Access toPeer Support Groupsthrough our IDEAL staffequality, diversity and inclusionnetwork
• Opportunities to nominate and receiveEmployee Recognition Awards
• AnOur Cambs Rewardsaccount, giving you access to in-store and onlinediscountsas well as ourCar LeaseandCycle to Workschemes

About you

Candidates need to be dynamic, innovative, committed and passionate; youll bring a comprehensive knowledge and skill base to the challenge of working as part of theAMHP team.

Your existing skills will enable you to support and develop others as well as being a role model for good practice, ensuring the very best outcomes for the people of Cambridgeshire.

Candidates must hold a degree level qualification including a certified and current qualifications in a registered profession as per the Mental Health (Approved Mental Health Professionals)(Approval) (England) Regulations 2008; with evidence of post qualifying experience and continued professional development. Inaddition you must have anAdult Mental Health Professional qualification.

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities.If you dont meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please dont be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

Job description Job responsibilities

Are you a registered Social Worker, Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist who has also completed Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Training?

Cambridgeshire County Councils Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) service has a fantastic opportunity for a full time qualified professional who holds a qualification as an AMHP.

The successful candidate will work across both the Cambridge and Huntingdon/Fenland AMHP duty rota 5 days per week. The Cambridge AMHP Officeis based at Fulbourn Hospital and the Huntingdon/Fenland AMHP office is based at the Newtown Centre inHuntingdon. The expectation is that you would work equally between the two sites however this is dependent on service requirements.

The post is for the daytime AMHP service.The basic working hours are 9-5pm, but the AMHPs need to be able to work until assessments are completed which can be later than 5pm.

Applications for job-share or part-time / flexible working will be considered.

Overtime is paid as well as an AMHP allowance of £2781.96 per year.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Janine Cooper, Interim Manager for AMHP service on 07761045860 or email [e-mail]

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage

• A comprehensivewellbeing packageto coverall aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to4 weeks additional annual leave(pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidaysflexiblyto better suityour personal circumstances
• MakeAdditional Voluntary Contributions(Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access todevelopment opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to supportyour personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hourseach year so you can make apositive impact on our communityduring your normal working day
• Access toPeer Support Groupsthrough our IDEAL staffequality, diversity and inclusionnetwork
• Opportunities to nominate and receiveEmployee Recognition Awards
• AnOur Cambs Rewardsaccount, giving you access to in-store and onlinediscountsas well as ourCar LeaseandCycle to Workschemes

About you

Candidates need to be dynamic, innovative, committed and passionate; youll bring a comprehensive knowledge and skill base to the challenge of working as part of theAMHP team.

Your existing skills will enable you to support and develop others as well as being a role model for good practice, ensuring the very best outcomes for the people of Cambridgeshire.

Candidates must hold a degree level qualification including a certified and current qualifications in a registered profession as per the Mental Health (Approved Mental Health Professionals)(Approval) (England) Regulations 2008; with evidence of post qualifying experience and continued professional development. Inaddition you must have anAdult Mental Health Professional qualification.

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities.If you dont meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please dont be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

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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.

Employer details Employer name

Cambridgeshire County Council

Address

Huntingdon

PE29 3RJ

Employer's website

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Cambridgeshire County Council

Address

Huntingdon

PE29 3RJ

Employer's website

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)