Emergency Duty Team Senior Social Worker + Approved Mental Health Professional

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council organization in Shrewsbury seeks an Experienced Senior Social Worker and Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) to join the Emergency Duty Team (EDT) on a full-time, permanent basis. The role entails providing emergency social work services for those at risk, addressing critical situations including child protection and complex mental health assessments. Candidates must possess a Social Work and AMHP qualification, along with substantial post-qualification experience. The position requires excellent decision-making and communication skills, operating outside of office hours in a supportive and diverse team environment.

Benefits

Full reimbursement of Social Work England registration fee

Opportunity for job-share

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Qualifications

• Substantial post‑qualification experience in social work.
• Registration with Social Work England.
• Experience in emergency social work services.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency social work services for adults and children at risk.
• Address social care emergencies like child protection and adult safeguarding.
• Work outside of regular office hours as part of the EDT team.

Skills

Managing competing priorities

Personal resilience

Decision-making

Communication skills

Negotiation abilities

Education

Social Work qualification

AMHP qualification

Job description

Emergency Duty Team - Experienced Senior Social Worker + Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP)

Full Time (37hrs), Permanent Post. Applicants interested in applying for this role on a job-share basis are welcome to apply.

Salary: £48,226 - £51,356 (including 2 increments for AMHP) + £4000 Market Factor + 15% Out of Hours. Allowance: Full reimbursement of Social Work England registration fee.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior Social Worker and Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) to join a dedicated and enthusiastic Emergency Duty Team (EDT). The role involves providing emergency social work services (statutory & non‑statutory) for adults and children at risk of significant harm, addressing a variety of social care emergencies, including child protection, adult safeguarding, homelessness, and complex mental health assessments where delay until the next working day would be detrimental. The EDT team operates outside of regular office hours, ensuring coverage from 17:00 to 09:00 on weekdays and 24 hours a day on weekends and bank holidays.

This position requires a Social Work and AMHP qualification, substantial post‑qualification experience, and registration with Social Work England. Key skills include managing competing priorities, personal resilience, sound decision‑making, and excellent communication and negotiation abilities. You will be required to liaise with and work alongside all social care disciplines and partner agencies.

Contact: Debbie Owen, Team Manager, e‑mail: [e-mail] for an informal discussion.

Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice.

Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups.

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Attached documents

EDT Senior Social Worker & AMHP Job Description and Person Spec - PO9 plus.docx