Approved Mental Health Professional - AMHP

Job Title: Approved Mental Health Professional - AMHP
Service Area: Adult Social Care - Mental Health
Location: Newport
Pay Rate: £44.37 per hour
Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday (9am–5pm, with flexibility beyond core hours)

Job Description:

Liquid Personnel is seeking a qualified and experienced Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) to join our client’s dedicated Mental Health team. This is a unique and autonomous position carrying statutory responsibilities under the Mental Health Act 1983, including the authority to make decisions that may result in deprivation of liberty under Article 5 of the Human Rights Act.

As an AMHP, you will act independently on behalf of the Local Authority, bringing a vital social perspective to complex mental health assessments. You’ll work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams to safeguard individuals, promote autonomy, and ensure that the least restrictive options are always considered.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Lead and coordinate Mental Health Act assessments in both hospital and community settings.
• Make autonomous decisions regarding compulsory admissions, balancing legal frameworks with ethical considerations.
• Collaborate with senior health professionals, challenging decisions where necessary to ensure lawful and appropriate outcomes.
• Manage complex referrals, including safeguarding cases involving adults and children.
• Provide expert advice across services such as Home Treatment Teams and Liaison Psychiatry.
• Supervise and mentor AMHP students and newly qualified professionals, sharing best practice and supporting development.

Benefits:

• Work in a supportive, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Make a real impact in the lives of vulnerable individuals.
• Competitive hourly rate and professional autonomy.
• Opportunities for supervision and career development.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have, 

• Qualified Social Worker (Degree or equivalent e.g. DipSW).
• Registered with the SCW or relevant professional body.
• AMHP qualification and proven experience in the role.
• Strong understanding of mental health legislation, safeguarding procedures, and risk management.
• Excellent communication and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work flexibly, including outside core hours when assessments require.

Special Working Conditions:

• Travel across Newport for assessments in various settings.
• Responsive to urgent assessment requests, with flexibility to work beyond standard hours.

Why Liquid Personnel?

•  Free DBS and compliance service
• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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