Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP)

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  • Up to £45 per hour
  • Tameside, Greater Manchester
  • Permanent

Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP)

Full time locum contract

£45p/h (depending on experience)

Located across Tameside

Our Local Authority Client are recruiting an Approved Mental Health Practitioner to support their service in Tameside, for a locum contract.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide an effective AMHP service and to ensure wherever possible that Mental Health Act (MHA) assessment requests are managed within the resources provided by the AMHP rota.
  • Be responsible for undertaking holistic, strengths based assessments with adults, carers and families to help them make informed choices and decisions.
  • Consult with doctors, specialists and other professionals to establish service users' current circumstances and previous history. Collect additional relevant background information from a variety of sources, for example medical records, case notes etc.
  • Maintain appropriate records of work undertaking monitoring forms and carry out any required administrative procedures.

Requirements:

  • 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 Psychology)

If you're interested, please send your CV , or call Kaylah on 01772954200.

*Take advantage of our referral bonus scheme that offers up to £350 per successful referral! If you know any Occupational Therapists or Speech & Language Therapists, please send them over to me on the contact details above*

We cover both locum and permanent Occupational Therapist and Speech & Language Therapist roles nationwide with public and private sector companies. If this one isn't for you, but you are seeking a new role, or open to discussing new opportunities, I would still be keen to chat so please still get in touch!

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Kaylah Henderson Recruitment Consultant

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