As an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) in the Mental Health Team, you will play a crucial role in supporting adults with a range of mental health challenges, such as anxiety, depression, and severe mental illness. Your duties include conducting comprehensive assessments, including under the Mental Health Act 1983, to evaluate clients' needs and assess risks, while ensuring compliance with statutory requirements under the Care Act 2014.
Responsibilities include:
... - Conduct thorough Mental Health Act 1983 assessments to determine mental health needs and assess risks for individuals at risk of detention.
- Perform Mental Capacity Act 2005 assessments and, where appropriate, make applications for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), ensuring legal compliance and safeguarding individuals' rights.
- Respond to emergencies and crises, providing immediate intervention and support, including coordination of Mental Health Act assessments when necessary.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare providers, to ensure integrated and comprehensive care for clients.
Requirements:
- Relevant social work qualification
- 2 experience in adult social work, including assessment and care planning.
Benefits:
- Competitive pay
- Tailored personal support delivered by a committed and market expert consultant
- Unlock a plethora of training opportunities
- Enjoy 100s of high street discounts and vouchers
If you have any queries, or wish to apply for this role then please contact Malak on
0330 024 8775.
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
