Mental Health Social Worker/Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP)

Job summary

This is a unique opportunity for a social worker or qualified AMHP to be part of an integrated multi-disciplinary specialist mental health team. The successful applicant will be employed by Warwickshire County Council but seconded to Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust (CWPT) Mental Health Services under a successful section 75 agreement. Thisallows for the meaningful integration of the social care agenda within the local Mental Health Trust and prioritises a holistic person-centred approach to meeting the needs and outcomes of the local population.

You will play a crucial and valued role in both the Dementia and Memory Assessment Service, and the newly formed Older Adult service. The Dementia team consists of clinicians from different professional backgrounds skilled in assessing people with dementia, although you will be line-managed by one of our social care Team Leaders. The team also provides post diagnostic information and support for people who have just been given a diagnosis of dementia and are skilled at managing often complex and challenging cases which require specialist input.

As part of the Older Adult service, you will take a strengths-based approach to supporting people with a range of mental disorders including schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, OCD and personality disorder; maximising their potential for independent living and promoting their full inclusion in the community.

Main duties of the job

You will be able to demonstrate excellent organisational skills, a head for complexity, and a desire to improve the outcomes and wellbeing of those you work with.

If the successful applicant is a qualified AMHP you will be part of a countywide AMHP rota assessing people of all ages who are experiencing a mental health crisis. If the successful applicant is a social worker you will, when ready, be expected to train as an AMHP.

About us

The population of South Warwickshire is over 250,000 and includes the historic market towns of Warwick and Kenilworth, the regency splendour of Royal Leamington Spa, Shakespeares birthplace Stratford-upon-Avon as well as hundreds of acres of beautiful Warwickshire countryside.

These are the benefits weofferincluding agile working, enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, and a generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas.