Approved Mental Health Professional
| Posting date: | 16 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £49,083.00 to £52,116.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £49083.00 - £52116.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 July 2024 |
| Location: | Wembley, HA9 0FJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | F0121-24-0033 |
Summary
The Post As an Approved Mental Health Professional at Brent Adult Social Care, youll respond to individuals requiring formal or informal support as described in the Mental Health Act. This is a great time to be joining the service, as the progression of our Approved Mental Health Professionals into senior roles has created new opportunities in teams such as Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Hospital Discharge, and Access and Information. Youll work to a strength-based approach to promote the independence, interests, and rights of our residents and their families. Across our Adult Social Care service, we strive to deliver a culture of working together, positive risk-taking, and accountability. Our core aim is to support our residents to be influential, active members of our community. As part of your Continued Professional Development you can choose a pathway to support your career interests and ambitions. Alongside development into management positions. Opportunities are also available to train as a Best Interest Assessors or Practice Educator enhancing our frontline operational offer to our residents. The London Borough of Brent benefits include: Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home (laptop and iPhone provided) Generous leave policy including parental, annual and sabbatical leave Monthly Continuing Professional Development sessions Regular professional supervision and peer support groups Generous Local Government pension scheme Access to internal and external learning and development via our Adult Social Care Skills Academy Commitment to supporting workforce health and wellbeing with access to a free, confidential employee assistance scheme. Access to our Zipcar scheme This role attracts the following payments (subject to review); Golden hello payment of £5,000 Annual retention payment of £3,000 per annum. The Person You will be a trained Approved Mental Health Professional and registered with Social Work England. You will also have experience of working within a social care or community-focused multi-disciplinary setting. It is also essential to have a good understanding of the Mental Health Act, Capacity Act, and Adult Social Care legislation. You will have the opportunity to put this legislation into action, further enhancing your skills to support and empower our service users to live meaningful lives within the community. You will be able to work independently to deadlines and adapt to changing circumstances, as well as demonstrate skills in: Communication Prioritisation Caseload management Time management Multi-disciplinary working For an exceptional candidate who cannot demonstrate all of the above, training would be provided. Closing date: Once posts are filled