Approved Mental Health Professional

Salary:51910 - 54254 (Inclusive of 12.5% market supplement)

Hours per week:37 hours

Rolling advert:We are continuously reviewing and interviewing applicants weekly for this job posting. We will stop accepting applications when sufficient applications have been received.

We are looking for an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) who shares our values of empathy respect honesty integrity compassion trust adaptability agility and personcentred practice. You will join an experienced and supportive team where teamwork and wellbeing are central to how we work.

Our Mental Health team provides social care interventions for people who meet the threshold for secondary mental health support. We work closely with AWP and adult social care teams across Wiltshire ensuring that every person is treated with dignity fairness and compassion.

As an AMHP you will complete urgent assessments for adults with suspected social care needs ensuring people and their carers are protected from harm. You will respond to referrals undertake duty work and provide supervision to students or unqualified staff. Your approach will show integrity empathy and sound professional judgement even in complex situations.

Working arrangements include 3-4 days within the Mental Health team and 1-2 days on the AMHP hub rota.

To apply you must be a registered AMHP with relevant experience in mental health or adult care and strong knowledge of the Mental Health Act mental capacity safeguarding and wider social care legislation. You will be committed to personcentred respectful and compassionate practice contributing positively to a collaborative and valuesdriven team.

This position comes with a 12.5% market supplement payment. All market supplement payments are subject to review on an annual basis.

Why us

Wiltshire Council is a friendly welcoming place to work with a One Council ethos. Find out more about Our Identity staff networks and employee benefitshere.

Our hybrid working model means office staff are on site for at least half their hours community-based staff carry out at least half their admin time in a workplace and customer facing roles work entirely from their service location.

We are committed to creating a workplace where positive relationships thrive and everyone feels engaged supported and able to do their best. We do not tolerate discrimination bullying or harassment. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion dignity trust and respect guided by our vision and Our Identity.

Contact details

Caroline Bowen Head of Wholelife Pathway at or call.

Dawn Langsford Service Manager for Wholelife Pathway Mental Health at or call.

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Application criteria

Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply.

We understand that AI tools can support you in preparing job applications. However we value authenticity and would encourage you to ensure your submission genuinely reflects your own experiences skills and motivations.

If you have applied for this role within the last six months you do not need to reapply. Your application will remain on file and will be considered.

We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services.

Statement of commitment to equality and inclusion

Disability Confident Employer

Application process

Wiltshire Council does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate details from recruitment agencies that are not appointed under a current valid contract or approved supplier arrangement (including through our neutral vendor Comensura).

Submission of unsolicited CVs or candidate details to the Council whether directly or to individual employees will not be considered as an introduction and will not create any obligation on the Council to pay any fees. If a candidate whose details have been submitted speculatively is subsequently appointed through a compliant route no agency fee will be payable in respect of the unsolicited submission.

Agencies wishing to work with the Council must do so only via our approved procurement processes and neutral vendor arrangements.