Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP)

Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP)

Job description

Job overview

The main purpose of the role is to act as a full time Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) as required by the Mental Health Act (1983 / 2007), operating from the City-Wide AMHP Hub, carrying out all AMHP duties, including triaging referrals.

You will liaise with GPs and other key partner agencies to develop and maintain multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.

You will provide a high quality, comprehensive assessment for allocated Service Users, involving as appropriate the views and input from Nearest Relatives, other relatives, other service providers (both Trust and external) and carers.







You will assess and where appropriate arrange admissions to hospital either under the Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity Act (2005), or on a voluntary basis, or refer / signpost to alternative least restrictive alternatives to admission.

You will take referrals from across the city for both Guardianship and Community Treatment Orders and Breathing Space on a rota basis.

The main contacts of the job will be GMMH Practitioners, Team Managers, Senior Trust Managers, Manchester City Council Legal services, Police, Local Authority staff and independent and voluntary sector organisations, Service Providers, service users, their relatives and carers and members of the public.

Main duties of the job

- To act as an AMHP within the scope of both the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA 1983) (as amended 2007) and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA 2005) to ensure that legislative requirements for assessment and, where necessary detention, are met whilst ensuring patient’s rights are upheld.
- To maintain own AMHP approval as required under the MHA 1983 and within locally agreed policy,





including 18 hours specialist training per year, and regular supervision attendance.
- To manage own working day in liaison with AMHP Hub Manager, to reduce additional hours worked and to minimise accrued TOIL.
- On occasion to deputise for the AMHP Hub Manager and manage handover of work at AMHP Hub, including accepting and triaging referrals.
- To have a working and applied knowledge of the Care Act (2014) as well as being acquainted with other legislation which may be relevant ( Children Act 1989 and 2004), Mental Capacity Act (2005), Human Rights Act (1998), Trust policies and procedures.

To observe the requirements all other legislation affecting the role and duties as an AMHP.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH)





Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.







Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent NHS pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme

Person specification

essential

Essential criteria

- AMHP Qualification
- Significant experience of working as an AMHP
- Professional Qualification ( Social Worker, Psychiatric Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist






- Registered with professional authority ( Social Work England)

Desirable criteria

Additional relevant qualification, eg Practice Educator, BIA

Experience

Desirable criteria

Additional relevant qualification, eg Practice Educator, BIA

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve,





and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.

If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

Sponsorship will be offered for eligible roles that meet the salary requirements. Please review guidance from the UK Government .

Please note, most health and care jobs must have a salary of at least £23,300, and other eligible jobs may require have a salary of £38,700 or higher, depending on your individual circumstances.







Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.