Salary range: £36,618 - £43,599 per annum (Plus Shift Allowance £8,204, Weekend Enhancement £5,015 and Zones 1 & 2 Travel Allowance)
Work location: London
Hours per week: 36 
Contract type: 1x Permanent and 1x Temporary up to 6 months
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check 
Closing date: 10th August 2021
Interview date: Week Commencing 16th August 2021

About Us:

Providing expert support to people in crisis 

In Kensington and Chelsea, we look after a diverse population, which includes people living in some of the nation’s most deprived wards. Our challenges have become particularly acute during the pandemic but, by sharing facilities and expertise in a tri-borough agreement with Westminster City Council and Hammersmith and Fulham, we have sustained joined-up health and social care services that put residents at their heart. We support people’s independence and wellbeing, and work hard to enable them to live in the community with dignity, choice and control. However, when mental health crises occur, our Duty Team of AMHPs are ready to act.

The Role:

This is an opportunity to use your mental health expertise in a frontline role, working across three flagship boroughs. Covering hospital emergency departments, police stations and health-based places of safety, you will join a five-week rolling rota to provide emergency support for weekday nights, weekends and Bank Holidays. Although you’ll have considerable scope in the type of interventions you offer, you will always have the backing of an on-call manager throughout your decision-making process. You’ll also have access to an AMHP forum and a wide range of in-house resources and expertise.

About You:

You will be a qualified and registered Approved Mental Health Practitioner, with experience of working with people in crisis, including older adults, vulnerable adults and people with learning disabilities. In all cases you’ll be capable of building rapport and quickly establishing empathic and supportive relationships. In-depth knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and The Care Act 2014 is essential. Calm and resilient, with a can-do attitude, you’ll be capable of solving a wide range problems in collaboration with both statutory and voluntary service providers.

In return, you can join our sessional team at a competitive rate, you can look forward to a package that includes a competitive salary with zones 1 & 2 travel allowance, a high-quality pension scheme and generous annual leave.