Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
It’s an exciting time to be joining Brent’s Adult Social Care service as we implement an ambitious transformation programme. As a result, we have some fantastic opportunities for established Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) to join one of our teams.
We are dedicated to developing the careers of our Social Workers and are committed to enhancing your Continued Professional Development through our innovative Skills Academy.
The PostAs an Approved Mental Health Professional at Brent Adult Social Care, you’ll 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.
You’ll 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
- Golden hello payment of £5,000
- Annual retention payment of £3,000 per annum.
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 filledAdditional Information
If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.
Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here. Brent has a positive approach to flexible working. As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk
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