Casual Senior Practitioners - AMHP - Ref: SS04025
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Job Description
Casual Senior Practitioners - AMHP - Ref: SS04025
G10: £47,181 - £50,269 pro-rata to hours worked.
We are looking for Casual Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHP) to join the 24 hour rota in Walsall, on an ad-hoc basis.
You will need to already hold an AMHP qualification and have post qualification experience. Ideally you will be working as an AMHP currently & approved by a Local Authority.
You will need to demonstrate the autonomy and independence of the AMHP role, ensuring all referrals are considered. We have recently changed our AMHP forms to ensure we are taking a section 13 approach.
In the main, you will be working unsociable hours & will be paid an unsociable hours enhancement. If covering a weekend, bank holiday or night shift you will be lone working.
You will be required to travel around Walsall to fulfil this role.
Full training will be given on systems & ways of working.
If you would like to discuss this post please contact Jill Bates, AMHP Lead: 01922 653797 during office hours.
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Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. Please see our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information.
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this job vacancy. We are not accepting agency applications or referrals at this time.
Closing date: Tuesday 20th January 2026.
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Here at Walsall, we want to attract the best talent. That's why - as well as a satisfying and rewarding job - we offer a range of attractive benefits. Working arrangements in most jobs are flexible (you may work flexitime, full or part time and job sharing is usually available) and you can expect generous holiday entitlements, a first class pension scheme and plenty of opportunities for training and personal development.
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