Senior Practitioner - Mental Health
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About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a developing mental health social work service in North Powys based in Welshpool. This is a management opportunity and the role includes managing and supporting a small qualified social work and AMHP staff team. We work to the social services and wellbeing act with prevention at the heart of what we do and under the Welsh Measure. Our aims within Mental Health Services align with Powys County Council's strategic objectives:
- Start well
- Live well
- Age Well
We seek to support other services areas with complex mental health issues as they present with prevention at the heart of what we do. Excellent supervision and training available within a supportive countywide team
About you:
- AMHP qualification
- Commitment to strengths based practice and co production
- Commitment to social inclusion
- A passion for working collaboratively with citizens and families
- A passion for service development with citizen experience at the heart of that
- A passion for learning
What you will do:
- Lead with a small management team
- Deliver quality services
- Offer supervision and complex case work advice
- AMHP interventions under the MHA 1983 (2007) subsequent amendments
- Caseload management, allocations and case closures
- Interagency collaborative working and development of social care processes
If you have any questions about the role, please contact: john.deegan@powys.gov.uk /
You will receive an honorarium of £3000 per year, paid monthly for the AMHP work you undertake
This position has a requirement for an Enhanced DBS Check