Senior Practitioner - Mental Health
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About the role:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a strong social care team in Llandrindod Wells. You will form part of a committed management structure delivering social care services to people in mental distress. You will be working under the Welsh Measures and the social services and wellbeing act. You will be responsible for management of a small group of staff comprising of social workers/ AMHPs and mental health support workers. We work to the principles of the social services and wellbeing act:
- Strengths based practice and what matters to you
- Voice
- Control
- Prevention
- Community inclusion
AMHP status is required as we deliver a statutory mental health assessment services to the people and families within Powys. Relocation package available. Powys is a great council to work for with work/life balance as a primary focus. Strong social care team underpinned by social care values and aligned with Start Well, Live Well and Age Well priorities.
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