Approved Mental Health Professional

Job context • NYC mental health and specialist services focus is on working with adults with organic and functional mental health alongside those people with complex life circumstances who benefit from social care support. • NYC works closely with NHS Mental Health Foundation Trusts who deliver Community Mental Health Services to older and working age adults and people with a learning disability. • Registration with Social Work England (SWE). • This role involves spoken communications, so a confident use of English language is required. • There is potential for this service to operate a 7-day, 24-hour service. • There will be an expectation of flexible working across the County meet the needs of the service. Job Specifics • Participate in the AMHP rota and undertake Mental Health Act duties appropriate to role as requested by the Directorate. • Subject to service requirements, you may be required to respond to Countywide requests. • Coordinate the process of a Mental Health Act assessment under Part 2 of the Mental Health Act and where appropriate make an application for compulsory admission (guardianship). • NYC will require postholders to undertake Best Interest Assessor training and to undertake the role as service need requires. • AMHPs will also carry out the duties of a Social Worker as per the Social Worker job description. Job Purpose • To undertake the responsibilities of the AMHP as determined by the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007) and associated legislation, codes of practice and guidance and undertaken required continuous professional development to maintain AMHP registration. • To work with colleagues in both Health and North Yorkshire Council (NYC) as part of a partnership providing assessment and care planning for adults with mental health conditions and complex life circumstances. • To undertake a range of asset and strength-based assessments and interventions to ensure that adults with care and support needs and carers achieve their desired outcomes and wellbeing. • To determine eligibility for adult social care service set against the national standard. • To work with adults with care and support needs and carers to develop personalised care and support plans that represent best value. • To ensure that adults with care and support needs and carers are safe from harm. Where harm or abuse is identified ensuring the safety of the person and undertake the relevant safeguarding enquiries. Operational Management • Undertaking an asset-based approach to assessments of need with adults and carers as allocated by the line manager and where requested. • Working in partnership with health colleagues, other disciplines, users, and carers, as appropriate. • Provide professional support in terms of therapeutic interventions with individuals, families, and groups. • Following assessments, identifying whether or not the adult and/or carers fall within the national eligibility criteria, and communicating this to the adult or carer. • Where the adult or carer falls within eligibility criteria, working creatively and innovatively with the adult with care and support needs and or carers to develop an agreed care and support plan to achieve the identified outcomes ensuring that the Directorates policies on charging for services are followed. • Providing professional support and information, advice, and guidance to adults with care and support needs and carers on how their needs could be partly or wholly met by access to universal and other non-care services. • Explore opportunities to meet desired outcomes through alternative funding streams for example the voluntary sector or Continuing Health Care funding. • Directly commission packages of support for adults with care and support needs or carers to achieve identified outcomes. • Supporting the uptake of direct payments to meet the adults or carers outcomes, or Commission, or direct to, services to meet the adults or carers outcomes. • Assist in proactively working towards the increased uptake of direct payments and other service development initiatives including (but not limited to) reablement, personalisation, individual budgets, self-assessment, and self-directed care. • Ensuring value for money and maximise opportunities to generate income for adults with care and support needs and carers. • Undertaking re-assessments and reviews of care pathways as required by your line manager. • To complete recovery focused support plans to enable referrals to other mental health service colleagues participating in the duty system as required by the Team Manager. • Prepare reports and represent the Directorate in court proceedings and tribunals as required. • Attend Section 117 meetings as a representative of the Authority, as required. • Act as an Appropriate Adult under PACE legislation, where appropriate. • Authorise fees and other associated fees related to the legislative role. • Support a persons journey through the MHA process including aftercare, guidance referring to relevant services. • Act as a Social Supervisor under Part 3 of the MHA. • Manage and prioritise complex cases outside normal working hours, ensuring timely and proportionate intervention. • Assess the needs of children, families, and vulnerable adults, and make appropriate recommendations to achieve safe and effective outcomes. Resource Management • Provide day-to-day advice and support to less experienced and non-qualified colleagues. • Be a Practice Educator for trainee Social Workers, AMHPs who are placed in or visiting the team as agreed with line manager. Partnerships • Participate in training, developmental and project activity including multi-disciplinary and multi-agency activity as agreed with your line manager. • Work in partnership with members of the multi-disciplinary team e.g., medical staff, occupational therapists, psychologist, social care staff, nursing care staff and students on placement. Communications • Work with the line manager to contribute to the development of the local community to enable the empowerment of adults with care and support needs and carers. • Liaising with local, universal, and other services to promote access to them by adults with care and support needs and carers. Systems and Information • Utilise the current business processes to support the Adult Social Care function in relation to case recording, financial monitoring, IT. • To assist in the collection of client data and make appropriate use of IT systems. • Maintain up to date and accurate database records to meet NYC requirements. • Contribute to the ongoing improvement and development of Adult Social Care processes and systems in conjunction with your line manager. Safeguarding • Be committed to safeguarding and promote the welfare of children, young people, and adults, raising concerns as appropriate. • Intervening in emergency situations to protect adults with care and support needs or carers and to initiate the appropriate statutory and other actions required and following the appropriate training and experience to undertake safeguarding adults investigations as Lead Investigator where required by the Team Manager. Job description Job responsibilities Job context • NYC mental health and specialist services focus is on working with adults with organic and functional mental health alongside those people with complex life circumstances who benefit from social care support. • NYC works closely with NHS Mental Health Foundation Trusts who deliver Community Mental Health Services to older and working age adults and people with a learning disability. • Registration with Social Work England (SWE). • This role involves spoken communications, so a confident use of English language is required. • There is potential for this service to operate a 7-day, 24-hour service. • There will be an expectation of flexible working across the County meet the needs of the service. Job Specifics • Participate in the AMHP rota and undertake Mental Health Act duties appropriate to role as requested by the Directorate. • Subject to service requirements, you may be required to respond to Countywide requests. • Coordinate the process of a Mental Health Act assessment under Part 2 of the Mental Health Act and where appropriate make an application for compulsory admission (guardianship). • NYC will require postholders to undertake Best Interest Assessor training and to undertake the role as service need requires. • AMHPs will also carry out the duties of a Social Worker as per the Social Worker job description. Job Purpose • To undertake the responsibilities of the AMHP as determined by the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007) and associated legislation, codes of practice and guidance and undertaken required continuous professional development to maintain AMHP registration. • To work with colleagues in both Health and North Yorkshire Council (NYC) as part of a partnership providing assessment and care planning for adults with mental health conditions and complex life circumstances. • To undertake a range of asset and strength-based assessments and interventions to ensure that adults with care and support needs and carers achieve their desired outcomes and wellbeing. • To determine eligibility for adult social care service set against the national standard. • To work with adults with care and support needs and carers to develop personalised care and support plans that represent best value. • To ensure that adults with care and support needs and carers are safe from harm. Where harm or abuse is identified ensuring the safety of the person and undertake the relevant safeguarding enquiries. Operational Management • Undertaking an asset-based approach to assessments of need with adults and carers as allocated by the line manager and where requested. • Working in partnership with health colleagues, other disciplines, users, and carers, as appropriate. • Provide professional support in terms of therapeutic interventions with individuals, families, and groups. • Following assessments, identifying whether or not the adult and/or carers fall within the national eligibility criteria, and communicating this to the adult or carer. • Where the adult or carer falls within eligibility criteria, working creatively and innovatively with the adult with care and support needs and or carers to develop an agreed care and support plan to achieve the identified outcomes ensuring that the Directorates policies on charging for services are followed. • Providing professional support and information, advice, and guidance to adults with care and support needs and carers on how their needs could be partly or wholly met by access to universal and other non-care services. • Explore opportunities to meet desired outcomes through alternative funding streams for example the voluntary sector or Continuing Health Care funding. • Directly commission packages of support for adults with care and support needs or carers to achieve identified outcomes. • Supporting the uptake of direct payments to meet the adults or carers outcomes, or Commission, or direct to, services to meet the adults or carers outcomes. • Assist in proactively working towards the increased uptake of direct payments and other service development initiatives including (but not limited to) reablement, personalisation, individual budgets, self-assessment, and self-directed care. • Ensuring value for money and maximise opportunities to generate income for adults with care and support needs and carers. • Undertaking re-assessments and reviews of care pathways as required by your line manager. • To complete recovery focused support plans to enable referrals to other mental health service colleagues participating in the duty system as required by the Team Manager. • Prepare reports and represent the Directorate in court proceedings and tribunals as required. • Attend Section 117 meetings as a representative of the Authority, as required. • Act as an Appropriate Adult under PACE legislation, where appropriate. • Authorise fees and other associated fees related to the legislative role. • Support a persons journey through the MHA process including aftercare, guidance referring to relevant services. • Act as a Social Supervisor under Part 3 of the MHA. • Manage and prioritise complex cases outside normal working hours, ensuring timely and proportionate intervention. • Assess the needs of children, families, and vulnerable adults, and make appropriate recommendations to achieve safe and effective outcomes. Resource Management • Provide day-to-day advice and support to less experienced and non-qualified colleagues. • Be a Practice Educator for trainee Social Workers, AMHPs who are placed in or visiting the team as agreed with line manager. Partnerships • Participate in training, developmental and project activity including multi-disciplinary and multi-agency activity as agreed with your line manager. • Work in partnership with members of the multi-disciplinary team e.g., medical staff, occupational therapists, psychologist, social care staff, nursing care staff and students on placement. Communications • Work with the line manager to contribute to the development of the local community to enable the empowerment of adults with care and support needs and carers. • Liaising with local, universal, and other services to promote access to them by adults with care and support needs and carers. Systems and Information • Utilise the current business processes to support the Adult Social Care function in relation to case recording, financial monitoring, IT. • To assist in the collection of client data and make appropriate use of IT systems. • Maintain up to date and accurate database records to meet NYC requirements. • Contribute to the ongoing improvement and development of Adult Social Care processes and systems in conjunction with your line manager. Safeguarding • Be committed to safeguarding and promote the welfare of children, young people, and adults, raising concerns as appropriate. • Intervening in emergency situations to protect adults with care and support needs or carers and to initiate the appropriate statutory and other actions required and following the appropriate training and experience to undertake safeguarding adults investigations as Lead Investigator where required by the Team Manager.