Specialist Practitioner AHMP
Requirements
Must be a Qualified Social Worker or professional with a valid AMHP warrant and experience handling complex Mental Health Act requests. A strong understanding of relevant legislation and the ability to work autonomously are essential.
Job Description
Specialist Practitioner AMHP
Permanent
Grade D - £45,091 – £53,460
Golden Hello payment - £1,000 + £5,000 per annum; see below for further details and conditions.
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
Hours: Twilight shift, 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Location: Citywide (with out-of-area travel as required)
We are seeking Specialist Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) to join our dynamic citywide team. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a service that delivers statutory duties nationally, ensuring the highest standards of care and compliance under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Twilight shift contribution: Your role during the twilight hours (11:00 AM – 7:00 PM) is integral to the delivery of our 24-hour AMHP service. By covering this critical period, you will help ensure continuity of care, timely assessments, and responsive decision-making for individuals in crisis. It also allows the Emergency Duty Team (EDT) to focus exclusively on emergencies overnight, creating a seamless and responsive service that prioritizes safety, rights, and well-being.
About the Role
As part of our team, you will:
- Operate across the city daily, responding flexibly to service needs.
- Undertake regular out-of-area travel to consider requests under the Mental Health Act.
- Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams to safeguard individuals and uphold their rights.
- Make timely, rights-focused decisions for people in crisis.
- Contribute to an active learning environment that encourages peer support among AMHPs and supports the development of future AMHP candidates.
You will play a key role in shaping the next generation of AMHPs by:
- Participating in practice mentoring and assessing AMHP candidates, including:
- Completing direct observations, reports, and meeting agreed deadlines.
- Helping to resolve issues that may arise during placements.
- Providing a general contribution to the AMHP course where needed.
- Engaging in peer observations and supervision to actively contribute to a collaborative learning environment.
What We’re Looking For
- Essential:
- Qualified Social Worker (or other professional with AMHP status)
- Valid AMHP warrant
- Experience handling complex requests under the Mental Health Act 1983
- Ability and confidence to work autonomously
- Strong understanding of relevant legislation, including case law
- Ideal:
- Ability to drive with access to a vehicle (with business insurance)
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting time to join us as we build on our existing service to create a dynamic and comprehensive hub for AMHP practice, learning, and development. You’ll be part of a high-performing team at the heart of the specialist mental health service, shaping how we deliver statutory responsibilities and best practice across Birmingham. This is your opportunity to:
- Make a real difference to people in crisis.
- Help strengthen and innovate the way we work.
- Be part of a service that values learning, collaboration, and excellence.
Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
For any informal enquires please contact: resourcing <resourcing@birmingham.gov.uk>
We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Job Description and Person Specification
We are a disability confident employer and we encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. We also welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) may need to apply for a visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and may require a Certificate of Sponsorship from Birmingham City Council for a skilled worker visa (if the job is eligible).
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About Birmingham City Council
Local Government for Birmingham, England. Birmingham City Council, based in The Council House, Victoria Square, Birmingham B1 1BB, is the largest local authority in the UK. Serving a population of over a million citizens. Corporate Plan Birmingham and its citizens face significant opportunities and challenges and the council must be bold, ambitious, and confident: Bold in its aspiration, ambitious in setting its priorities, and confident in its ability to delivering them. The Corporate Plan 2022 to 2026 provides a common basis for our strategic planning and a focus on tackling inequalities and creating opportunities for citizens to live longer, healthier, and happier lives. Our strategic outcomes and priorities A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games. An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive. A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness. A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people. A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature. Follow us on social media https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20179/news_and_publications/537/social_media
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