Permanent
Fulltime, 37 hours per week
Partime applicants will also be considered.
Interviews will take place early January 2023
Team Manager, Approved Mental Health Professional, AMHP Out-of-Hours Service
Salary Grade T, up to £48,678 pa + 20% unsocial hours allowance
About us
Following our new innovative in-house re-design, we are really excited to announce that we will be launching a new pioneering model for our out-of-hours services in Devon County Council.
The Devon County Council out-of-hours AMHP Service provides an essential response to urgent requests for assessments under the Mental Health Act. This involves triaging and prioritising workloads in order to make decisions on carrying out assessments in line with Devon County Councils statuatory responsibilities.
This new specialist out-of-hours AMHP service will work alongside a separate Emergency Duty Service, which consists of specialist Children and Adult social care teams.
This revised service will be phased in from November 2022 and will involve implementing specialist service models for our 3 core EDS services (Adults, Childrens and Mental Health), which will provide an improved, streamlined way of partnership working.
This initiative includes significant new investment and staffing levels to ensure improvements to the service we provide to those people living in Devon. The increase in the number of AMHPs and the introduction of AMHP managers working out-of-hours, will provide a more supportive environment to work in, and a greater capacity to manage the increasing demand for this essential service.
Rota pattern:
There are three manager posts within the specialist AMHP Service. Each post works a 6-week rolling rota, which incorporates two consecutive weeks off work each cycle. The shift pattern includes working evenings, and weekend / Bank Holiday day shifts.
To enable two consecutive weeks off rota each rota cycle, 30 days annual leave and the full bank holiday entitlement are included in the rota. The benefit of this is that successful candidates would have an average 16 weeks off rota per annum.
About you
If you are a qualified, currently registered and experienced AMHP with a proven track record and would like the opportunity to be part of our new out-of-hours specialist AMHP service and feel you have the right skills, then we’d love to hear from you.
You will also need demonstrate,
How to apply
When submitting your application, please state your reason why you would like to apply and how you will add value to our EDS service within your supporting statement.
If you have any queries about the role or would like an informal discussion, please contact, AMHP Service Manager, Chris Collins chris.collins@devon.gov.uk / 07817 124971
If you would like to speak to a peer informally about the role, please contact
Harriet Cadman harriet.cadman@devon.gov.uk to arrange.
Closing date midnight on Sunday 18th December 2022.
Interviews will be held in person in County Hall, Exeter or via MS Teams, to be confirmed upon shortlisting.
Job Description
What we can offer you
Working for Devon County Council has all the benefits that you can expect from a large employer.
In return for the vital contribution that you make, we offer: