AMHP - Social Worker
- Posted 19 March 2019
- Salary £35 - £37 per hour
- LocationWest London
- Job type Temporary
- Discipline Social Care
- ReferenceSKY_1553014343
- Contact NameSky Harp
Job description
Remedy Recruitment Group is looking for a Social worker for an AMHP Team in West London.
Job Purpose
- To offer information and advice
- To assess mental health needs and provide care coordination under Care Programme Approach
- To provide a range of evidence based health and social care interventions for people experiencing a psychotic illness.
- To develop and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users, recognising the service users' needs and strengths.
- To involve service users and carers in both planning and evaluating intervention.
- To respond sensitively and dynamically to service users' changing needs
- To support service users to enhance their community participation by assisting them to access community and social care resources.
- To provide appropriate support to people in crisis and reduce the need for hospital admission.
- To coordinate Mental Health Act assessments and participate in the Trust AMHP duty rota for the borough, or be willing to train as an AMHP.
- To support relatives and carers in their roles through provision of carers' assessments, psycho-education and practical assistance and links with carers' networks and advocacy services.
- To safeguard vulnerable adults.
You will need to be:
HCPC registered
Eligible to work in the UK
Why Choose Remedy?
Competitive pay rates
Access to exclusive roles that aren't available from other agencies
1st tier agency
Up to £250 for each social work professional you refer to us who we place*
Receive up to £250 for finding your own job*