Approved Mental Health Professional

Our client based in Powys is seeking an experienced Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) to join their dedicated AMHP Team. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly skilled practitioner to work within a specialist mental health service, undertaking statutory duties under the Mental Health Act and delivering high-quality interventions to adults experiencing complex mental health needs.

The successful candidate will play a key role in safeguarding vulnerable adults, undertaking Mental Health Act assessments, managing risk, and coordinating interventions to ensure individuals receive appropriate support and treatment. Working within a multi-disciplinary environment, you will collaborate closely with health professionals, community mental health services, police, housing providers, families, and carers, whilst promoting recovery, independence, and person-centred practice in line with the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.

Key Responsibilities

Core duties include:

• Undertaking statutory Approved Mental Health Professional duties under the Mental Health Act 1983, including Mental Health Act assessments and applications where appropriate.
• Completing comprehensive mental health, social care, and risk assessments to inform decision-making and support planning.
• Managing a complex caseload involving adults experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties, safeguarding concerns, and high-risk situations.
• Applying the principles of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 to promote wellbeing, independence, and strengths-based practice.
• Working collaboratively with Community Mental Health Teams, health professionals, police, housing services, families, carers, and other partner agencies.
• Coordinating and facilitating Mental Health Act assessments, ensuring legal compliance and robust decision-making.
• Undertaking safeguarding enquiries and responding to concerns relating to abuse, neglect, self-neglect, exploitation, and risk.
• Completing Mental Capacity Assessments and contributing to Best Interest decision-making where required.
• Preparing professional reports, court documentation, and legal statements to a high standard.
• Participating in duty systems, emergency responses, and out-of-hours mental health assessments where required.
• Promoting recovery-focused and person-centred practice, ensuring individuals and carers are fully involved in assessment and support planning processes.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, and legally compliant case records, assessments, and reports.

Qualifications & Experience

• Professional Qualification: Degree in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, or equivalent recognised Social Work qualification.
• Registration: Must be registered with Social Care Wales.
• AMHP Qualification: Must hold a current Approved Mental Health Professional qualification and warrant.
• Experience: Significant post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care and Mental Health Services.
• Legislation Knowledge: Strong knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, Human Rights Act, and Adult Safeguarding legislation.
• Mental Health Experience: Proven experience working with individuals experiencing complex mental health needs and managing high-risk situations.
• Assessment Skills: Ability to complete robust assessments, formulate risk management plans, and make defensible decisions within legal frameworks.
• Multi-Agency Working: Experience working effectively with NHS services, police, housing providers, and other statutory and voluntary sector partners.
• Communication Skills: Excellent report-writing, negotiation, assessment, and communication skills, with the ability to operate confidently in challenging situations.
• Driving Licence: Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential due to the community-based nature of the role.

How to Apply

If you're interested in this role, click Apply Now or contact me on 0161 234 9795 for more information.

Why Liquid Personnel?

• Free DBS and compliance service
• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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