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November 8, 2024
Cheshire East Council
Crewe
FULL TIME
Social Care Assessor AMHP Service
Applications are invited for the permanent full-time role of Social Care Assessor Grade 7 within the Approved Mental Health Professional Service (AMHP).
Organisation
Cheshire East Council
Location
Crewe
Job Category
Social Care
Grade
CEC NJC - Grade 7
Salary Min
£30,559 Per Annum
Salary Max
£33,366 Per Annum
Hours per week
37
Weeks per year
52.143
Employment Type
Permanent
Closing Date
22/11/2024
Ref No
E2769
At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.
If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.
Brighter Future
www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/employee-benefits.aspx
The Local Authority has a statutory responsibility for ensuring a 24/7 response in Cheshire East to requests for assessments under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA). This duty is undertaken by the AMHP Service Monday – Friday 9-5 and the Emergency Duty Team outside of these hours.
The postholder will work closely with the AMHP on duty, taking calls and referrals into the service, liaising with a variety of agencies, professionals, and the courts to gather all the relevant information required in the coordination of MHA assessments. The position will include collation of data for audit purposes and general day to day administration tasks to support a busy, fast paced service, to include attendance at the monthly AMHP Forum as a minute taker. There will be opportunities to shadow the AMHP on MHA assessments in the community when required. The successful candidate will work largely remotely with opportunities to work alongside the triage / duty AMHP at Delamere Resource Centre , Crewe when required as part of Cheshire East Council’s hybrid working.
The successful candidate will require the ability to work under pressure, have good organisational skills, good communication skills and a willingness to develop this evolving role within the service.
Please note the Job Description for this role is undergoing evaluation to match to role specification as above. For further information / discussion about this and /or the role please contact Tracy Fletcher tracy.fletcher@cheshireeast.gov.uk Tel 07811 526767
Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are ‘not protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again.
For any technical enquiries please email sourcingteam@ecwip.co.uk
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