Help shape the future of adult social work in Gateshead.
As a Social Worker/Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) with Gateshead Council, you'll join a highly valued, well-supported team committed to achieving positive outcomes for adults, carers and families across the borough. Working within a strong and sustainable AMHP service, you'll benefit from a collaborative rota, dedicated AMHP colleagues and a culture that promotes shared responsibility, professional resilience and peer support.
This is an opportunity to use your expertise to make a meaningful impact every day. You'll work with adults experiencing complex needs, delivering strengths-based, person-centred interventions that promote independence, wellbeing and choice. From undertaking assessments and managing risk to working closely with health partners, families and communities, you'll play a pivotal role in helping people live safer, more fulfilling lives.
We recognise the urgent and communitybased nature of AMHP work, and while there may be occasions when work extends beyond core hours, this is balanced by a culture of flexibility, teamwork and understanding.
As a Social Worker/AMHP, you’ll benefit from a highly experienced and committed leadership structure, including a Team Manager, AMHP Development Officer and Senior Practitioner. This creates a strong environment for reflective practice, highquality supervision and ongoing professional development, supporting you to grow in confidence, maintain best practice and deliver outstanding outcomes.
At Gateshead, we're passionate about creating the conditions for both our residents and our employees to thrive. If you're a compassionate and skilled Social Worker/AMHP looking for a role where your professional judgement is respected, your development is encouraged, and your work truly matters, we'd love to hear from you.
What you'll get to do:
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Carry out strengthsbased assessments with adults and carers, identifying needs and eligibility under the Care Act 2014 across a range of settings including community, hospital and residential environments.
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Complete statutory and specialist assessments, including mental capacity, best interest and risk assessments, in line with relevant legislation and best practice.
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Manage a caseload appropriate to your experience and role, ensuring timely, personcentred interventions that promote independence, wellbeing and choice.
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Review and monitor support plans to ensure services remain appropriate, effective and responsive to changing needs.
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Respond to duty work and urgent referrals, supporting adults at key points of risk or transition.
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Develop and coordinate care and support packages, including the use of Direct Payments and SelfDirected Support, ensuring best use of resources while achieving positive outcomes.
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Act as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), undertaking Mental Health Act assessments across community, hospital, police and Section 136 settings.
- Coordinate and lead Mental Health Act assessments, including screening referrals, consulting with individuals, relatives and professionals, and making independent, legally sound decisions.
- Plan and contribute to discharge, aftercare and community support, including CTOs, Guardianship and Section 117 aftercare where appropriate.
- Maintain professional competence and reapproval, staying up to date with legislation, best practice and reflective AMHP practice.
- Participate in the AMHP rota, including occasional work beyond core hours, responding flexibly to urgent and communitybased assessments.
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Chair and contribute to professional meetings, including safeguarding, case conferences and reviews, and prepare highquality reports for a range of statutory and legal settings.
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Work collaboratively with colleagues, partner agencies and other professionals, while supporting the development of students and less experienced staff and maintaining professional standards set by Social Work England.
