Senior AMHP Lead & Advanced Social Work Consultant

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Job reference REQ05247
Posting date 21/05/2026
Closing date 15/06/2026
Location: Forge Road, Neath Port Talbot (Cumbria)
Salary £45,091.00 - £49,282.00 per annum plus £3k market pay supplement and £2,000 AMPH payment allowance.
Package: generous holiday entitlement, Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme with 22.4% employer contributions, discounted gym membership, and excellent development opportunities.
Contract: 37 hours per week, Full time.

We are currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team as a Consultant Social Worker & AMHP Lead to lead advanced social work practice, provide specialist MHA expertise, and oversee the delivery and governance of the AMHP service.

Responsibilities:

• Provide advanced consultation on MHA/MCA, safeguarding, risk, and complex cases.
• Lead reflective practice, complex case reviews and debriefs.
• Support professional development, supervision and capability building.
• Contribute to service redesign and shape the strategic direction of social work within CMHTs.
• Oversee, coordinate and ensure safe delivery of the AMHP rota.
• Screen and prioritise MHA requests, and provide senior escalation and decision support.
• Ensure statutory compliance, high quality legal documentation and governance oversight.
• Chair AMHP forums, lead training and oversee AMHP recruitment, authorisation and re approval cycles.
• Maintain strong partnerships with crisis services, inpatient settings, police and MDT partners.

Location: The post is across both the North Community Mental Health Team (Tonna) and the South CMHT (Forge centre).

Benefits:

• Welcoming, supportive induction with managerial and peer support.
• Regular reflective supervision and access to peer networks across the CMHT and AMHP community.
• Bi monthly AMHP forums and peer supervision chaired by the AMHP Lead.
• A comprehensive CPD programme and opportunities for advanced practice development.
• Opportunity to shape service development, influence practice standards and lead audits and quality initiatives.
• Workplace committed to staff wellbeing, flexible and hybrid working (role dependent) and a positive, values driven culture.
• Hybrid working and flexible working schemes to improve work life balance.
• 15.3% employer pension contribution.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years' service (plus 8 bank holidays).
• Discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure.
• Cycle to work scheme with up to 40% off bikes and cycling equipment.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for purchasing a new car.
• Exclusive discounts at local and national retailers through the Smart Spend app.

Qualifications and experience:

• A Social Work qualification and registration with Social Care Wales.
• AMHP qualification and substantial post qualifying experience in mental health.
• Strong legal literacy (MHA, MCA, SSWBA, Human Rights).
• Ability to lead, influence and support staff at all levels.
• Experience in complex casework, MHA assessments, safeguarding and MDT collaboration.

Welsh Language requirements: Welsh Language skills are not required. Applications may be submitted in Welsh; they will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.