Job Description

Salary - Grade
GBP 55,353 to 57,495 55353 - PO5
Contract Type
Permanent
Contracted Hours
Full Time - 36 hours per week
DBS Required
Yes
Department
Adults, Health & Integration
Service
Adult Social Care
Closing date
23/11/2025

Are you an experienced, confident Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) ready for a senior practice role that focuses on leadership, expert decision-making, and mentoring colleagues?


The London Borough of Hackney is a progressive, dynamic authority renowned for its commitment to social justice. We are actively focused on becoming an anti-racist borough and ensuring fairness across all aspects of life. Join our dedicated AMHP Service within the Integrated Mental Health Service (IMHS) , where you will play a vital statutory role in ensuring residents receive timely, safe, and legally compliant interventions under the Mental Health Act.

The Role: Expert Practice & Oversight

We are seeking a Senior AMHP to provide leadership, expert practice support, and oversight from the AMHP Desk. You will work closely with the AMHP Team Manager to drive quality and confidence within the service.

Your key contributions will be to:

Act as a senior decision-maker in complex or high-risk situations, ensuring safe, proportionate, and legally literate outcomes. Provide day-to-day guidance and support to AMHP colleagues carrying out Mental Health Act assessments. Contribute to the allocation and coordination of referrals through the AMHP Desk. Deliver reflective supervision and mentoring to build resilience and professional confidence in AMHPs. Monitor adherence to statutory responsibilities and contribute to quality assurance, audit, and continuous service improvement.

About You: Essential Criteria

We are looking for an experienced AMHP ready to take on additional leadership responsibilities.

You must possess:

A recognised social work qualification and current registration with Social Work England. Current approval as an AMHP with substantial post-qualification experience. Excellent knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Care Act.



Experience of working in complex, high-pressure situations and making proportionate decisions.


A commitment to trauma-informed, anti-racist, and strengths-based practice.

An Enhanced DBS is required.

What We Offer You

Hackney believes our staff are our greatest asset. You will benefit from a supportive management structure and clear opportunities for career progression.

Your benefits include:

A senior practice role with the opportunity to shape and support the delivery of the AMHP Service.


Access to mentoring, reflective supervision, and continuing professional development opportunities.


A range of financial, wellbeing, and lifestyle benefits, including flexible working options, tenancy deposit loans, discounted gym membership, and more.


We actively welcome those interested in flexible working.



As a Council, our most outstanding asset is our staff, who are highly dedicated to serving our residents and committed to our goals as an organisation.


If you want to work in a place where you can represent our values so we achieve the best for our residents, please click on the apply button below.

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Therefore, we do not accept supporting statements or CV's.

To proceed with your application, you will need to create an account and submit your application.

As part of the application process, you will need to complete a number of competency based questions. These questions allow you to demonstrate your suitability for the role and provide examples of your skills, knowledge and experience outlined in the job description.

We understand the benefits of using AI in the workplace. However, if you are thinking of using this tool to submit your application, we ask you to think about what value it will add. AI tools tend to lack the personal touch and authenticity we value in candidates. We encourage you to showcase your unique knowledge and skills using your own voice.

Prior to applying for a vacancy for a secondment opportunity, please liaise with your line manager and inform them of your interest in applying for the role.

This application process replaces a supporting statement.

Closing date for applications: 23 November 2025 (22:59)

Interview date: January 2026

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.



Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, as this group is currently under represented in our workforce.



The Council has a dedicated employment support service (Hackney Works), which offers Hackney residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you are thinking about applying for a job, please contact the Hackney Works team to find out what support is available: hackneyworks@hackney.gov.uk