Approved mental health professionals - Health and Adult Services opportunities

North Yorkshire Council invest in their employees to further their education and I was financed to undertake the Approved Mental Health Professional Post Graduate qualification in 2023.

What I enjoy about the approved mental health professional role is that no two days are ever the same, I get to travel and meet with people of all ages and I have to think on my feet whilst remaining calm in stressful situations. Being an approved mental health professional allows me to be an autonomous professional, in a primarily led medical field. I am able to bring a social perspective to ensure that a person’s rights are upheld whilst working within a least restrictive anti oppressive manner led by Mental Health Act legislation. 

Emma Hartley
Approved Mental Health Professional, Scarborough, Ryedale, Whitby, Selby and Hambleton Team.

“Working as an approved mental health professional isn’t for everyone but I enjoy working in a role in which I do not work at the behest of anyone else. I love working in a truly unique role where I work with a broad age range of people with a broad range of different mental health difficulties where no two days are ever the same. I would say the most satisfying part of my role is being able to prevent hospital admissions by implementing community-based services and promoting recovery outside of restrictive hospital environments. I would have to say that the best thing about my role is the team I work within. There is a true team mentality, everyone is always happy to help when things get busy.”

Meshell Heelbeck, 
Approved Mental Health professional, Mental Health Team. 

I started working for North Yorkshire Council in 2012 when I joined as a Support Time and Recovery Worker in the Mental Health Team post completing my Social Work degree, this role gave me the confidence and experience I needed to apply for a Social Work role in the Mental Health Team. Following my role as a social worker I was supported to complete my approved mental health professional training. More latterly I have worked in leadership roles firstly as a team manager and now a service manager and approved mental health professional lead. My journey has always been supported at every stage by my leaders and I am grateful to North Yorkshire Council for the progression opportunities awarded to me. 

Emma Shackley,
Approved mental health professional lead, TCP and EDT Service Manager 

Salary: from £41,511 to £45,718 plus market supplement of £2,400 per year

Contract: Permanent

Vacancy hours: 37 hours

Our mental health social care team are looking for an approved mental health professional to join them in Hambleton.

We are looking for an approved mental health professional who will consider Mental Health Act assessment requests as per our legal duty and respond accordingly across the county of North Yorkshire.

Your role will take you into the community, hospital and police settings with the aim of upholding the least restrictive principle. You will be part of a team focusing on the appropriate application of the Mental Health Act 1983 and other relevant legislation, working across a strong multi-agency network. 

Supported by your peers and leaders you will be part of a mental health social care team. You will be expected to undertake safeguarding enquiries, complete Care Act and Mental Capacity Act assessments. The work gives you an opportunity to demonstrate your expertise and ability to work in line with legislation, policies and guidelines. 

You will have the opportunity to attend monthly peer supervision, regular county approved mental health professional forums, YAMHP and other selected training courses each year to ensure your CPD requirements are met.

Whilst you will have a contracted base, we are supported with modern technology which enables us to incorporate an effective hybrid working model which ensures accessibility to enable flexibility and agility with working from home around the needs of our people, the service, and with the achievement of visible leadership.

We offer a variety of fantastic employee rewards, including:

• Local Government pension scheme
• generous annual leave entitlement
• commitment to staff training and development
• discounted gym memberships
• competitive pay

Apply online: Approved mental health professional - Hambleton area

Salary: from £41,511 to £45,718 plus market supplement of £2,400 per year

Contract: Permanent

Our mental health social care team are looking for an approved mental health professional to join them in Harrogate and Craven.

We are looking for an approved mental health professional who will consider Mental Health Act assessment requests as per our legal duty and respond accordingly across the county of North Yorkshire.

Your role will take you into the community, hospital and police settings with the aim of upholding the least restrictive principle. You will be part of a team focusing on the appropriate application of the Mental Health Act 1983 and other relevant legislation, working across a strong multi-agency network. 

Supported by your peers and leaders you will be part of a mental health social care team. You will be expected to undertake safeguarding enquiries, complete Care Act and Mental Capacity Act assessments. The work gives you an opportunity to demonstrate your expertise and ability to work in line with legislation, policies and guidelines. 

You will have the opportunity to attend monthly peer supervision, regular county approved mental health professional forums, YAMHP and other selected training courses each year to ensure your CPD requirements are met.

Whilst you will have a contracted base, we are supported with modern technology which enables us to incorporate an effective hybrid working model which ensures accessibility to enable flexibility and agility with working from home around the needs of our people, the service, and with the achievement of visible leadership. 

We offer a variety of fantastic employee rewards, including:

• Local Government pension scheme
• generous annual leave entitlement
• commitment to staff training and development
• discounted gym memberships
• competitive pay

Apply online: Approved mental health professional - Harrogate and Craven area

Salary: from £41,511 to £45,718
Weekend payment £30 per shift
Night payment short shift £22, full shift £44
Market supplement of £2,400 per year

Contract: Permanent

Role summary

Join us as a hybrid working approved mental health professional. This means you have the opportunity to work across both day and out of hours services to complete Mental Health Act assessments across North Yorkshire and York. 

As part of this role, you will complete Mental Health Act assessments in the community and health based settings working with health colleagues to uphold the least restrictive principal of the Mental Health Act. For many years, emergency duty team has run as a generic service covering children’s and adults for both North Yorkshire Council and City of York. With the landscape around us changing, we are now in a position where we are able to complete a review of the service and shape something better suited for the future needs of the people of North Yorkshire and City of York.      

Duties and responsibilities

As a hybrid approved mental health professional you will have an emergency duty team contact and the principle responsibility of the emergency duty team is to respond to out-of-hours requests where professional intervention from the Local Authority is required to make safe until the next working day. This can include safeguarding a vulnerable child or adult completing Mental Health Act assessments and Care Act Assessments. As a qualified Social Worker, you will have a broad and detailed knowledge of all statutory functions of Social Care and Health Services (including legislation, policy, and procedures). Whilst on duty you will triage and prioritise incoming work, ensuring that the appropriate response is made in line with policy and procedure and using your professional judgement. Working with complex situations that require thorough and robust risk assessments, crisis intervention and decision-making. The core focus of this role is to be the single point of contact for the social care service for children, adults, young people, and mental health.  

Whilst your contract base would be County Hall, Northallerton we are supported with modern technology which enables us to incorporate an effective hybrid working model which ensures accessibility to enable flexibility and agility with working from home around the needs of our people, the service, and with the achievement of visible leadership.  

This is an opportunity for someone seeking professional development and career enhancement currently working across two local authorities and four Directorates. A unique working environment practicing generic social work which will further develop your skills in autonomous decision-making and enhance your CPD.

We offer a variety of fantastic employee rewards, including:

• Local Government pension scheme
• generous annual leave entitlement
• commitment to staff training and development
• discounted gym memberships
• competitive pay

Apply online: Approved mental health professional - hybrid working 

Salary: from £41,511 to £45,718
Weekend payment £30 per shift
Night payment short shift £22, full shift £44
Market supplement of £2,400 per year

Contract: Permanent

For many years, the Emergency Duty Team has run as a generic service covering children’s and adults for both North Yorkshire Council and City of York. With the landscape around us changing, we are now in a position where we are able to complete a full review of the service and shape something better suited for the future needs of the people of North Yorkshire and City of York.      

Duties and responsibilities

The principle responsibility of the Emergency Duty Team is to respond to out of hour’s requests where professional intervention from the Local Authority is required to make safe until the next working day. This can include safeguarding a vulnerable child or adult completing, Mental Health Act Assessments and Care Act Assessments. As a qualified Social Worker, you will have a broad and detailed knowledge of all statutory functions of Social Care and Health Services (including legislation, policy, and procedures). Whilst on duty you will triage and prioritise incoming work ensuring that the appropriate response is made in line with policy and procedure and using your professional judgement. Working with complex situations that require thorough and robust risk assessments, crisis intervention and decision-making. The core focus of this role is to be the single point of contact for the social care service for children, adults, young people, and mental health.  

Whilst your contract base would be County Hall, Northallerton we are supported with modern technology which enables us to incorporate an effective hybrid working model which ensures accessibility to enable flexibility and agility with working from home around the needs of our people, the service, and with the achievement of visible leadership.  

This is an opportunity for someone seeking professional development and career enhancement currently working across two Local Authorities and 4 Directorates. A unique working environment practicing generic social work which will further develop your skills in autonomous decision-making and enhance your CPD. 

We offer a variety of fantastic employee rewards, including:

• Local Government pension scheme
• generous annual leave entitlement
• commitment to staff training and development
• discounted gym memberships
• competitive pay

Apply online: Emergency duty team social worker - Approved mental health professional