Job Description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Adult Social Worker – Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) / Emergency Duty Team for its client's team based in Gateshead. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly supportive service providing critical out-of-hours mental health interventions and ensuring individuals experiencing mental health crises receive timely, lawful, and person-centred support.

Working as part of the Emergency Duty Team, you will play a key role in responding to urgent referrals, undertaking Mental Health Act assessments, and collaborating closely with partner agencies including police, hospitals, and Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams (CRHT). This role offers a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference during complex and high-risk situations while working within a well-established multidisciplinary environment.

Benefits

• Rare opportunity to join a supportive and friendly team.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Initial 3-month contract with the potential for extension.

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Qualified Social Worker with a recognised Social Work qualification.
• Social Work England registration.
• Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) qualification.
• Experience undertaking Mental Health Act assessments.
• Strong knowledge of mental health legislation and safeguarding practices.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and make sound professional decisions in crisis situations.

How to Apply

If this sounds like the role for you, click Apply below. Alternatively, if you would like to find out more information about the position, please contact today.

Why Liquid Personnel?

• Free DBS and compliance service
• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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