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We are seeking a commitment and skilled Mental Health Act/AMHP Senior Liaison Officer (SLO) to join our dedicated AMHP Hub in the centre of Southampton. This is a brand new role for the Council, so we are keen to hear from those who have worked in an AMHP or MHA Administrator role before. As the SLO, no two days will be the same, but your core role will be to provide a range of organisational, data-acquisition, resource gathering and specialist liaison support across the wider health and social care service in and around Southampton.

We are a small team of around 12 AMHPs from both social work and nursing backgrounds 80% of us work across a 24 hour rota and the remaining 20% work core office hours between 0900-1700 Monday to Friday. As our SLO, you will support us to meet the demands of our varied and competing roles within the service. You will support the AMHP duty manager on a day-to-day basis, but also lead on a range of your own project based work oversee by the AMHP management team. Please note: we do require that the successful candidate to be based in the Civic Centre, Southampton for the duration of their working day. You must be available to accept or provide legal documentation and holds keys during core office hours where we store court documentation and other sensitive data. This means there may be limited working from home opportunities for this post.

Southampton City Council is a learning council, we care about our staff and support their personal and professional development. We have a track record of supporting our staff to gain higher and further qualifications such as certificates, diplomas and degrees. You may have the opportunity to study towards a nationally recognised qualification, such as the Level 3 Certificate in Public Service Operations or a Level 4 Diploma in Associate Project Management.

If this post interests you and you have all the necessary skills, competencies and qualities for this role, we'd love to hear from you. For an informal discussion about the post, please contact [email protected], Service Manager or [email protected], Team Manager, both on 02380 833631.

Additional information:

• This post requires an Enhanced DBS check.
• For any posts that require a DBS check, if you have lived outside the UK within the last 5 years, you will be required to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct or a police certificate from the country/countries you have resided in. Kindly note that this is at the expense of the candidate, as well as any costs involved for translating into English.
• Please note the salary quoted is based on full time hours (37 hours).
• This role is for 37 hours per week.

The supporting statement section of the application form must be completed unless there are specific criteria questions for you to evidence against. Applications are shortlisted against the essential and desirable criteria found within the job description for the post. Please refer to the job description when completing your application form and evidence how you meet the required criteria/questions. A CV on its own will not be considered.

Unfortunately we are not able to accept applications that are made through a third party agency. We cannot guarantee that any correspondence sent from third party agencies will be responded to. To ensure your application is received please apply online at www.careers.southampton.gov.uk

Recruitment contact details: [email protected]

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