Mental Health Social Workers - Level 2/3

Overview

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Reference Number: PEO-002248
Salary: SW Level 2/3 AMHP £42,771 – £53,172 Plus £2,500 Market Supplement
Advert closing date: 21/09/2025
Department: People
Location: Various Locations
Contract type: Permanent
Division: Mental Health Services
Hours Per Week: 36
Contract End Date: N/A

Job Description: Community Mental Health Social Workers/AMHPs – Level 2/3. The London Borough of Enfield Integrated Mental Health Service seeks experienced Mental Health Social Workers & AMHP practitioners to fill vacancies in our fully integrated multidisciplinary Community Mental Health Team’s and centralised AMHP Service. The AMHP plays a vital role in safeguarding and supporting our most vulnerable residents and works across adults and children within a broad, varied remit.

Responsibilities

• Provide child and adult mental health social work assessments, planning, and interventions within a Community Mental Health Team and AMHP service.
• Demonstrate person-centred, strengths-based assessment skills, focusing on prevention, recovery, wellbeing, and dignity outcomes.
• Coordinate and plan care with service users, carers, and families; participate in MDT and multi-agency working.
• Contribute to service development, transformation, and practice education through AYSE/Practice Education programs.
• Deliver professional supervision and maintain high standards of safeguarding practice.
• Work flexibly within an integrated MDT setting and support the personalisation agenda in mental health care.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience as a Mental Health Social Worker/AMHP in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Capacity to fulfil both AMHP and social work responsibilities; AMHP registration may be required or pursued in role.
• Strong assessment, coordination, and communication skills; commitment to service user empowerment and recovery models.

Benefits

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 31 days annual leave plus eight public holidays; additional day off at Christmas.
• Hybrid/remote and office-based working options where appropriate.
• Interest-free season ticket loan.
• Career development and formal training opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Programme with free, confidential support for staff and families.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.

Enfield prides itself on a supportive work culture with strong professional relationships and autonomy to deliver high-quality services to vulnerable residents. We welcome applicants who are motivated to contribute to integrated MDT working and to influence social work and AMHP practice.

Please note the salary quoted includes increments paid once registered with Enfield to practice as an AMHP. The Level 2/3 starting salary without AMHP registration is £41,133 – £51,138; the salary range with AMHP registration is £45,750 – £53,172; and a market factor supplement of £2,500 applies, reviewed annually.

Important We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications is received. We encourage you to submit your application promptly. We do not display names on shortlisting; please address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.

How to apply

Contact details: For an informal discussion, please contact Debbie Morgan, Head of MH Services – 07903 970387 or Lucy Omezi, Community Rehab Team Manager/Head of Service – 07580 881049. For accessibility issues, contact Andy Kingsbury, Recruitment & Onboarding Advisor – 0208 078 5976 or andy.kingsbury@enfield.gov.uk.