Social Care Practitioner

Social Care Practitioner

Permanent

Grade B - £28,598 - £33,699

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

We are seeking a highly organised, proactive and confident Social Care Practitioner to join our Mental Health AMHP team. This is a fast-paced, rewarding role supporting the delivery of Mental Health Act Assessments (MHAAs), coordinating AMHP allocations, and ensuring the accuracy and safety of statutory processes.

You will work closely with AMHPs, Senior Practitioners, hospitals, police, courts, and wider mental health services to ensure smooth multi-agency communication. Accurate record keeping is essential as the role is largely administrative.

This role is ideal for someone with strong administrative and coordination skills, excellent communication abilities, and a passion for supporting citizens during periods of crisis.

• Daily liaison with hospitals to identify MHA assessment needs
• Supporting AMHP allocation and recording statutory information
• Managing referrals, risks and multi-agency communication
• Coordinating interpreters, warrants, animal boarding and property protection
• Ensuring accurate record-keeping and case management
• Supporting staff safety with end-of-day wellbeing checks

• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills
• Excellent communication with professionals and families
• Ability to manage sensitive information safely
• Confident in administrative tasks, accurate record keeping and adhering to GDPR regulations
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act processes (desirable)
• Experience in mental health, social care or safeguarding (desirable)

• A generous annual leave packageof 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service
• Flexibleandhybridworking policy- we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home and we offer a variety of working patterns
• Pension Scheme
  - You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme in line with the local government pension scheme

This is a hybrid role based in Birmingham, and you will be required to attend the office once a week.

Please note as part of our onboarding process, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a series of background checks with Experian Including Experian Right to Work, and Digital . These are essential pre‑employment requirements.

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Supporting Statement should outline how you meet the criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

For any informal enquiries please contact:
Resourcing Team

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here.

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