About Us

Are you a dedicated Social Care worker with the skills to engage and empower adults with mental health needs to live the life they want and deserve? If so Richmond and Wandsworth’s Adults Mental Health Service has a role for you. 

We have a range of opportunities across our Mental Health Teams in Richmond and Wandsworth: 

• Mental Health Social Workers 
• Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) in our Day and Out of Hours Teams 
• Social Care Assessors 

Our teams work collaboratively across Richmond and Wandsworth and more widely across South West London; working closely with health colleagues, housing services, the police, care providers and the voluntary sector.    

If you are enthusiastic and passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of adults with mental health needs and thrive in a challenging yet highly rewarding environment, we would love for you to join our teams.  

For an informal discussion and for more information about the roles we have across our teams, please contact: 

Amy Shardlow, Service Manager – amy.shardlow@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk or Caroline McDonald, Service Manager – caroline.mcdonald@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk  

Closing Date:  Sunday 19th January 2025

Shortlisting Date: W/C Monday 20th January 2025

Interview Date: TBC

We are holding an online session for anyone interested in hearing more about the roles that are available. If you are thinking about applying and would like to know more, come and hear from the team and ask questions. The session will be held on Tuesday 7th January 2025 at 1pm.

To join the event, please register your interest through the Eventbrite website here Social Care Mental Health Online Jobs Fair Tickets, Tue 7 Jan 2025 at 13:00 | Eventbrite

To apply for a role within these teams, please follow the below links: 

Social Worker – https://careers.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=7801

AMHP - https://careers.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=7830 

Social Care Assessor – https://careers.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=7802

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan. 

We can also offer you: 

£3,000 retention bonus for qualified staff (every 2 years’ service) 

Payment of Social Work England registration fee 

Regular reflective supervision and peer group supervision 

Bespoke Personal Development Plans 

Fully funded training opportunities and career pathways including – Practice Educator, Leadership and Management, Best Interest Assessor, Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), Coaching and Mentoring and Adults Safeguarding at Risk.  

Access to Research in Practice membership and Institute of Leadership and Management resources

We are committed to the development of our staff; our Adult Social Care Academy offers a range of professional development opportunities for staff in the Adult Social Care and Public Health Department. 

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.  

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.  

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). 

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