Children’s & Adults Generic Senior Social Worker & (AMHP) - Out of Hours Team

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Children’s & Adults Generic Senior Social Worker & (AMHP) - Out of Hours Team
£46,206 - £55,992 per annum + allowances*
Permanent
Full Time (36 hours)
Home based but expected to travel around Wandsworth
  • 10% OOH Allowance + AMHP allowance + Car Allowance

Are you an experienced Social Worker who has maintained excellent post qualifying learning and interest across the full range of social work practice, including Child Protection, Vulnerable Adults, and Mental Health (AMHP)?

You will join our Emergency Out of Hours Team providing a comprehensive generic social work service out of hours via a duty system. As an experienced Social Worker, you will be required to have the confidence to work independently in an out of hours environment, with minimum management support.

About the role

As a Children’s & Adults Social Worker & (AMHP), you will manage contacts/referrals within an out of hours environment and ensure that reports are appropriately detailed in respect of assessments, care plans and any court proceedings to safeguard service users.

You will work in partnership with service users who require social work intervention out of hours and with those partner agencies who are accessible out of hours.

Maintaining high standards of professional practice, working at all times in the best interests of vulnerable children and adults, you will ensure that there are clear reports recorded on the relevant data bases and available to the day staff on the next working day.

Your role will be key in participating in meetings, working groups and panels as appropriate, including the AMHP forum and other professional meetings, at the direction of your Team Manager.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

  • You will be a qualified and experienced Social Worker who is highly skilled and motivated person with a can-do compassionate attitude.
  • A trained Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) with excellent knowledge in respect of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.
  • Have contemporary social work knowledge of statutory social work for both adults and children.
  • Confidence to work alone, whilst making high level decisions.
  • Ability to work with service users in a challenging out of hours environment, whilst maintaining a caring attitude.
  • Ability to drive and have access to a car.

If you meet the above criteria and want to make a difference to children and vulnerable adults in an out of hours setting, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.

Closing Date: 22 March 2026
Shortlisting Date: w/c 23 March 2026
Interview Date: w/c 30 March 2026

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership 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).

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.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils


Salary
£46,206 - £55,992 per annum + 10% OOH Allowance + AMHP allowance + Car Allowance

Frequency
Annual

Job Reference
randw/TP/14896/9056

Contract Type
Permanent – Full Time (36 hours)

Closing Date
22 March, 2026

Job Category
Social work: Children - Qualified

Business Unit
CSD - Children and Families Services

Location
London, United Kingdom

Posted on
2 February, 2026
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