AMHP - Kirklees

• To receive and triage all referrals and pass to the appropriate service to prioritise. Identifying appropriate and inappropriate referrals and offering training.
• To offer support to CMHT AMHPs in circumstances where the number of referrals to the service is unmanageable or unpredictable.
• Engage with all psychiatric wards, the police, GP's, and Mainstream social services to and offer training to ensure all possible options of lesser restrictive options are explored for individuals prior to requesting an MHA assessment.
• Co-ordinate all assessments generated from hospital wards and the police including initial CTO's. In additional to all s.136 requests
• Apply to the Magistrates court for a s.135 warrant as necessary.
• Identifying, appointing and Displacing Nearest relatives through the County Court.
• Co-ordinate assessments for service users not known or discharged from integrated services.
• Conduct audits to ensure that we are providing an efficient, effective service, to include feedback from service users.
• Be a Practice Educator or willing to undertake training in order to provide support to all AMHP trainees.

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