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Job Title: Authorised Officer - CAT 

Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: No 

Salary Range: £76,236.77  to £83,790.38 

Contract Type: Permanent 

Full time/Part Time: Full Time 

Advert Closing Date: 14/09/2025 

Job Overview

 

We are excited to offer you the opportunity to be a part of the newly formed Crisis and Assessment Team within Adult Mental Health in the specialist role of Authorised Officer (Jersey's naming of AMHP's or MHO's).

As part of a redesign and an injection of additional funding, the crisis and assessment team assesses individuals at the front door into mental health services, formulating care plans and next steps in collaboration with service users and their carers, in a thriving multi-disciplinary team. 

We also manage the 24/7 AO rota, facilitating referrals for, and completion of, mental health law assessments as and when needed. We can offer a good work-life balance, a compassionate and enthusiastic staff team, and opportunities to contribute to the development of the team and the service. We are looking for passionate and confident assessors who can work autonomously and as part of a team.

 

For more information, please contact Katie Taylor (k.taylor@health.gov.je)

Job Purpose

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Jersey Public Service Careers

 

Across the Jersey Public Service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wide range of opportunities—working with recognised experts across teams, learning new skills, and developing their careers. We actively seek to recruit people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives, creating a richer, more varied environment where you’re exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new opportunities to build an exciting and rewarding career.

 

To maintain the highest standards of public service, we have a rigorous screening process, to ensure candidates align with our values, skills, and professional requirements. This helps us create a trusted, capable workforce that can deliver excellence and safeguard our community.

 

Extraordinary, every day.

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