Community Mental Health Social Worker inBiggleswade inBiggleswade PUBLISHED
MON 2 DEC 2024
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The Trust offers robust support for professional development, including access to supervision, training programs, and an Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) for newly qualified social workers. Candidates should possess a driving license to travel between sites and exhibit personal qualities such as teamwork, initiative, and a commitment to anti-discriminatory practices.
Biggleswade CMHT provides compassionate person-centred interventions to people experiencing mental ill-health in the North Eastern corner of Central Bedfordshire; including Biggleswade, Sandy, Potton, Shefford, Arlesey and surrounding villages.
The team is a multi-disciplinary team, with a strong social care presence and ethos.
You will be given expert support and advice from the team Senior Social Worker. The Senior Social Worker and Team Leader provide intensive support to ensure that bespoke professional supervision is readily available for all our social workers.
ELFT has a dedicated Social Care Lead locally in Central Bedfordshire. The Social Care Lead offers regular reflective practice sessions, bespoke advice and CPD opportunities.
The excellent work of the Social Work Learning and Development Project Lead ensures that continuous learning is at the heart of Social Work in Bedfordshire.
The Trust offers an established ASYE programme for newly qualified social workers. CPD pathways beyond the ASYE include AMHP/Leadership Academy/AMCP/Practice Educator/ASYE Assessor training structures. Bespoke training opportunities are available as part of your yearly appraisal.
In short; now is a good time to be working as a social worker for ELFT in Central Bedfordshire!
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Social Worker to work as part of our team. You will be registered with Social Work England and ideally have one year of post qualifying experience in a relevant health or social care setting; however with our new ASYE programme we would be happy to work with a newly qualified social worker who is able to demonstrate how their pre-qualifying experience and value base would benefitour team.
As a Social Worker, you will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing high quality social care services to adults experiencing mental ill-health. The core functions of the role will be to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care from a social perspective to adults accessing the service.
You will hold a caseload of adults experiencing a wide range of mental health and social care needs. You will ensure that you maintain constant reflection and development of your practice and will ensure your continuing professional development in line with the standards set out by the professional regulator, Social Work England.
About us
In the role, you will liaise with acute inpatient units, the Crisis Team, Primary Care services, the Voluntary and Private Sector and contribute to providing a recovery focused model of care. You will play an active role in the discharge of our service users from hospital and will commission health and social care services as required.Partnership working is a key component of this post and you will need to be innovative in ensuring that there is a range of appropriate services locally to support individual recovery journeys.
Person specificationExperienceEssential criteria Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary environment/communityexperience. Experience of working within a multi-disciplinaryenvironment/community experience. Experience of attending funding panels and commissioning care packages Experience of working within an NHS/Local Authority environment and anunderstanding of the issues/ policies/ practice within these environments.Desirable criteria Post-qualification experience within mental health services Previous appointment as an AMHP /Best Interest Assessor (BIA). SocialWorkers are expected to train and practise as AMHPsKnowledge/SkillsEssential criteriaTo undertake comprehensive Care Act assessments and reviews, for peoplewho may present with complex Health and Social Care needs, ensuringpeople are assessed appropriately against social care eligibility criteria asdefined by The Care Act 2.To take a lead in the promotion of adult safeguarding practice and undertakesafeguarding enquires and contribute to the provision of care plans thatprotect both adults and children from abuse.To ensure that appropriate health and social care services are commissionedwith and on behalf of service users.To promote the use of Direct Payments in the commissioning of service userand carer care and support plans.To undertake regular risk assessments and ensure that vulnerable people arekept safe from harm.To ensure accurate records of all work undertaken are kept up to date on theservice users Electronic Patient Record.4To attend reflective practice sessions and access post qualifying and otherappropriate training to ensure high standards of practice and continuation ofyour registration with Social Work England.To provide both management and reflective supervision to newly qualifiedSocial Workers and Support Workers.To support newly qualified social workers through the Assessed andSupported Year in Employment (ASYE), with opportunities to train as anASYE assessor.To undertake duties as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) orbe willing to undertake AMHP training.To participate in your own regular supervision and ensure regular reflection onyour own practice as both a social worker and AMHP.To undertake other tasks and duties which form part of the delegated socialcare responsibilities accepted by the Trust on behalf of Central BedfordshireCouncil.To adhere to Trust policies and procedures.To undertake additional training as required.To carry out any other duties as appropriately identified by your line manager.Desirable criteria A thorough working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 andsubsequent amendmentsAdditional RequirementsEssential criteria Car driver essential and be able to travel between Trust sites throughout theCounty Full driving licence Flexible working according to the needs of the service and to supportwork/life balance and improving working lives.Educational/ QualificationEssential criteria Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England5Desirable criteria Educated to Degree Level Relevant specialist post qualifying/post graduate trainingPersonal QualitiesEssential criteria Team player, able to negotiate and lead other professionals whilstconsidering competing views and agendas Able to work independently, with initiative, but to seek appropriate guidanceand supervision when required. Self-motivated, committed and open to new ideas and experiences Committed to equal opportunities, and equality and diversity issues Anti-discriminatory & ant oppressive practice Committed to core social work values, able to recognise that protection issometimes required and should be carried out in the least restrictive mannerobserving the human and civil rights of the individual A commitment to leadership & change management
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