Social Worker with Golden Hello paymentinWelwyn Garden CityinWelwyn Garden CityPUBLISHED WED 26 MAR 2025
In this role, you will be responsible for delivering personalised care through holistic assessments and innovative support plans tailored to each individual's unique needs. You'll empower service users and their families, ensuring they have the support and information necessary to thrive. With your knowledge of key legislation, including The Care Act 2014 and The Mental Health Act, you'll play a vital role in safeguarding our community and promoting best practices in adult care. If you're ready to step into a fulfilling position that offers career development and a supportive work environment, we’d love to hear from you! For an informal chat, please contact Daisy Richards on 01707 364 003.
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge? Come and join us!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Band 6 Social Worker to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary Specialist Mental Health Service for Older adults serving the needs of older people within the population East Hertfordshire covering Broxbourne Borough, East Herts District, and Welwyn Hatfield Borough.
You will be responsible for the delivery of care to an allocated caseload of service users experiencing, or recovering from, mental health difficulties. You will also be completing holistic assessments, developing innovative support plans, reviews and CPA in conjunction with other professionals while building networks, raising awareness in the area and developing valuable links for the team.
You will be working alongside Consultant Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Support Workers to achieve the best outcomes for the individuals you work with. You will provide direct support and advice to the service users, their families and carers, within the recovery framework, embracing the individual right to choose and control.
You MUST BE a registered with Social Work England in order to apply for this role (Previous applicants need not apply).
This role attracts a Golden Hello of £3,500, new employees only.
£1,500 on commencement and £2,000 on completion of one years' employment.
For an informal chat, please contact Daisy Richards on
You will be required to demonstrate your knowledge of the relevant legislation, theory and policy in relation to the service user group, such as The Care Act 2, The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and The Mental Health Act 1983 amended in 2007.
We are based in Welwyn Garden City and you will be provided with a laptop, smart phone and offer you a comprehensive induction once you start. We can also offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package and excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust .
We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package and excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust . This post attracts a payment of £3,500 as a Golden Hello for joining our Trust. T&C's apply, new employees only
About us
For full details of the role and responsibilities for this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached.
To be a champion of social care with a comprehensive understanding of legislation and statutory guidance. To take a lead in the promotion of adult safeguarding practice and undertake safeguarding enquires and contribute to the provision of care plans that protect both adults and children from abuse.
To undertake comprehensive assessments and reviews, for people who may present with a high risk, or those with significant interpersonal, social, legal and/or environmental complexities, ensuring people are assessed appropriately against social care eligibility criteria as defined by The Care Act 2.
To offer direct support to service users and their carers, and to colleagues, through information and advice, to ensure that those who do not meet social care eligibility are appropriately signposted and supported.
To ensure that appropriate health and social care services are commissioned with and on behalf of service users, including the duty to offer direct payments, and that processes are in place for service users to be charged by the local authority for the social care services they receive, if applicable.
To ensure that commissioned services allow choice to service users and carers and focus on people living in the community with appropriate support and access to universal services.
To undertake regular risk assessments and ensure that vulnerable people are kept safe.
To undertake carer assessments, including identifying contingency plans, and provision of support.
We are based in Welwyn Garden City. You will be provided with a laptop, smart phone and a comprehensive induction plan once you start. We also offer a competitive salary, staff benefits package and excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. This post attracts a payment of £3,500 as a Golden Hello for joining our Trust. T&Cs apply, new employees only
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