Forensic Social Worker inSouthall inSouthall PUBLISHED
MON 27 JAN 2025
West London NHS Trust rmGDopzK
As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, you will utilize core social work values to conduct complex forensic risk assessments, guide care planning in accordance with the Care Act, and engage with various agencies to advocate for patient needs. Responsibilities include detailed social work analysis, creating reports for formal processes, and promoting safe care, treatment, and discharge. Additionally, staff benefits include a robust health and wellbeing package.
Forensic social work is a fascinating field where you can develop all aspects of your social work knowledge in a way that compliments your practice and experience for future roles. You will bring recovery, trauma and social care perspectives to inpatients in High Secure Services.
Whilst it is desirable for candidates to have experience working within forensic or mental health settings, we welcome applications from qualified/experienced Social Workers from other areas, where they can demonstrate strong transferability of skills.
As a forensic social worker you will have access to highly specialist training and development opportunities. You will receive training in risk assessment tools in relation to public protection, safeguarding and clinical risk. There are also opportunities to participate in research, policy development and engagement strategies.
Forensic social work allows practitioners to bring their core social work values into life, through in-depth work and analysis with the patient, families and carers.
As a Forensic Social worker you will deepen your knowledge of forums including: - MAPPA; Victim Liaison Services; PREVENT; Ministry of Justice; UK Borders Agency; Police; Prison and Probation Services; Integrated Care Boards; Local Authorities and many more. You will convey detailed social work analysis in a meaningful way that promotes safe care, treatment and discharge.
Staff also benefit from a comprehensive health, wellbeing and benefits package.
You will be an expert within the MDT providing meaningful social models and influence to clinical assessments. You will use your social work values to inform complex forensic risk assessments within MDTs. You will provide comprehensive social work with families and carers.
You will provide expert knowledge of the Care Act to guide MDTs in all aspects of care planning. You will use your knowledge of the Care Act to liaise with Local Authorities and ensure that needs are assessed and met. You will advise and guide MDT colleagues in: - Child and Adult Safeguarding; S.117 Aftercare/RLA responsibilities; MAPPA and Victim Liaison Schemes.
You will represent the forensic social work teams to different agencies and forums and undertake extensive liaison with: - MAPPA; Victim Liaison Services; PREVENT; Ministry of Justice; UK Borders Agency; Police; Prison and Probation Services; Integrated Care Boards; Local Authorities and many more. You will convey detailed social work analysis in a meaningful way that promotes safe care, treatment and discharge.
You will provide detailed social work analysis and present your findings in specialised reports such as: - Social Histories; Admissions; Tribunals; and other formal processes.
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