Senior Social Worker in North Manchester General Hospital inNorth Manchester General Hospital PUBLISHED FRI 17 JAN 2025 Jump to job information section
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12-month fixed term Senior Social Work post to cover the Manchester AMHP Hub for 18.5 hours per week. The Manchester AMHP service is a busy service and receives referrals for individuals within the City of Manchester. The post holder will undertake the role of the senior Social Worker on duty at the hub to ensure the effective running of the service. The main duties of the post will involve the triaging of all referrals into the service and making decisions in line with s.13(1) of the MHA. They will prioritise referrals on a daily basis and make decisions regarding the allocation of assessments to the AMHP's on duty. The Senior Social Worker will also provide support and guidance to the AMHP's who are on duty. The postholder will receive clinical and managerial supervision from a Social Care Lead. There is also the opportunity for this post to be a secondment and would welcome applications on this basis, but this would require the prior agreement of the line manager to release an AMHP for a 12 month period.We are looking for the successful applicant to be able to start at the end of September or as close to this as possible. If you would like to have an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact Sarah Barnard on .
- Triaging of referrals in to the AMHP service and making evidenced based decisions in line with s.13(1) of the MHA , and communicating outcomes to referrers.
- Processing referrals in line with agreed processes and recording decisions on electronic care records and handover documents.
- Prioritising referrals on a daily basis and allocating work to AMHP's on duty, and re-prioritising throughout the day in line with new priorities.
- Provision of support and guidance to AMHP's on duty at the Hub.
- Communicating/ liaising/maintaining positive working relationships with other services both within GMMH, and external agencies regarding referrals made and assessments which are required.
- Provision of clinical/managerial supervision to full time AMHP's in the team, as directed by AMHP hub Manager.
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- Triaging of referrals in to the AMHP service and making decisions in line with s.13(1) of the MHA.
- Processing referrals in line with agreed processes and recording decisions on electronic care records.
- Prioritising referrals on a daily basis and allocating work to AMHP's on duty.
- Provision of support and guidance to AMHP's on duty at the Hub.
- Communicating and liaising with other services within GMMH and external agencies regarding referrals made and assessments which are required.
- Provision of clinical/managerial supervision to full time AMHP's in the team, as directed by AMHP hub Manager.
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Staff benefits
Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
Excellent pension
Cycle to work scheme
Salary sacrifice car scheme
Wellbeing programme
Blue Light Card Discounts
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Benefits
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