Social Worker

Job summary

We are looking for a Band 5 social worker to join our established and dynamic team. You will be working within a friendly multi-disciplinary team with young people across both our inpatient and day service CAMHS provision. The environment can be both challenging and exciting; experience working with this client group is desirable but not essential.

The successful candidate would have a passion for social work, working across agencies and as part of an MDT.

Mill Lodge is a CAMHS Tier 4 inpatient service working with young people aged 13-18 years of age. You will be based in York but there will be expectations for you to occasionally travel within the Trust. The team provide a flexible service to meet the needs of the young people.

Telephone discussions and / or visits prior to interview are encouraged.

Interviews will be held on 23rd May 2025.

Main duties of the job

• You will be a skilled, effective practitioner acting with considerable autonomy.
• You will have an in-depth knowledge of the relevant legislation relevant to this client group.
• You will possess the knowledge, skills, and experience to safeguard vulnerable children following the principles of Making Safeguarding Personal and developing robust protection plans.
• You will have the ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• You will need to network and liaise with a wide range of professionals and other colleagues, including at more senior levels.
• You will need to manage a caseload and offer expert opinion inside and outside the organisation.
• You will be skilled in carrying out mental capacity assessments and holding best interest meetings.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mill Lodge and Willow View

520 Huntington Rd

York

YO32 9QA

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mill Lodge and Willow View

520 Huntington Rd

York

YO32 9QA

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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