Job summary
We are looking for an excellent social worker.
We are the NHS provider of secure services for Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. We provide a full range of inpatient and community services across this area of forensic care Our social workers are integrated with the Forensic Community Mental Health Team, and we support people from hospital to the community, ensuring that their identified social care needs are met.
Based at the Oxford Clinic, Shabs and David will actively promote for you to be a relational based social worker and enhance your social work leadership skills to enable you to flourish in your role. We invest in higher level post qualifying professional development and our monthly social work forum is where our energetic collective meet to share ideas and talk about the messy stuff.
Newly qualified? Don't worry! We will give you the opportunity to develop a strong foundation in social work values and ethics (and all the complicated legal bits in between!). Our community need social workers to work full time (yes - you are that valued!) but we understand the importance of work life balance so if you have other interests that you want to develop then let's have a chat to see how we can help you achieve a balance that works for you.
Our diverse community would love to have you join the team so get in touch for an informal chat
Main duties of the job
To work independently as part of a multi-disciplinary team to assess, plan and implement person specific socially informed interventions within the community mental health framework, contributing to the continuous holistic assessment of people who use mental health services
To participate in and contribute to the multi-disciplinary team, articulating the social perspective of mental health and ensuring that meeting the social care needs of service users retains a high priority and profile within the functioning of the team.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work within the Forensic services, providing social work expertise and statutory social care.
The post holder will ensure that all service users will have full assessment of their Care and Support needs under the Care Act 2014 or s.117 aftercare and that support planning takes place to meet these needs.
The post holder will have a clear knowledge of the duties and responsibilities of safeguarding vulnerable adults under s.42 of the Care Act
The post holder will identify and address any barriers to promoting a social model of mental disorder, in partnership with service user, their family and support network and the multi-disciplinary team.
The post holder will provide expertise with regards to application of the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act.
The post holder will demonstrate the skills and aptitude to maintain their Social Work professional identity when working within a Multi-Disciplinary team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work within the Forensic services, providing social work expertise and statutory social care.
The post holder will ensure that all service users will have full assessment of their Care and Support needs under the Care Act 2014 or s.117 aftercare and that support planning takes place to meet these needs.
The post holder will have a clear knowledge of the duties and responsibilities of safeguarding vulnerable adults under s.42 of the Care Act
The post holder will identify and address any barriers to promoting a social model of mental disorder, in partnership with service user, their family and support network and the multi-disciplinary team.
The post holder will provide expertise with regards to application of the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act.
The post holder will demonstrate the skills and aptitude to maintain their Social Work professional identity when working within a Multi-Disciplinary team.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Qualified social worker or nearing completion of social work degree/Masters
- Understanding of mental health conditions and models of mental disorder
- Experience of assessing need and implementing and reviewing care and support packages
Desirable
- Qualified AMHP/BIA or higher level mental health qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Practical knowledge of the Care Act , Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and associated codes of practice and statutory guidance
- Knowledge of s.42 Care Act safeguarding adults and Making Safeguarding Personal
- Knowledge of how to recognise different forms of abuse and harm and how raise a concern for both adults and children and young people
- Recognising the importance of the social perspective of mental health and the importance of rights based person centred approaches
Desirable
- Knowledge of the process of applications to the Court of Protection
- Housing legislation
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrating the ability to use a strengths and rights based approach to social care assessments under the Care Act and s.117 aftercare
- Ensuring that the social perspective of mental health is actively promoted to the wider MDT
- Ability to use a range of communication skills to engage people who use mental health services
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Qualified social worker or nearing completion of social work degree/Masters
- Understanding of mental health conditions and models of mental disorder
- Experience of assessing need and implementing and reviewing care and support packages
Desirable
- Qualified AMHP/BIA or higher level mental health qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Practical knowledge of the Care Act , Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and associated codes of practice and statutory guidance
- Knowledge of s.42 Care Act safeguarding adults and Making Safeguarding Personal
- Knowledge of how to recognise different forms of abuse and harm and how raise a concern for both adults and children and young people
- Recognising the importance of the social perspective of mental health and the importance of rights based person centred approaches
Desirable
- Knowledge of the process of applications to the Court of Protection
- Housing legislation
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrating the ability to use a strengths and rights based approach to social care assessments under the Care Act and s.117 aftercare
- Ensuring that the social perspective of mental health is actively promoted to the wider MDT
- Ability to use a range of communication skills to engage people who use mental health services
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
