Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the GHC Social Care Hub as a Band 6 Social Worker based at Invista. This is a newly created post within the Trust and a service development that will take integrated Mental Health Social work practice in Gloucestershire forwards to meet professional challenges of delivering an effective and responsive service.
You will have an opportunity to work with allocated individuals who have social care needs and serious and enduring mental health difficulties.
You will develop and provide social care / health evidence based interventions for individuals of working age managed through the Social Care Hub.
Ensure a clear focus on recovery and social inclusion.
Support and supervise both registered and non-registered staff.
Main duties of the job
If you think you could:
- Work alongside service users who experience serious mental illness and support enabling social care provisions
- Work alongside the social work and community teams providing evidence based interventions, assessment and support planning to meet Care Act / Section 117 aftercare eligible needs
- Plan and organise your caseload effectively
- Prepare care plans and work out provisions costings accurately
- Plan services using community facilities and creative care opportunities
- Maintain high standards of practice.
You will need to offer:
- Ability to work flexibly, you will be based at Invista but will need to be able to travel around the county and out of county.
- Sound knowledge of mental health issues.
- Experience of The Care Act and its principles, and of section 117 aftercare.
- Willingness to undertake training and continued professional development
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be based within the Social Care Hub and will work as part of a centralised Social Work Team.
Within the Social Care Hub, social workers have a specific focus upon the needs of adults of working age with mental health problems who have social care needs. They will lead on:
- Care Act Assessments.
- Requests for Tribunal Reports for unknown cases from Wotton Lawn/Charlton Lane/Recovery Units and people who are from out of county.
- Reviews of individuals that Gloucestershire have placed out of county.
- Reviews of accommodation cases.
- Section 42 enquiries.
- Provide a multi-organisational crisis contingency and relapse planning function.
- Be the link for those that Gloucestershire has a Section 117 responsibility for, but reside outside Gloucestershire.
- Undertake the interface social care transition work for young people moving into adult services.
- Act as Practice Educator for Social Work students and any ASYE social workers
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be based within the Social Care Hub and will work as part of a centralised Social Work Team.
Within the Social Care Hub, social workers have a specific focus upon the needs of adults of working age with mental health problems who have social care needs. They will lead on:
- Care Act Assessments.
- Requests for Tribunal Reports for unknown cases from Wotton Lawn/Charlton Lane/Recovery Units and people who are from out of county.
- Reviews of individuals that Gloucestershire have placed out of county.
- Reviews of accommodation cases.
- Section 42 enquiries.
- Provide a multi-organisational crisis contingency and relapse planning function.
- Be the link for those that Gloucestershire has a Section 117 responsibility for, but reside outside Gloucestershire.
- Undertake the interface social care transition work for young people moving into adult services.
- Act as Practice Educator for Social Work students and any ASYE social workers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Social Work Qualification
- ASYE
- Social Work England registration
- Care Act knowledge and skills
- Mental Capacity Act / Mental Heath Act
Desirable
- AMHP
- Experience of working with adults with enduring mental health problems
- Practice Educator
- Experience of supervising staff
knowledge and skills
Essential
- Care Act application to practice
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development
knowledge and skills
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Social Work Qualification
- ASYE
- Social Work England registration
- Care Act knowledge and skills
- Mental Capacity Act / Mental Heath Act
Desirable
- AMHP
- Experience of working with adults with enduring mental health problems
- Practice Educator
- Experience of supervising staff
knowledge and skills
Essential
- Care Act application to practice
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development
knowledge and skills
Essential
Desirable
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
