Job summary
We are very excited to be able to offer a substantive Social Worker post within the Eating Disorders Service. The post is part time 22.5hours per week; days/ hours can be negotiated and we are seeking an experienced Social Worker. The post would be based at the Brownhill Clinic/Eastgate House, a community base for the community eating disorder teams to enable lots of helpful information/ skills/ knowledge sharing and positive interface working.
The Eating Disorders Service is a friendly, welcoming and dynamic team providing secondary care services to children and young people, adults of working age, their families and significant others, to provide the best possible outcomes for people experiencing an eating disorder. We strive to ensure that service represents excellent quality, (safe and a positive experience) and good value, (efficient and effective).
This is an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker who has some experience of working with adults of Working Age and caring for individuals with an Eating Disorder and other forms of Mental Illness.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Work with allocated individuals with an Eating Disorder who have social care needs and serious and enduring mental health difficulties.
Develop and provide social care/health evidence-based interventions for individuals of working age with an Eating Disorder who are receiving social care/health funding and managed through the Social Care Hub.
Ensure a clear focus on recovery and social inclusion
The role will entail assessment, support planning and review of social care packages in robust and timely manner, in accordance with The Care Act 2014 requirements.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Manage the service provision for a defined caseload of individuals with an Eating Disorder who have social care and health needs.
To act as Care Manager where appropriate.
To ensure appropriate risk assessments are completed.
To ensure all child protection, adult safeguarding and Mental Capacity Act issues are dealt with according to policy.
To respond to requests for assessments and review of need for people with social care needs. This will be under the framework of the Care Act 2014 or the statutory duties arising under s117 of the Mental Health Act.
Working in partnership with service users, carers and other professionals as agreed within the multi-disciplinary team and with the Eating Disorders Service including out of county/area reviews.
To work in partnership with service users, carers, other team members and other statutory and non-statutory agencies.
To liaise closely with Primary Health Services and other agencies at the point of discharge to ensure a smooth transition.
To participate in professional supervision and workload management on a regular basis as required by the team manager and social care specialist.
To undertake referrals to the carers hub as appropriate.
To maintain and promote a recovery focus in all interventions with a particular emphasis on social inclusion and meaningful occupation.
To maintain contemporaneous health and social care records and comply with relevant Trust polices.
To ensure that all relevant data is entered onto Trust information systems (e.g. RiO, Social Care IT systems) in a timely manner.
To positively address issues of discrimination and social exclusion.
To use the results of and participate in clinical audit and research as required.
Undertaking other duties appropriate to the post as requested by his/her senior managers
Job description
Job responsibilities
Manage the service provision for a defined caseload of individuals with an Eating Disorder who have social care and health needs.
To act as Care Manager where appropriate.
To ensure appropriate risk assessments are completed.
To ensure all child protection, adult safeguarding and Mental Capacity Act issues are dealt with according to policy.
To respond to requests for assessments and review of need for people with social care needs. This will be under the framework of the Care Act 2014 or the statutory duties arising under s117 of the Mental Health Act.
Working in partnership with service users, carers and other professionals as agreed within the multi-disciplinary team and with the Eating Disorders Service including out of county/area reviews.
To work in partnership with service users, carers, other team members and other statutory and non-statutory agencies.
To liaise closely with Primary Health Services and other agencies at the point of discharge to ensure a smooth transition.
To participate in professional supervision and workload management on a regular basis as required by the team manager and social care specialist.
To undertake referrals to the carers hub as appropriate.
To maintain and promote a recovery focus in all interventions with a particular emphasis on social inclusion and meaningful occupation.
To maintain contemporaneous health and social care records and comply with relevant Trust polices.
To ensure that all relevant data is entered onto Trust information systems (e.g. RiO, Social Care IT systems) in a timely manner.
To positively address issues of discrimination and social exclusion.
To use the results of and participate in clinical audit and research as required.
Undertaking other duties appropriate to the post as requested by his/her senior managers
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Social Work qualification registered with the appropriate professional body (Social Work England).
- Evidence of Assessed and Supported Year in Employment or Completion of preceptorship programme if less than 1 year experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of formal post registration learning
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working with Adults with enduring mental health problems. A sound evidenced based working knowledge of the management in the community of severe and enduring mental illness
- Working knowledge of Eating Disorders
- Experience of collaboration working with other agencies including the voluntary sector
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook
- European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Social Work qualification registered with the appropriate professional body (Social Work England).
- Evidence of Assessed and Supported Year in Employment or Completion of preceptorship programme if less than 1 year experience
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of formal post registration learning
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience of working with Adults with enduring mental health problems. A sound evidenced based working knowledge of the management in the community of severe and enduring mental illness
- Working knowledge of Eating Disorders
- Experience of collaboration working with other agencies including the voluntary sector
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook
- European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
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).
