Job summary
Tower Hamlets Perinatal Mental Health Team are excited to offer an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Mental Health Social Worker to join the teams in a new role.
As a Senior Mental Health Social Worker, you will work with pregnant and postnatal women who have moderate to severe and complex mental health needs. Your role will involve the assessment and treatment to meet the long-term plan objectives and increasing access to specialist evidence-based mental health care.
Applicants for this position should hold a relevant qualification in social work with relevant post-qualification experience in either a statutory Adult Mental Health or Children's Social Care setting.
Main duties of the job
The Tower Hamlets Perinatal Mental Health Team provides specialist care for women during their pregnancy and up to 24 months post-delivery. The multidisciplinary team comprises various professionals, including Administrators, Nursery Nurses, Consultant Psychiatrists, Senior Clinical Psychologists, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nurses, and the Operational lead.
Experience working within a secondary mental health setting is preferable but non-essential, as you will be expected to take on an autonomous role and be an integral part of the wider MDT. You will support the development and delivery of expected outcomes and key performance indicators, and in return, join an evolving and exciting service that actively encourages learning opportunities..
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Kindly refer to the job description and person specification that is attached to the vacancy profile.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Relevant social worker degree/masters and current registration with Social Work England
- Evidence of continual professional development-AMPH
- Track record of managing and leading members of a multi-disciplinary team
- Level 3 Adults Safeguarding Training
- Level 3 Children Safeguarding Training
Desirable
- No Recourse to Public Funds Training
Experience
Essential
- Experience working within a crisis rapid response service, crisis management and autonomous working
- Extensive post qualification experience of working with people with acute mental health problems / severe and enduring mental illness.
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of making full psycho-social assessments and writing reports
Desirable
- Minimum 4 years' experience of work in the field of adult/children's social care and adults/child safeguarding with experience
- Experience of developing care and support plans, especially those involving deprivation of liberty and the good understanding of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards scheme and newly planned Liberty Protection Safeguarding scheme, especially aspects related to the deprivation of liberty in the community setting;
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to complete comprehensive assessments of clients' mental health needs and subsequent care plans that address the clients' difficulties from a holistic perspective.
- Ability to manage to manage and lead members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure staff are supported and developed in a rapidly changing environment
- Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively both verbally and in writing to service users , colleagues, stator and voluntary agencies about a range of complex issues
- Ability to manage the performance of staff supervised to ensure that local and national standards are met and where necessary address any deficiencies
Desirable
- Ability to provide structure and focused supervision and consultation
- Ability to organize own workload, to work effectively under pressure and demonstrate good liaison and good recording skills
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Relevant social worker degree/masters and current registration with Social Work England
- Evidence of continual professional development-AMPH
- Track record of managing and leading members of a multi-disciplinary team
- Level 3 Adults Safeguarding Training
- Level 3 Children Safeguarding Training
Desirable
- No Recourse to Public Funds Training
Experience
Essential
- Experience working within a crisis rapid response service, crisis management and autonomous working
- Extensive post qualification experience of working with people with acute mental health problems / severe and enduring mental illness.
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of making full psycho-social assessments and writing reports
Desirable
- Minimum 4 years' experience of work in the field of adult/children's social care and adults/child safeguarding with experience
- Experience of developing care and support plans, especially those involving deprivation of liberty and the good understanding of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards scheme and newly planned Liberty Protection Safeguarding scheme, especially aspects related to the deprivation of liberty in the community setting;
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to complete comprehensive assessments of clients' mental health needs and subsequent care plans that address the clients' difficulties from a holistic perspective.
- Ability to manage to manage and lead members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure staff are supported and developed in a rapidly changing environment
- Ability to communicate effectively and sensitively both verbally and in writing to service users , colleagues, stator and voluntary agencies about a range of complex issues
- Ability to manage the performance of staff supervised to ensure that local and national standards are met and where necessary address any deficiencies
Desirable
- Ability to provide structure and focused supervision and consultation
- Ability to organize own workload, to work effectively under pressure and demonstrate good liaison and good recording skills
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).
