Job summary
Looking for a new and exciting challenge?
Luton North Hub Community Mental Health team are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Social Worker to join our forward-thinking and dynamic team.As a post holder, you will be working collaboratively with secondary mental health services, local authorities, Integrated Care Board, primary care services, housing associations as well as the voluntary and private sector all contributing to provide a person centered and recovery focused model of care.
You will have access to various career growth opportunities such as;
- Training and development opportunities specific to social work including ASYE, AMHP training and PE training.
- Psychosocial intervention training
- Regular supervision with experienced social work professionals
- Regular social work forums and seminars.
We understand that this may be your first job in mental health services, however we are committed in supporting our staff with their wellbeing, training and career development. Continuous professional support is given throughout your career with us and unique skills and achievements are highly recognised and celebrated Trust wide
We welcome applicants from all sections of the community to ensure our workforce is representative of the population we serve.
Main duties of the job
You will be registered with Social Work England and ideally have one year of post qualifying experience in a relevant health or social care setting; however with our new ASYE programme we would be happy to work with a newly qualified social worker who is able to demonstrate how their pre-qualifying experience and value base would benefit our team.
As a Social Worker, you will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing high quality social care services to adults experiencing mental ill-health. The core functions of the role will be to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care from a social perspective to adults accessing the service.
You will hold a caseload of adults experiencing a wide range of mental health and social care needs. You will ensure that you maintain constant reflection and development of your practice and will ensure your continuing professional development in line with the standards set out by the professional regulator, Social Work England.
The post holder will hold a Social Care caseload and work within the principles of the agreed model of care for the service as laid down in the operational policy. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within an integrated Multi-disciplinary team. This will involve the assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of the care provided and will liaise with all agencies involved with the client.
About us
We have Social Workers who are also Practice Educators and ASYE assessors and are currently promoting this training. ELFT are currently part of a pilot programme for ASYE training of newly qualified social workers. ELFT and Central Bedfordshire Council offer training opportunities to support Social Workers to maintain their professional registration with Social Work England. We believe the natural progression for a Social Worker within Mental Health Services is to strive towards completing their Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) training and this is something that we will expect and you will be supported to do.
We are proud to work with the diverse communities of Bedfordshire and want our workforce to reflect this diversity, which we believe is beneficial for our employees, the organisation and the communities we serve. It is an exciting time to be joining Mental Health Services as a Social Worker in ELFT and the Social Care Management team are committed to supporting your continued development
Job description
Job responsibilities
In the role, you will liaise with Care providers, acute inpatient units, the Crisis Team, Primary Care services, the Voluntary and Private Sector and contribute to providing a recovery focused model of care. You will play an active role in the discharge of our service users from hospital and will commission health and social care services as required. Partnership working is a key component of this post and you will need to be innovative in ensuring that there is a range of appropriate services locally to support individual recovery journeys.
You will be responsible for:
Ensuring that the values outlined in the NHS Constitution are adhered to daily and any matters of concern are raised with the relevant Line Manager or through the necessary processes within the Trust. Responsible for delivering a compassionate, dignified and respectful service to patients at all times.
Continually delivering and maintaining high standards for a defined caseload as agreed with your Line Manager.
Leadership, supervision and support to junior staff.
Ensuring national targets and standards are achieved.
Building trust and developing relationships to ensure service user involvement.
Demonstrating a professional manner in all work carried out.
Maintaining accurate and timely records.
Participating in your own regular supervision and ensure regular reflection onyour own practice as both a social worker.To undertake other tasks and duties which form part of the delegated socialcare responsibilities accepted by the Trust on behalf of Luton BoroughCouncil.To adhere to Trust policies and procedures.To undertake additional training as required.To carry out any other duties as appropriately identified by your line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In the role, you will liaise with Care providers, acute inpatient units, the Crisis Team, Primary Care services, the Voluntary and Private Sector and contribute to providing a recovery focused model of care. You will play an active role in the discharge of our service users from hospital and will commission health and social care services as required. Partnership working is a key component of this post and you will need to be innovative in ensuring that there is a range of appropriate services locally to support individual recovery journeys.
You will be responsible for:
Ensuring that the values outlined in the NHS Constitution are adhered to daily and any matters of concern are raised with the relevant Line Manager or through the necessary processes within the Trust. Responsible for delivering a compassionate, dignified and respectful service to patients at all times.
Continually delivering and maintaining high standards for a defined caseload as agreed with your Line Manager.
Leadership, supervision and support to junior staff.
Ensuring national targets and standards are achieved.
Building trust and developing relationships to ensure service user involvement.
Demonstrating a professional manner in all work carried out.
Maintaining accurate and timely records.
Participating in your own regular supervision and ensure regular reflection onyour own practice as both a social worker.To undertake other tasks and duties which form part of the delegated socialcare responsibilities accepted by the Trust on behalf of Luton BoroughCouncil.To adhere to Trust policies and procedures.To undertake additional training as required.To carry out any other duties as appropriately identified by your line manager.
Person Specification
Educational/ Qualification
Essential
- Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England (SWE)
Desirable
- Educated to Degree Level
- Relevant specialist post qualifying/post graduate training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary environment/community experience.
- Experience of attending funding panel and care commissioning
- Experience of working within an NHS/Local Authority environment and an understanding of the issues/ policies/ practice within these environments.
Desirable
- Post qualification experience within mental health services
- Previous appointment as an AMHP /Best Interest asAssessor (BIA) NB Social Workers are expected to train and practise as AMHP's
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Understanding a range of models of mental disorder and the treatment options.
- Comprehensive understanding of the social determinants of mental illness and interventions to support recovery.
- Ability to conduct safeguarding enquiries and investigations when required
- Working knowledge of the The Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act and other social care & mental health legislation, policy & guidance
- Ability to assess manage complex and high risk situations effectively service users and carers
- Good report writing skills and ability to compile complex case recording ad report presentation, including legal documents i.e. social circumstances reports, court reports etc.
- Ability to manage and coordinate professionals, teams and services and mobilise provision where appropriate.
- Assessment skills and the ability to compile care plans in partnership with service users, carers and others
- Knowledge of relevant safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance and procedures
- Assertiveness and engagement with other professionals, able to make reasoned arguments and represent own professional views and perspectives.
- Decision -making and problem solving, able to adopt creative and flexible approaches to meet the needs of service users.
- Highly developed organisational skills, able to prioritise workload and delegate effectively.
- Well -developed communication skills, able to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences
- IT skills, experience of working with service user data systems
Desirable
- A thorough knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and subsequent amendments
Other skills
Essential
- oAble to work independently, with initiative, but to seek appropriate guidance and supervision when required.
- oTeam player, able to negotiate and lead other professionals whilst considering competing views and agendas
- oCommitted to equal opportunities, and equality and diversity issues, anti-discriminatory & anti oppressive practice
- oCommitted to core social work values, able to recognize that protection is sometimes required and should be carried out in the least restrictive manner observing the human and civil rights of the individual
- oCar driver essential and be able to travel between Trust sites throughout the County
- oSelf-motivated, committed and open to new ideas and experiences
Person Specification
Educational/ Qualification
Essential
- Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England (SWE)
Desirable
- Educated to Degree Level
- Relevant specialist post qualifying/post graduate training
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary environment/community experience.
- Experience of attending funding panel and care commissioning
- Experience of working within an NHS/Local Authority environment and an understanding of the issues/ policies/ practice within these environments.
Desirable
- Post qualification experience within mental health services
- Previous appointment as an AMHP /Best Interest asAssessor (BIA) NB Social Workers are expected to train and practise as AMHP's
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Understanding a range of models of mental disorder and the treatment options.
- Comprehensive understanding of the social determinants of mental illness and interventions to support recovery.
- Ability to conduct safeguarding enquiries and investigations when required
- Working knowledge of the The Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act and other social care & mental health legislation, policy & guidance
- Ability to assess manage complex and high risk situations effectively service users and carers
- Good report writing skills and ability to compile complex case recording ad report presentation, including legal documents i.e. social circumstances reports, court reports etc.
- Ability to manage and coordinate professionals, teams and services and mobilise provision where appropriate.
- Assessment skills and the ability to compile care plans in partnership with service users, carers and others
- Knowledge of relevant safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance and procedures
- Assertiveness and engagement with other professionals, able to make reasoned arguments and represent own professional views and perspectives.
- Decision -making and problem solving, able to adopt creative and flexible approaches to meet the needs of service users.
- Highly developed organisational skills, able to prioritise workload and delegate effectively.
- Well -developed communication skills, able to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences
- IT skills, experience of working with service user data systems
Desirable
- A thorough knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983 and subsequent amendments
Other skills
Essential
- oAble to work independently, with initiative, but to seek appropriate guidance and supervision when required.
- oTeam player, able to negotiate and lead other professionals whilst considering competing views and agendas
- oCommitted to equal opportunities, and equality and diversity issues, anti-discriminatory & anti oppressive practice
- oCommitted to core social work values, able to recognize that protection is sometimes required and should be carried out in the least restrictive manner observing the human and civil rights of the individual
- oCar driver essential and be able to travel between Trust sites throughout the County
- oSelf-motivated, committed and open to new ideas and experiences
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).
