Social Worker with Recruitment Incentive

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity for the post of B5 Social Worker has become available within Adult Community Mental Health Services in the Bishops Stortford area.

We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package and excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust . As a partnership Trust directly delivering social care, you will be supported in your ASYE journey and onward career development.

Main duties of the job

In this post you will be responsible for the delivery of care to an allocated caseload of clients living in the Community experiencing, or recovering from, mental health difficulties.

You will provide direct support and advice to Service Users (Adults of all ages) and Carers, within the recovery framework, embracing the individual right to choice and control. You will ensure that appropriate health and social care services are commissioned as required. You will also assess, identify and evaluate needs through comprehensive assessments, reviews, care planning in conjunction with other professionals.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary Team, working in partnership with a range of stakeholders inside and outside of the Trust.

We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package and excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust . This post attracts a payment of £3,500 as a Golden Hello for joining our Trust. T&C's apply, new employees only

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.

Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services.

The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Our Trust values are:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it!

Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible they can? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be?

Then please read on...

Date posted

12 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

367-EAN-6335

Job locations

Oxford House, London Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 3LA

London Road

Bishops Stortford

CM23 3LA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see Job Description & personnel specification documents for full details of the post. For an informal chat please call our senior social worker Lauren Hackett on 01279 464804

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see Job Description & personnel specification documents for full details of the post. For an informal chat please call our senior social worker Lauren Hackett on 01279 464804

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • An appropriate professional social work qualification (e.g. DipSW, )
  • Education to degree level
  • Registration with General Social Care Council
  • Training in principles and application of outcomes focussed assessments and personalisation

Knowledge

Essential

  • An appropriate professional social work qualification (e.g. DipSW, )
  • Education to degree level
  • Registration with General Social Care Council
  • Training in principles and application of outcomes focussed assessments and personalisation

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of legislation, theory and policy in relation to relevant care group
  • Experience of undertaking assessments, focussed as personalisation, choice and control, and care planning
  • Knowledge and understanding of personal budgets and direct payments
  • Experience of multidisciplinary working and ability to work collaborative
  • Experience of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • An appropriate professional social work qualification (e.g. DipSW, )
  • Education to degree level
  • Registration with General Social Care Council
  • Training in principles and application of outcomes focussed assessments and personalisation

Knowledge

Essential

  • An appropriate professional social work qualification (e.g. DipSW, )
  • Education to degree level
  • Registration with General Social Care Council
  • Training in principles and application of outcomes focussed assessments and personalisation

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of legislation, theory and policy in relation to relevant care group
  • Experience of undertaking assessments, focussed as personalisation, choice and control, and care planning
  • Knowledge and understanding of personal budgets and direct payments
  • Experience of multidisciplinary working and ability to work collaborative
  • Experience of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oxford House, London Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 3LA

London Road

Bishops Stortford

CM23 3LA


Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oxford House, London Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 3LA

London Road

Bishops Stortford

CM23 3LA


Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Service Manager

Ian Gasson

ian.gasson@nhs.net

07554437598

Date posted

12 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

367-EAN-6335

Job locations

Oxford House, London Road, Bishops Stortford, CM23 3LA

London Road

Bishops Stortford

CM23 3LA


Supporting documents

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