Job summary
Would you like to join an innovative, dynamic and ambitious team committed to delivering the best possible care for our service-users? The Enhanced Rehabilitation Outreach Service (EROS) is looking for a compassionate and enthusiastic Senior Social Worker to welcome into our team as it takes part in an exciting expansion across East and North Hertfordshire.
EROS provides rehabilitation interventions and support to individuals with complex and enduring long term severe mental illness in the community.
The service provides a dedicated, integrated multi-disciplinary team of professionals, who aim to improve quality of life, promote hope, recovery, and individual resilience, and reduce reliance on crisis and inpatient services.
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.
Main duties of the job
As our new Senior Social Worker, you will be welcomed into a safe and supportive staff team, who empower and encourage one another in being the best version of ourselves for the benefit of those we care for. One of our current Social Workers says 'The EROS Team has been the best working opportunity as a social worker ....it is a chance to do pure social work. The work I do always involves progress and seeing positive changes'.
You can find out more about what our staff say about working for the EROS service by watching this short video here.
Working to and developing professional strengths is a key part of the EROS culture. Staff have access to professional networks and there is Senior Leadership to provide guidance, support and innovation across the pathways.
The service has been successful in both improving outcomes and the experience of care for individuals. It has been praised by professional bodies including the Royal College of Psychiatrists for its innovative approach and has been nominated for a number of national awards.
EROS typically operates 9am-5pm Monday to Saturday on a rota basis, although some evening work and Sunday cover may be required. Due to the success of the pilot and positive outcomes for service users and carers, the service is now in a position to offer these pathways across the rest of the County, therefore applicants will need to have access to their own vehicle to travel across all Hertfordshire localities.
About us
At HPFT we provide an exciting and forward-thinking work environment, where staff feel valued and supported to reach their full potential. We are proud to be one of the top five recommended NHS Trusts to work for, and hold a CQC rating of Outstanding, making us one of the highest-rated Mental Health Trusts in the country. What's more, you will also be able to enjoy an extensive range of trust-wide staff benefits including:
- 27 days annual leave on entry to NHS
- One of the best pension schemes in the UK
- Flexible working options
- Car leasing scheme
- Childcare discounts
- Wellbeing events and activities
- A 24-hour staff support helpline
Job description
Job responsibilities
In your new role you will:
- Act as a champion and leader of social care and safeguarding within EROS.
- Give robust, consistent, and expert social care practice advice.
- Actively address adversity and assist services users to deal with a range of adverse circumstances.
- Hold a small caseload of complex cases and provide supervision to both experienced and newly qualified social workers.
- Support other social workers in the team to maintain constant reflection and development of their practice and support their continuing professional development.
- Work in partnership to empower service users and carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In your new role you will:
- Act as a champion and leader of social care and safeguarding within EROS.
- Give robust, consistent, and expert social care practice advice.
- Actively address adversity and assist services users to deal with a range of adverse circumstances.
- Hold a small caseload of complex cases and provide supervision to both experienced and newly qualified social workers.
- Support other social workers in the team to maintain constant reflection and development of their practice and support their continuing professional development.
- Work in partnership to empower service users and carers.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- An appropriate social work qualification
- Registration with Social Work England
- Education to degree level
- Master's degree or equivalent post-qualifying training
- Approved Mental Health Professional training and qualification (or prepared to undertake training within a year of appointment to role)
- Relevant post-qualifying training for social workers
Desirable
- Other relevant post-qualification training (e.g., CBT, family therapy)
- Best Interest Assessor training
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience with demonstrable evidence of excellent practice at advanced level
- Extensive knowledge of legislation, statutory guidance, theory, and policy in relation to adult and children's social care
- Experience of undertaking assessment focused on personalisation, choice and control, and care planning
- Understanding of and experience of use of personal budgets and direct payments
- Experience of supervising and mentoring others
- Evidence of multidisciplinary and collaborative working
- Evidence of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect, particularly in very challenging situations
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, including service users and carers, other professionals and colleagues, members of other organisations and locally communities - verbally and in writing.
- Evidence of successful management of challenging meetings
- Ability to manage highly sensitive information
- Experience of using electronic record systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate, and timely reports
Analytical Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse service user and carer information
- Experience of undertaking small scale audits and surveys
Desirable
- Understanding of basic research methods
Person Specification
Knowledge, Training and Experience
Essential
- An appropriate social work qualification
- Registration with Social Work England
- Education to degree level
- Master's degree or equivalent post-qualifying training
- Approved Mental Health Professional training and qualification (or prepared to undertake training within a year of appointment to role)
- Relevant post-qualifying training for social workers
Desirable
- Other relevant post-qualification training (e.g., CBT, family therapy)
- Best Interest Assessor training
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Minimum 5 years post-qualification experience with demonstrable evidence of excellent practice at advanced level
- Extensive knowledge of legislation, statutory guidance, theory, and policy in relation to adult and children's social care
- Experience of undertaking assessment focused on personalisation, choice and control, and care planning
- Understanding of and experience of use of personal budgets and direct payments
- Experience of supervising and mentoring others
- Evidence of multidisciplinary and collaborative working
- Evidence of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect, particularly in very challenging situations
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, including service users and carers, other professionals and colleagues, members of other organisations and locally communities - verbally and in writing.
- Evidence of successful management of challenging meetings
- Ability to manage highly sensitive information
- Experience of using electronic record systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate, and timely reports
Analytical Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse service user and carer information
- Experience of undertaking small scale audits and surveys
Desirable
- Understanding of basic research methods
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).
