Job summary
All Social Workers must be registered with Social Work England.
As a Social Worker, you will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing high quality social care services to adults of all ages 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 delivery recovery-focused care and support to service users and their carers that is focused on the principles of choice, control, and independence, as well as ensuring safety. You will act as a champion of social care and safeguarding in your locality.
You will hold a caseload which may comprise 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
You will be Based on Beech ward . Beech Ward is a 15-bed low-secure unit for men with mental illnesses and a history of offending behaviour who are at significant risk of causing harm to others. It offers specialist psychological, psychiatric and behavioural therapies and complex specialist rehabilitation to help patients prepare for their return to life in society.
Main duties of the job
o Be a champion of social care, including safeguarding, with an understanding of the relevant legislation and statutory guidance.
o Be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing high quality social care services to service-users and carers.
o Provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care from a social care perspective.
o Deliver recovery-focused care and support to service-users and their carers that is focused on the principles of choice, control, and independence, as well as ensuring safety.
o Comply with both child and adult safeguarding practice in line with current policy, including following up safeguarding referrals and child visit requests.
o Liaise with families and carers, and support nursing staff in arranging visits and developing good relationships with families and carers.
o Ensure the involvement of service-users and their carers so that the Trust can learn from their experiences to make service improvements.
o Liaise and negotiate with other agencies including the Ministry of Justice, Police, Children's Services, Carers' Networks, and other key stakeholders.
o Ensure appropriate use of the Mental Capacity Act, and support colleagues to apply this legislation.
o Ensure records of all work undertaken are accurate and up to date.
o Actively champion equality and diversity and challenge discrimination in all its forms
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 4000 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?
Job description
Job responsibilities
Be a champion of social care, including safeguarding, with an understanding of the relevant legislation and statutory guidance.
Be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing high quality social care services to service-users and carers.
Provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care from a social care perspective.
Deliver recovery-focused care and support to service-users and their carers that is focused on the principles of choice, control, and independence, as well as ensuring safety.
Comply with both child and adult safeguarding practice in line with current policy, including following up safeguarding referrals and child visit requests.
Liaise with families and carers, and support nursing staff in arranging visits and developing good relationships with families and carers.
Ensure the involvement of service-users and their carers so that the Trust can learn from their experiences to make service improvements.
Liaise and negotiate with other agencies including the Ministry of Justice, Police, Childrens Services, Carers Networks, and other key stakeholders.
Ensure appropriate use of the Mental Capacity Act, and support colleagues to apply this legislation.
Attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings, ward rounds, CPAs, clinical treatment reviews, and other key meetings. Inform commissions ?? and attend court hearings as required.
Ensure records of all work undertaken are accurate and up to date.
Actively champion equality and diversity and challenge discrimination in all its forms
Actively address adversity and will support adults at risk of social inclusion and assist adults accessing support to deal with a range of adverse circumstances
Undertake post-qualifying and other appropriate training to ensure high standards of practice and continuation of registration with Social Work England.
Participate in regular supervision and ensure regular reflection of personal practice.
Undertake other tasks and duties which form part of the delegated social care responsibilities accepted by the Trust on behalf of Hertfordshire County Council.
Adhere to Trust policies and procedures.
Carry out any other duties as required by line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Be a champion of social care, including safeguarding, with an understanding of the relevant legislation and statutory guidance.
Be an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing high quality social care services to service-users and carers.
Provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care from a social care perspective.
Deliver recovery-focused care and support to service-users and their carers that is focused on the principles of choice, control, and independence, as well as ensuring safety.
Comply with both child and adult safeguarding practice in line with current policy, including following up safeguarding referrals and child visit requests.
Liaise with families and carers, and support nursing staff in arranging visits and developing good relationships with families and carers.
Ensure the involvement of service-users and their carers so that the Trust can learn from their experiences to make service improvements.
Liaise and negotiate with other agencies including the Ministry of Justice, Police, Childrens Services, Carers Networks, and other key stakeholders.
Ensure appropriate use of the Mental Capacity Act, and support colleagues to apply this legislation.
Attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings, ward rounds, CPAs, clinical treatment reviews, and other key meetings. Inform commissions ?? and attend court hearings as required.
Ensure records of all work undertaken are accurate and up to date.
Actively champion equality and diversity and challenge discrimination in all its forms
Actively address adversity and will support adults at risk of social inclusion and assist adults accessing support to deal with a range of adverse circumstances
Undertake post-qualifying and other appropriate training to ensure high standards of practice and continuation of registration with Social Work England.
Participate in regular supervision and ensure regular reflection of personal practice.
Undertake other tasks and duties which form part of the delegated social care responsibilities accepted by the Trust on behalf of Hertfordshire County Council.
Adhere to Trust policies and procedures.
Carry out any other duties as required by line manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An appropriate professional social work qualification
- Education to degree level
- Registration with Social Work England
- Training in principles and application of outcomes focused assessments and personalization
- Relevant post-qualifying training for social workers
- Approved Mental Health professional/Best Interests Assessment Training
Desirable
- Training and experience in Safeguarding
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience
- Knowledge of legislation, theory and policy in relation to relevant care group
- Experience of undertaking assessments, focused as personalisation, choice and control, and care planning
- Understanding and experience of personal budgets and direct payments
- Experience of multidisciplinary working and ability to work collaboratively
- Experience of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect
- Experience of work as Approved Mental
Desirable
- Health Professional and/or Best Interests Assessor
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- An appropriate professional social work qualification
- Education to degree level
- Registration with Social Work England
- Training in principles and application of outcomes focused assessments and personalization
- Relevant post-qualifying training for social workers
- Approved Mental Health professional/Best Interests Assessment Training
Desirable
- Training and experience in Safeguarding
Experience
Essential
- Significant post qualification experience
- Knowledge of legislation, theory and policy in relation to relevant care group
- Experience of undertaking assessments, focused as personalisation, choice and control, and care planning
- Understanding and experience of personal budgets and direct payments
- Experience of multidisciplinary working and ability to work collaboratively
- Experience of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect
- Experience of work as Approved Mental
Desirable
- Health Professional and/or Best Interests Assessor
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).
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).
