Bank Band 6, CPN/Social Worker, St Albans - SW1365

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be able to undertake assessment of need of service users who meets the service eligibility criteria, and their family.

To formulate a care plan and risk assessment, review its effectiveness and re-plan using evidence based interventions to best effect in partnership with the service user.

The post holder will be expected to identify and respond to acute presentations in order to manage risk and promote the safety and well-being of the service user.

Utilise clinical judgement to evaluate service users physical and psychological responses to treatment.

To initiate, plan and deliver effective risk management systems within the clinical area.

To ensure a consistent and timely response to safeguarding cases in line with departmental procedures.

To provide a responsive effective service to individuals in crisis.

To plan, organise and prioritise resources and tasks on a daily basis to meet service and organisational needs.

To take a leading role in the day to day management of the service supporting the Team Leader, including recruitment retention, rostering and attendance management as required.

To work in conjunction with and alongside colleagues and partners within the organisation.

To plan and deliver treatment interventions in line with Best Practice and local and National Guidelines.

To act as a Care Coordinator ensuring high quality care delivery at all times.

To take a leading role in designated projects/service development as allocated.

To support the line manager/service line lead in the effective and timely management of complaints and serious untoward incidents.

To identify the training needs of junior staff highlighting this to the Team Leader.

To plan, develop and deliver training to others as needed.

To undertake Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) duties or be willing to undertake AMHP training.

Manage a caseload of adults with complex mental health needs, including those under CPA.

Undertake assessments, care planning, and reviews in line with recovery-focused and trauma-informed approaches.

Lead safeguarding processes for vulnerable adults and children, ensuring risk is appropriately assessed and managed.

Coordinate multi-agency input, including housing, benefits, and social care, to support holistic recovery.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• An appropriate Professional Registration CPN/Social Work qualification
• Education to degree level
• Training and experience in Safeguarding

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Essential

• At least 2 years of post-registration experience with at least one year at Band 5
• Experience of working in acute mental health inpatient/day care services
• Experience of undertaking assessments, focussed as personalisation, choice and control, and care planning.

PHYSICAL SKILLS

Essential

• Ability to visit and attend meetings at a variety of locations and environments
• Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

99 Waverley Road, St Albans Herts, AL3 5TL

99 Waverley Road, St Albans Herts, AL3 5TL

St Albans

AL3 5TL

Employer's website

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