Forensic Social Worker

Job summary

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 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.

You will actively champion equality and diversity and be expected to challenge discrimination in all its forms as part of your role.

You will hold a caseload which may comprise of adults experiencing a wide range of mental health and social care needs

You will be Based at the Broadland Clinic, which offers secure care for men with learning disabilities 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

The successful candidate will:

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, Children's Services, Carers' Networks, and other key stakeholders.

Attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings, ward rounds, CPAs, clinical treatment reviews, and other key meetings. Liaise with commissioners and attend court hearings as required.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broadland Clinic, Little Plumstead Hospital, Little Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5EW

Little Plumstead Hospital, Little Plumstead

Norwich

NR13 5EW

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broadland Clinic, Little Plumstead Hospital, Little Plumstead, Norwich, NR13 5EW

Little Plumstead Hospital, Little Plumstead

Norwich

NR13 5EW

Employer's website

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

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