Forensic Social Worker
The closing date is 17 November 2025
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a specialised setting where you can develop your knowledge, skills and your Forensic Social Worker career.
You will be a pivotal part of the multidisciplinary team providing high quality care and applying social work values in a secure hospital setting. This role is ideal for a resilient social worker who enjoys working as part of an MDT and is passionate about supporting patients through their recovery journey, ultimately achieving their discharge from hospital.
Main duties of the job
- Work within an inpatient ward as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
- Research and compile social history reports.
- Identify any potential barriers to discharge at the earliest possible stage, and work with others to help overcome these.
- Provide support to the wider ward team regarding both children's and adult safeguarding responsibilities.
- Contribute to the ongoing care planning for in-patients, and work with partner organisations and the wider MDT to ensure risk is managed effectively. You'll be linking with relevant colleagues, Responsible Local Authorities and Integrated Care Boards to ensure that patients are assessed under the Care Act 2014 and that their 'Section 117' needs are determined promptly, to facilitate effective discharge, in collaboration with the patient and their family.
- Contribute to various statutory forums, including Mental Health Tribunals and Mental Health Act Hospital Managers' Hearings.
- Lead on liaison with external agencies, including MAPPA, probation and the Victim Contact Scheme.
- Demonstrate the skills to maintain their Social Work professional identity and ability to assert the social perspective when working within an inpatient environment.
About us
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specificationWe are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
Details
Date posted
03 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
380-FR0602-A
Job locations
Trevor Gibbens Unit, Maidstone
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
ME16 9PL
Employer details
Employer name
Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Address
Trevor Gibbens Unit, Maidstone
Hermitage Lane
Maidstone
ME16 9PL
Employer's website
https://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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