Job summary
Kedleston unit is a 20 bedded male, low secure unit, situated on the Kingsway site in Derby.
We are excited to be able to advertise this great opportunity for a Social Worker to add to our multi-disciplinary team.
The Kedleston unit provides a 24-hour inpatient service and we help adults with severe and enduring mental illness, who have a forensic or significant risk history and require a longer period of assessment and stabilisation whilst we support them to transition back into the community.
The successful applicant will be expected to support the multi-disciplinary team in providing social care input, providing social circumstances reports, engaging with the patient, team and their families and assessing their patients social care needs alongside to the wider, multi-disciplinary team to aid transition into the community.
The aim being to provide an effective, high quality and evidenced based rehabilitation and recovery service, which is unpinned by the promotion of a hopeful, compassionate and expressive environment, offering choice and opportunities, and prioritising service users goals whenever possible.
We work hard to maintain a least restrictive practice approach and we were also the winners of a HEART award for teamwork in 2022!
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Work with the team, driving change and offering assurance that our care meets the standards not only expected of us, but that our patients, relatives and carers deserve.
- Be responsible for establishing social care needs for all of our patients, across two wards - Curzon, an admission and assessment ward and a rehabilitation ward, Scarsdale.
- You will have the opportunity to develop the role to work best to meet the social care needs of the unit, and will be responsible for ensuring that local and national standards and targets are met.
- Be responsible for ensuring that social circumstances reports are completed prior to all required hearings.
- Work effectively within a multi-disciplinary setting and will ensure that effective co-ordination exists and is maintained, between the various stakeholders involved.
- You will be actively involved in working with families and carers and their input into their relatives lives.
- You will be a key part of helping the discharge process for our patients, assessing the social care needs as part of rehabilitation and as part of discharge planning.
- You will be part of risk assessments and team meetings. There is also opportunity to be involved in quality improvement projects within the unit.
More information is on the Job Description and Person Specification.
This post is full time and will involve 9-5 shifts across weekdays, excluding bank holidays.
About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the Trust."
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate of programmes of care, incorporating safety planning and planned management of risk in line with the Care Programme Approach (CPA) Policy.
- Working with the team to enable the voice of the person in their recovery.
- Lead on completing with AHP colleagues, social circumstances report as formally required.
- Lead on relationship management and active liaison with Derby City and Derbyshire Local Authority colleagues to enable shared care and smooth transition community settings.
- Ensuring that the voice of the person is heard and considered in social and clinical plans. This would include facilitating participation in discharge and leave arrangements, including placements within the restrictions of their capabilities and licence conditions.
- Ensure continuity of care is maintained across multi-disciplinary frameworks through liaison with other partner agencies and care providers.
- To have a personalised and trauma-informed approach.
- Promote a harmonious working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate of programmes of care, incorporating safety planning and planned management of risk in line with the Care Programme Approach (CPA) Policy.
- Working with the team to enable the voice of the person in their recovery.
- Lead on completing with AHP colleagues, social circumstances report as formally required.
- Lead on relationship management and active liaison with Derby City and Derbyshire Local Authority colleagues to enable shared care and smooth transition community settings.
- Ensuring that the voice of the person is heard and considered in social and clinical plans. This would include facilitating participation in discharge and leave arrangements, including placements within the restrictions of their capabilities and licence conditions.
- Ensure continuity of care is maintained across multi-disciplinary frameworks through liaison with other partner agencies and care providers.
- To have a personalised and trauma-informed approach.
- Promote a harmonious working environment.
Person Specification
Attainment/ Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with Social Work England as a social worker
- Evidence of continued development and learning
Desirable
- Practice educator qualification
- Master's Level social work qualification
Skills
Essential
- Leadership skills
- Able to work with people across a large geographical sector in a variety of settings.
- High clinical standards
- Assessment and collaborative MDT care planning skills
- Management skills.
- Ability to determine and reduce the level of risk to self/clients and others.
Desirable
- Management or leadership experience
- Appropriate professionally relevant qualifications in the areas of leadership or practice within the field of mental health or forensics.
knowledge and experience
Essential
- Evidence of post registration education.
- Demonstrates a commitment to professional development.
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the Care Programme Approach and procedure planning.
- Knowledge of principles of community care and a range of therapeutic interventions.
Desirable
- Experience of audit and research.
- Management experience, in a relevant setting. This may be within health or social care.
- Experience within a forensic setting or able to demonstrate an interest in this speciality.
Person Specification
Attainment/ Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with Social Work England as a social worker
- Evidence of continued development and learning
Desirable
- Practice educator qualification
- Master's Level social work qualification
Skills
Essential
- Leadership skills
- Able to work with people across a large geographical sector in a variety of settings.
- High clinical standards
- Assessment and collaborative MDT care planning skills
- Management skills.
- Ability to determine and reduce the level of risk to self/clients and others.
Desirable
- Management or leadership experience
- Appropriate professionally relevant qualifications in the areas of leadership or practice within the field of mental health or forensics.
knowledge and experience
Essential
- Evidence of post registration education.
- Demonstrates a commitment to professional development.
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the Care Programme Approach and procedure planning.
- Knowledge of principles of community care and a range of therapeutic interventions.
Desirable
- Experience of audit and research.
- Management experience, in a relevant setting. This may be within health or social care.
- Experience within a forensic setting or able to demonstrate an interest in this speciality.
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).
