Job summary
North CMHT, Somerset House - The post is 37.5 hours per week
We are committed to providing high quality care for the people of Bradford, Airedale and Craven. Are You? As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual's needs.
We are looking to recruit Social Workers to join our dynamic Adult Community Mental Health Teams based in Bradford.
You must be either a Qualified Social Worker or due to qualify. Newly Qualified Social Workers will complete the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE).
We would welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health and care needs.
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and homes lives and support staff by offering a range of benefits including nursery facilities. We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
We want to understand how you demonstrate the values, skills and knowledge that we are looking for. Please ensure that you read the job description and person specification attached below as this will help you complete your application.
Main duties of the job
You must have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. You will be expected to act as a lead professional of an identified caseload with access to regular and robust supervision and work autonomously. To undertake assessments, manage a case load and deliver skilled interventions within a recovery focused model to people with a wide range of mental health issues within the Community Mental Health Team.
All Social Workers must be registered with Social Work England.
In each area of practice the Social Worker will act as a lead professional of an identified caseload with access to regular and robust supervision and work autonomously with the support and supervision of an Experience Social Worker or Team Manager.
To identify and behave as a professional social worker, committed to personal professional development and the development of others. Newly Qualified Social Workers will complete the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE). Following two years Post Qualification Social Work experience, the Social Worker will complete Practice Educator training.
To adhere to the Social Work England professional standards and maintain a personal professional portfolio of learning activity in compliance with Social Work England.
Demonstrate professional leadership and good social work practice. Develop personal influence and be part of the collective leadership and impact of the profession, contributing to team and service developments.
About us
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual's needs.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular Bradford District Care Trust is keen to reflect the population we serve, we are currently under represented in terms of black and minority ethnic staff. Applications are encouraged from these groups but it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust recruitment policy.
The Trust's purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: - We Care, We Listen, We Deliver
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to provide appropriate assessments and deliver interventions to individuals, families and carers in order to support recovery, promote self-management, positive risk taking and to minimise risk. The Social Worker will provide a high quality service to adults of all ages experiencing or recovering from mental health difficulties.
The core functions are to work within a framework of recovery which embraces the individuals right to choice and control.
Apply social work ethical principles and values to guide professional practice. Recognise diversity and apply anti-discriminatory principles in practice. Advance human rights and promote social justice and economic wellbeing.
Develop and apply relevant knowledge from social work practice and research, social sciences, law and from the experience of people who use services. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of social work theory and models.
Ensuring that carers are effectively assessed and supported is a key component of the social work role.
To ensure effective liaison and communication with service users/carers/team members and other colleagues from different agencies and organisations demonstrating a commitment to collaborative working, including attendance at relevant multi-disciplinary meetings.
To receive and share highly complex, sensitive, contentious information about service users and carers with multi professionals and other key organisations within and outside the Trust. Information will include assessments and details of risk and may be conveyed in an emotive atmosphere. Communication may focus on issues of a highly sensitive nature. For example, child protection, vulnerable adults, mental health act assessments and guardianship issues. Social workers are professionally accountable for information which may be shared formally either verbally or in writing.
for full details see job description
The Governments' proposal to mandate Covid 19 vaccines for all health care workers is currently under review. Until there is a formal directive in place regarding mandatory vaccines as a condition of your employment, Bradford District Care Trust does not require you to be fully vaccinated as part of your employment conditions. Please be reminded that this decision may be changed dependent on the directive from the Government once the consultation has concluded.
The Covid vaccination remains the best line of defence against Covid to protect individuals, colleagues, patients, and communities and the Trust encourages staff to take up the offer of being fully vaccinated. Please note all staff members who are working in healthcare premises, working with patients/service users and/or undertaking patient/service user visits will be required to take a twice weekly LAMP test, and to produce evidence of their negative test result on request.
If you have any concerns about whether this affects your eligibility to undertake a role with the Trust, you may wish to contact the recruiting manager to discuss this further. Please note that if you are successful, the pre-employment health check will require details of vaccination status where appropriate, and will be retained as part of your employment health record.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to provide appropriate assessments and deliver interventions to individuals, families and carers in order to support recovery, promote self-management, positive risk taking and to minimise risk. The Social Worker will provide a high quality service to adults of all ages experiencing or recovering from mental health difficulties.
The core functions are to work within a framework of recovery which embraces the individuals right to choice and control.
Apply social work ethical principles and values to guide professional practice. Recognise diversity and apply anti-discriminatory principles in practice. Advance human rights and promote social justice and economic wellbeing.
Develop and apply relevant knowledge from social work practice and research, social sciences, law and from the experience of people who use services. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of social work theory and models.
Ensuring that carers are effectively assessed and supported is a key component of the social work role.
To ensure effective liaison and communication with service users/carers/team members and other colleagues from different agencies and organisations demonstrating a commitment to collaborative working, including attendance at relevant multi-disciplinary meetings.
To receive and share highly complex, sensitive, contentious information about service users and carers with multi professionals and other key organisations within and outside the Trust. Information will include assessments and details of risk and may be conveyed in an emotive atmosphere. Communication may focus on issues of a highly sensitive nature. For example, child protection, vulnerable adults, mental health act assessments and guardianship issues. Social workers are professionally accountable for information which may be shared formally either verbally or in writing.
for full details see job description
The Governments' proposal to mandate Covid 19 vaccines for all health care workers is currently under review. Until there is a formal directive in place regarding mandatory vaccines as a condition of your employment, Bradford District Care Trust does not require you to be fully vaccinated as part of your employment conditions. Please be reminded that this decision may be changed dependent on the directive from the Government once the consultation has concluded.
The Covid vaccination remains the best line of defence against Covid to protect individuals, colleagues, patients, and communities and the Trust encourages staff to take up the offer of being fully vaccinated. Please note all staff members who are working in healthcare premises, working with patients/service users and/or undertaking patient/service user visits will be required to take a twice weekly LAMP test, and to produce evidence of their negative test result on request.
If you have any concerns about whether this affects your eligibility to undertake a role with the Trust, you may wish to contact the recruiting manager to discuss this further. Please note that if you are successful, the pre-employment health check will require details of vaccination status where appropriate, and will be retained as part of your employment health record.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification, BA Social Work, Masters or Degree.
- Registration with Social Work England
Desirable
- Other clinical qualifications with relevance to the job description.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a mental health setting either substantively or through placement.
- Evidence of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- An ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Desirable
- Experience of working in specialist areas, for example substance misuse and alcohol service, advocacy, domestic violence, criminal justice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification, BA Social Work, Masters or Degree.
- Registration with Social Work England
Desirable
- Other clinical qualifications with relevance to the job description.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a mental health setting either substantively or through placement.
- Evidence of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- An ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Desirable
- Experience of working in specialist areas, for example substance misuse and alcohol service, advocacy, domestic violence, criminal justice.
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).
