Job summary
As a Social Worker you are motivated to make a difference? .... Join us to revitalise your career and the health of young people with eating disorders.
As a Social Worker you are required to work effectively within the MDT to support our young people, their families and carers. As a critical member of the team, is it essential you hold strong risk management and safe guarding knowledge/skills.
Excellent working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983/2007 as well as other statutory legislation such as Childrens Act 1989, Care Act 2014, child protection, protection of vulnerable adults and multi-agency public protection arrangements is required.
Ideally you will have experience of working with children and young adults within a mental health or CAMHS service.
Main duties of the job
Essential elements to your role:
Safeguarding
Assessments of and meeting with carers and families.
Liaison with community services to secure transfer of care as required
To act as link between inpatient services and receiving community teams
Discharge planning.
liaising with/assessing advocacy services.
Overseeing patient rights.
Providing holistic social circumstances reports for tribunal.
Management and supervision of junior staff
About us
Ellern Mede specialises in treating patients with Eating Disorders. Eating Disorders are extraordinarily complex illnesses that present with abnormalities in physical and psychological functioning. The physical complications have the potential to cause permanent damage and in some cases are life threatening. The causes are complex and multi-factorial, including genetic, neuro-developmental and environmental influences. They require a comprehensive treatment programme including medical, psychiatric, psychological, social and educational interventions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Social Worker you are motivated to make a difference? .... Join us to revitalise your career and the health of young people with eating disorders.
As a Social Worker you are required to work effectively within the MDT to support our young people, their families and carers. As a critical member of the team, is it essential you hold strong risk management and safe guarding knowledge/skills.
Excellent working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983/2007 as well as other statutory legislation such as Childrens Act 1989, Care Act 2014, child protection, protection of vulnerable adults and multi-agency public protection arrangements is required.
Ideally you will have experience of working with children and young adults within a mental health or CAMHS service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a Social Worker you are motivated to make a difference? .... Join us to revitalise your career and the health of young people with eating disorders.
As a Social Worker you are required to work effectively within the MDT to support our young people, their families and carers. As a critical member of the team, is it essential you hold strong risk management and safe guarding knowledge/skills.
Excellent working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983/2007 as well as other statutory legislation such as Childrens Act 1989, Care Act 2014, child protection, protection of vulnerable adults and multi-agency public protection arrangements is required.
Ideally you will have experience of working with children and young adults within a mental health or CAMHS service.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Social Work Degree and must be registered with HCPC. Ability to undertake led assessments, care planning and reviewing. Working with an MDT and mental health team.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Ability to undertake needs led assessments, care planning, reviewing.
- Multi-disciplinary team work
- Social services experience
- Working within a mental health team
- Working within care programme approach and risk assessment guidelines
Desirable
- discharge procedures, awareness of risk assessments
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Social Work Degree and must be registered with HCPC. Ability to undertake led assessments, care planning and reviewing. Working with an MDT and mental health team.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Ability to undertake needs led assessments, care planning, reviewing.
- Multi-disciplinary team work
- Social services experience
- Working within a mental health team
- Working within care programme approach and risk assessment guidelines
Desirable
- discharge procedures, awareness of risk assessments
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
