Social Worker- Mental Health

Job description

Job responsibilities

At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives.

This post attracts a welcome payment of 5% of the starting salary for the grade to enable individuals to join our permanent workforce.  This is payable upon successful completion of your probationary period and is subject to eligibility criteria.

Your main place of work will be Bath NHS House / The Hollies Midsomer Norton.

Do you want to join an innovative and enthusiastic mental health team? Do you want to join a team that is committed to providing high quality services to predominantly older people and their carers who have mental health challenges? Do you want to work in a team that practices from a person centred and strengths based approach ? If you do, an opportunity has arisen to become a social worker in a well-established ,integrated mental health team. CITT is a busy team which offers a considerable amount of a variety. The multi-disciplinary team share an office base and work jointly with the mental health therapies and intensive teams. The applicant need not have previous experience with older adults as experience and skills are transferable. One of the values of the team is to provide service users and carers with flexible and creative care packages, aimed at maintaining peoples’ independence at home. The team has access to a lot of community resources, working closely with third sector, private and statutory providers. The team also works closely with the general hospital (RUH) to facilitate and ensure that service users who meet the CITT criteria are discharged with the appropriate ongoing support. The is to this ensure that CITT service users are discharged in an efficient and timely way.  There will be an ongoing opportunity to provide specialist knowledge to partner agencies in a variety of settings. The successful applicant will be encouraged to develop their therapeutic skills. You will be joining a supportive team, at a time when there is an opportunity to assist in developing new services and ways of working.

We are proud to be fostering a diverse work force that reflects our communities. A key commitment to this is improving staff representation from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, those from the LGBTQ+ communities and people living with disabilities. 

Interested to find out more? 

If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact the team manager Karen Gilroy or Mark Roberts on 01225 - 396772 / 396708. 

Interview date: TBC

This is a rolling advert – applications will be checked weekly and we will shortlist and interview on a rolling basis.

About Bath & North East Somerset Council.

Working at Bath & North East Somerset provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

Why Bath & North East Somerset Council?

We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need.  Go to https://jobsandcareers.bathnes.gov.uk/why-work-us/our-benefits

At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve peoples live. Find out more about our values at https://jobsandcareers.bathnes.gov.uk/why-work-us/our-values

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. Find out more on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/equality-and-diversity 

We are a Disability Confident Employer – find out more at https://shorturl.at/ajrsW

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced/Basic DBS Check.

Safeguarding Statement: The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.   As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Address

The Hollies

Midsomer Norton

Bath and North East Somerset

BA3 2DT

Employer's website

https://beta.bathnes.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)