Job summary
Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Stanford Hall is an inclusive and dedicated organisation working to provide excellent care to serving military personnel.
Our vision is to be recognised as a world leader in military rehabilitation and research, maximising the skills of an integrated workforce, resulting in greater employability and deployability across Defence.
Our mission is to deliver consultant led, safe and effective specialist interdisciplinary rehabilitation services that meets the needs of our patients and the Chain of Command. We are seeking two dynamic, organised and enthusiastic Social Worker to join the multi-disciplinary team at DMRC.
These positions offer 37 hours per week, one position allowing for Full Time hours only. For the other positions offers to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs. Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken.
We offer the following employee benefits:
- A market supplement of £2000 a year for each position on top of the annual salary
- A Civil Service Pension
- Free parking
- Access to gym
- Access to swimming pool and woodland walk
- Small shop on site
- Inclusive working environment
- Numerous opportunities for continuous professional development
Main duties of the job
The Senior Social Worker enables a proactive Social Work Service comprising early assessment of patients and carer needs, risk assessment, safeguarding of adults and children at risk, counselling and support, advocacy, social care case management and rapid and timely access to resources. This will contribute significantly to the successful rehabilitation of patients back to maximal possible health and operational fitness or reintegration and transition into civilian life.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Delivering good outcomes for adults through completing timely assessments to determine the needs and risks to the patient or their family and implementing effective care plans that safeguard vulnerable adults.
- Providing a social work service at DMRC that conforms to the regulations and best practice guidelines set out by Social Work England (SWE).
- Effectively up-dating the interdisciplinary treating team of the social welfare needs of patients and any potential impact that this may have upon their capacity to successfully rehabilitate back to maximal possible health and operational fitness or discharge, reintegration and transition into civilian life.
Please pay particular attention to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of responsibilities.
About us
Our success depends on our people, our Whole Force regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.
Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.
In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.
If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Selection Process
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV in the application form.
To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
At interview you will be tested against the following Behaviours and Technical Skills:
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Leadership.
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Communicating
and Influencing.
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Making
Effective Decisions.
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Changing
and Improving.
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Working
Together.
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Managing
a Quality Service
Mental Capacity: Social workers must have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Code of Practice and be able to apply these in practice.
Please ensure the required skills, qualifications and memberships are demonstrated in your application.
Travel to interview costs will not be reimbursed.
Further Information
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Please see the attached further information document for full details.
All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. For more information copy and paste the following into your browser or search gov.uk: Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
If you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Please ensure you have read all the details in the important information link prior to applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Selection Process
The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV in the application form.
To be eligible to be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
At interview you will be tested against the following Behaviours and Technical Skills:
-
Leadership.
-
Communicating
and Influencing.
-
Making
Effective Decisions.
-
Changing
and Improving.
-
Working
Together.
-
Managing
a Quality Service
Mental Capacity: Social workers must have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Code of Practice and be able to apply these in practice.
Please ensure the required skills, qualifications and memberships are demonstrated in your application.
Travel to interview costs will not be reimbursed.
Further Information
The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
We encourage all our employees and prospective ones to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to any exemptions that may apply. Please see the attached further information document for full details.
All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment by 31st December 2022. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. For more information copy and paste the following into your browser or search gov.uk: Making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
If you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.
Please ensure you have read all the details in the important information link prior to applying.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- You must be an appropriately qualified and experienced Mental Health Social Work Practitioner.
- You must have an understanding and working knowledge of all relevant social care legislation Mental Health Act (MHA) (83), Mental Capacity Act (MCA) (05) Including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS (LPS)), Care Act 14, European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (98) Adult and Children Safeguarding.
- You must show evidence of continued professional development
Qualifications
Essential
- You must have a Degree in Social Work or equivalent Diploma in Social Work (DipSW)/ Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW)
Membership & Registrations
Essential
- Must be registered with the Social Work England, SSSC, the CCW or NISCC.
- Full UK Driving Licence
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- You must be an appropriately qualified and experienced Mental Health Social Work Practitioner.
- You must have an understanding and working knowledge of all relevant social care legislation Mental Health Act (MHA) (83), Mental Capacity Act (MCA) (05) Including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS (LPS)), Care Act 14, European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (98) Adult and Children Safeguarding.
- You must show evidence of continued professional development
Qualifications
Essential
- You must have a Degree in Social Work or equivalent Diploma in Social Work (DipSW)/ Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW)
Membership & Registrations
Essential
- Must be registered with the Social Work England, SSSC, the CCW or NISCC.
- Full UK Driving Licence
Additional information
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).
