Job summary
Job Title: Social Worker
Grade: Band 6
Trust: Greater
Manchester Mental Health NHS FT
Location: CMHT Later Life North, 11th Floor Hexagon Tower, Crumpsall
Vale , M9 8GQ
Hours: Monday - Friday 9.00am
17.00pm
Pay rate: £ 21.80 Per Hour
Main duties of the job
Rated
Good in their most recent CQC report, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS
Foundation Trust (GMMH) provides inpatient and community-based mental health
care for Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford, and Wigan. The Trust also
provides a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services
for patients from Greater Manchester and beyond. From the beauty of the
surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city, Greater
Manchester has something for everyone.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assess and monitor
the mental health and social care needs of service users and carers as part of
an integrated team, sharing information in an appropriate and secure manner
using both electronic and paper-based systems.
Conduct assessments to establish an
individuals level of need, based upon the National Eligibility Criteria.
Carry out appropriate
review or re-assessment of individuals and/or carers as required.
Respond to
safeguarding enquiries in line with the Care Act (2014) when it is deemed that
an adult with care and support needs may be at risk of abuse or neglect.
Make every effort to
ensure the service users and publics safety and well-being are met within the
Trusts risk management framework and in line with Trust policies and procedures,
identifying possible risks and alerting the team manager to any potential
serious risk situations and flagging these up on Datix.
Attend team meetings,
professional forums, mandatory training, and other training events as required.
To ensure that
continued professional development in social work is maintained updating
professional practice to maintain social work registration.
Promote models of
good practice and the role/skills of social worker and represent the profession
as required.
Participate in
regular formal supervision .
In
addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide
evidence of:
Relevant Qualifications
Registration with the
relevant Registration Body
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assess and monitor
the mental health and social care needs of service users and carers as part of
an integrated team, sharing information in an appropriate and secure manner
using both electronic and paper-based systems.
Conduct assessments to establish an
individuals level of need, based upon the National Eligibility Criteria.
Carry out appropriate
review or re-assessment of individuals and/or carers as required.
Respond to
safeguarding enquiries in line with the Care Act (2014) when it is deemed that
an adult with care and support needs may be at risk of abuse or neglect.
Make every effort to
ensure the service users and publics safety and well-being are met within the
Trusts risk management framework and in line with Trust policies and procedures,
identifying possible risks and alerting the team manager to any potential
serious risk situations and flagging these up on Datix.
Attend team meetings,
professional forums, mandatory training, and other training events as required.
To ensure that
continued professional development in social work is maintained updating
professional practice to maintain social work registration.
Promote models of
good practice and the role/skills of social worker and represent the profession
as required.
Participate in
regular formal supervision .
In
addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide
evidence of:
Relevant Qualifications
Registration with the
relevant Registration Body
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Desirable
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
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
