Band 6 Social Worker

NHS Professionals Limited; Oxford; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare staffing provider is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join their team in Oxford. You will provide essential social work expertise and interventions to individuals with mental health needs and work closely within a multidisciplinary team. The role offers a flexible shift pattern and opportunities for career progression within the NHS environment.

Benefits

Access to Learning & Development opportunities

Flexible shifts

Paid annual leave

Qualifications

• Professional Registration with Social Work England is essential.
• A degree in Social Work or equivalent qualification is required.
• Relevant experience in community mental health services is needed.

Responsibilities

• Participate in and contribute to the multi-disciplinary team.
• Develop risk management plans in collaboration with clients.
• Use various communication tools to interact with service users effectively.

Skills

Effective communication

Risk management skills

Understanding of mental health services

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Social Work or equivalent

Professional Registration with Social Work England

Job description

Location: WarnefordHospital, Oxford OX3 7JX

Ward:In-patientSocial Work Team

Pay Rates: £22.99 per hour

Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours Mon-Fri9-5pm

Why might this job interest you?

OxfordHealth NHS Trust are currentlylooking for an experienced Social Worker to join their team in Oxford. If you are looking to develop your NHS experienceand provide social care with the support of working within a multidisciplinaryteam then please do apply!

You willwork within the inpatient social work team providing social work expertise andstatutory social care interventions to people with mental health needs.

Main duties of the job

• Participate in and contribute to the multi-disciplinary team, articulating the social perspective of mental health and ensuring that meeting the social care needs of service users retains a high priority and profile within the functioning of the team.
• Demonstrate the skills and knowledge essential for developing risk management plans, and timely review of the risk management plan identifying opportunities for positive risk taking in conjunction with the client, forensic services and clients Carers, Friends and Family.
• Use a comprehensive range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with colleagues, service users, and their families/carers. This will include service users who may have difficulties with understanding or communication.
• Undertake Care Act or s.117 aftercare eligibility assessments some of which will be for people presenting with highly complex needs using your profession specific knowledge and skills.
• Support community-based colleagues to identify and address safeguarding issues and act on them as needed.

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 responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional Registration with Social Work England.
• Degree in Social Work or equivalent qualification.

Experience

• Appropriate and relevant experience which should include a thorough understanding of working within community mental health services.

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.