Band 6 Social Worker

Integrated Care System; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Social Worker at a leading healthcare provider to deliver community mental health care. The role involves safeguarding vulnerable adults, managing a caseload, and providing clinical expertise in a supportive environment with ample professional development opportunities.

Benefits

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Good quality supervision

Flexible working opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Discounts

NHS Car Lease Scheme

Eye Care Vouchers

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience.
• Knowledge of legislation relevant to care.
• Experience in multidisciplinary working and assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical expertise and leadership in mental health care.
• Manage a caseload and support service users and their carers.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and ensure safeguarding.

Skills

Communication

Safeguarding

Assessment

Leadership

Education

Professional social work qualification

Registration with Social Work England

Job description

Go back Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Social Worker

The closing date is 13 July 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Social Worker to join us in delivering community mental health care within the Welwyn area of Hertfordshire.

The area is well served with transport links to historic Hertfordshire and its glorious countryside as well as into London and beyond. We are looking for a Social Worker who is passionate about care delivering care to adults with mental health issues.

Main duties of the job

As a Social Worker in an Adult Community Mental Health Service (ACMHS) you will provide clinical expertise and leadership; participate in the referral and allocation process; safeguard vulnerable children and adults; contribute to case discussions and service related meetings; manage a caseload, provide direct support and advice to Service Users (Adults of all ages) and Carers, within the recovery framework, embracing the individual right to choice and control.

At HPFT our staff are our most important resource and we offer:

• A thorough induction to your role and team
• Regular, good quality supervision
• A range of developmental opportunities to support you to grow in your profession and your practice
• The opportunity to apply to work flexibly so that you can balance your work with your life outside work
• 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
• One of the UK's best pension schemes
• Special Leave for family and personal reasons
• NHS Car Lease Scheme (for substantive staff)
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Discounts

Refer a friend to work for the Trust and receive up to £500! (A payment of £250 will be made when the applicant commences employment with us and a further payment of £250 will be made once they hit 6 months continuous service with us, terms and conditions apply)

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trustare one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission

Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

About us - Hertfordshire NHS Partnership Trust

Heard. Respected. Included. Together, we help people with mental ill-health, learning disabilities and autism to live life to the fullest. We work throughout Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Norfolk...https://www.hertsnhsgreattogether.co.uk/

Job responsibilities

• To be a champion of social care with a comprehensive understanding of legislation and statutory
• To take a lead in the promotion of adult safeguarding practice and undertake safeguarding enquires and contribute to the provision of care plans that protect both adults and children from
• To undertake comprehensive assessments and reviews, for people who may present with a high risk, or those with significant interpersonal, social, legal and/or environmental complexities, ensuring people are assessed appropriately against social care eligibility criteria as defined by The Care Act 2014.
• To offer direct support to service users and their carers, and to colleagues, through information and advice, to ensure that those who do not meet social care eligibility are appropriately signposted and
• To ensure that appropriate health and social care services are commissioned with and on behalf of service users, including the duty to offer direct payments, and that processes are in place for service users to be charged by the local authority for the social care services they receive, if applicable.

For full details of the role and responsibilities for this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached.

We welcome an informal chat or visit to our lovely team!

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• An appropriate professional social work qualification
• Registration with Social Work England
• Training in principles and application of outcomes focussed assessments and personalization
• Relevant post-qualifying training for social workers
• Training and experience in Safeguarding
• Approved Mental Health Professional/Best Interests Assessment Training

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
• Knowledge of legislation, theory and policy in relation to relevant care group
• Experience of undertaking assessments, focussed as personalisation, choice and control, and care planning
• Understanding and experience of personal budgets and direct payments
• Experience of multidisciplinary working and ability to work collaboratively
• Experience of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect
• Experience of work as Approved Mental Health Professional and/or Best Interests Assessor

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Excellent ability to communication with a wide range of stakeholders including service users and carers, other professional colleagues, members of other organisations and local communities, verbally and in writing
• Ability to manage highly sensitive information
• Experience of using electronic recording systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate and timely reports

ANALYTICAL SKILLS

• Ability to analyse service user and carer information
• Experience of undertaking small scale audits and surveys

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.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

£39,205 to £47,084 a yearper annum pro rata (5% fringe HCAS included)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

367-ACMS-9476

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