Band 6 Social Worker - Bristol

The Methodist Church in Britain; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a part-time Social Worker for a 12-month fixed-term role in the Kingfisher service. The post focuses on outreach and inpatient support to prevent admission and plan discharge, within a trauma-informed, sensory-informed, and nature-based framework.

You will work as part of an MDT, providing personalised care planning, safeguarding, and carer support, while leading practice and supervising junior staff as needed.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Social Work; commitment to continued professional development.
• Current registration with Social Work England; substantial frontline experience in adult mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personalised social work interventions as part of the MDT for people with mental health needs, learning disabilities and/or autism.
• Network with community services to plan admission and discharge from Kingfisher and support safe discharge to the person’s chosen community.
• Provide Personalised Care and Support Planning, hold support conversations, and act as keyworker for some people.
• Deliver carers’ assessments and interventions to support carers.
• Record safety incidents and create/update safety assessments and safety plans.
• Protect people from abuse under safeguarding procedures and coordinate protective interventions.
• Provide practice leadership and supervision within the team and cover for the manager when required.
• Maintain the single health and social care record and report activity in a timely manner.
• Manage workload and plan the workload of others; mentor and train staff.
• Participate in management, caseload and clinical supervision, on-call rota and local arrangements.
• Promote rights, wellbeing and integrity; report concerns and monitor safety.

Skills

Evidence-based interventions

Legal frameworks

Verbal communication

Written communication

Active listening

Education

Social Work degree or diploma

CPD commitment

Job description

This part-time, 12-month fixed-term Social Worker post sits in Kingfisher, a new Trust-wide service for people with a learning disability and/or autism, run by Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. The work centres on outreach and inpatient support to prevent admission and plan discharge. The team works in a trauma-informed, sensory-informed and nature-based way, with an inpatient unit at Blackberry Hill. Social Work England registration and substantial mental health experience decide fit.

What the job involves

• Deliver personalised and social work interventions as an MDT member, including defined specialist therapeutic interventions for people with mental health difficulties, learning disabilities and/or autism
• Network with community services to plan admission to and discharge from Kingfisher, and support safe discharge to the person's chosen community
• Facilitate Personalised Care and Support Planning, hold support conversations, and act as keyworker for some people
• Deliver defined interventions to support carers, including carers' assessments
• Record safety incidents and create and update safety assessments and safety plans
• Protect people from abuse and harm under local safeguarding procedures, sharing information appropriately and coordinating protective interventions
• Provide practice leadership and supervision within the team, covering for the manager and colleagues when required, and lead practices that enable effective team working
• Maintain the single health and social care record and report and record activity within agreed timeframes
• Manage own workload and plan the workload of others, prioritising time day to day
• Provide mentoring and training for others, and develop own practice and that of others
• Take part in management, caseload and clinical supervision, on-call rota and local arrangements
• Promote rights, strengths and wellbeing, act with integrity, report concerns, and monitor health, safety and security of self and others

What’s required

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Social Work
• Evidence of commitment to continued professional development

Registration & licences

• Current registration with Social Work England

Experience

• Substantial post-registration experience in front-line adult mental health services, undertaking assessment and delivering interventions
• Experience of supporting carers and undertaking carers' assessments

Skills & knowledge

• Developed understanding of evidence-based interventions with people with varying needs
• Detailed understanding of legal frameworks: Personalised Care and Support Planning, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act and safeguarding
• Highly developed verbal communication, including engaging people when a more assertive approach is needed
• Highly developed written communication, including compiling and sorting notes and reports
• Highly developed active listening, including reframing and testing understanding

Nice to have

• Relevant post-registration qualifications, such as AMHP or BIA
• Evidence of successful completion of ASYE
• Experience gained in a wide variety of settings