Forensic Social Worker Specialist: Risk & Care Planning

The Methodist Church in Britain; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced leave package

Health and wellbeing support

Investment in staff development and-sk

Willingness to discuss working arrang*

Job summary

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced social worker for its Forensic Division. The role focuses on person-led assessments, risk assessment, and support planning across community, mental health and hospital settings.

Responsibilities include acting as Social Supervisor for conditionally discharged patients, mentoring colleagues, and coordinating CPA processes. A degree and current SWE registration are required, with strong practice development and leadership experience.

Qualifications

• Degree and current Social Work England professional registration.
• Post-registration or graduate diploma or equivalent specialist experience.
• Specialist CPD with impact on practice.
• Experience promoting service user and carer involvement.
• Mentoring and supervision experience.
• Experience as a CPA coordinator.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical care with systems to monitor practice and performance.
• Carry out person-led, risk and support planning assessments.
• Coordinate tailored social care packages and therapeutic interventions.
• Act as Social Supervisor for conditionally discharged patients and report to the Secretary of State.
• Ensure patient safety and risk reduction using professional judgement.
• Work autonomously and with the MDT to develop person-centred care plans.
• Support service users, carers on care pathways and service development.
• Provide supervision to colleagues in the Forensic Division.
• Offer clinical leadership and advocacy, including discharge preparation.
• Support training programmes and promote forensic social work knowledge.
• Participate in incident debriefs and learning from incidents.

Skills

Policy knowledge

Audit & standards

IT skills

Communication skills

Time management

Equality & diversity values

Education

Degree & Social Work England registration

Job description

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced social worker for its Forensic Division. The role focuses on person-led assessments, risk assessment, and support planning across community, mental health and hospital settings.

Responsibilities include acting as Social Supervisor for conditionally discharged patients, mentoring colleagues, and coordinating CPA processes. A degree and current SWE registration are required, with strong practice development and leadership experience.