Lead Social Worker

Active Care Group Careers; Stafford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Lead Social Worker for their Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in Stafford. You will lead safeguarding efforts and provide professional direction while meeting individual needs of young people. Key tasks include compiling social history reports and ensuring legal compliance for mental health tribunes. This is a vital role within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in social work within mental health
• Knowledge of Mental Health Review Tribunals (MHRTs)
• Strong leadership capabilities

Responsibilities

• Compile comprehensive social history reports for young people.
• Ensure young people understand their rights to MHRTs.
• Provide recommendations for social work practices.
• Manage advocacy programmes and befriending schemes.

Skills

Social work expertise

Team collaboration

Advocacy skills

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Come and join one of the UK's largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We have an amazing opportunity for an experienced Lead Social Worker join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Wheaton Ashton, Stafford. Working as part of a dedicated and supportive Multidisciplinary Team, you will be the safeguarding lead for the hospital and will provide professional social work direction and support ensuring the individual needs of our young people are met and taking the lead in the development of aftercare placements, providing parents, carers and service agencies with information regarding these placements.

What you'll be doing:

• Compiling comprehensive social history reports for all our young people including in the assessment process
• Ensuring that our young people are aware of their rights to Mental Health Review Tribunals (MHRTs) and make appropriate arrangements for their legal representation
• Making recommendations on the practice and development of social work within the unit to the Unit General Manager
• Ensuring that reports are provided by Social Workers representing the purchasing authority and are made available to MHRTs

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