Qualified Social Worker

Elysium Healthcare; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Elysium Healthcare as a Social Worker at Chadwick Lodge, where you will make a difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals. This role involves managing a complex caseload, conducting assessments, and working within a multidisciplinary team to provide essential support under the Mental Health Act. With a competitive salary and numerous benefits, this position offers a rewarding career path in a stable and growing company.

Benefits

33 days annual leave plus your birthday off

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support and activities

Career development and training opportunities

Pension contributions

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Retail discounts and special offers

Qualifications

• Social Work England registration required.
• At least 2 years post-qualifying experience needed.
• Experience in forensic, criminal justice, or mental health settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload and conduct social care assessments.
• Facilitate group activities and contribute to ICR meetings.
• Liaise with local authorities and manage internal investigations.

Skills

Safeguarding

Assessment

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Social Work degree

Completed ASYE programme

Job description

As a Social Worker, you can be the reason why lives change for the better, helping some of the most vulnerable people gain a brighter future.

With previous experience from the NHS or private care, you can join the multidisciplinary team at Chadwick Lodge in Milton Keynes, which has a strong emphasis on teamwork. You will provide care for service users detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) with a history of offending behaviour.

As a Social Worker, you will manage a complex caseload, conducting social care and risk assessments, facilitating group activities, and contributing to ICR meetings, supporting service users in planning their futures.

You will report to the Lead Social Worker, manage internal investigations, liaise with home authorities during admission and discharge, and have access to training opportunities to support your career growth and aspirations.

A career at Elysium is one you can take pride in, knowing you'll help people lead full, valued, independent lives. That's what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

As a Social Worker, your responsibilities will include:

• Referring to Local Authorities in line with safeguarding and assessments
• Working closely with MAPPA
• Presenting reports in formal settings such as First Tier Tribunals and Hospital Managers Hearings
• Educating hospital staff about safeguarding
• Completing annual social care reassessments within the CPA framework
• Facilitating access to welfare rights, housing, advocacy, and support services
• Participating in 1:1 supervision

To succeed in this role, you'll need:

• Social Work England registration
• A Social Work degree
• Completed ASYE programme
• At least 2 years post-qualifying experience
• Experience in forensic, criminal justice, or mental health settings

Where you will be working:

Location: Chadwick Drive (off Saxon Street), Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5LS

You will work at Chadwick Lodge and Eaglestone View, providing specialist treatment in medium and low secure services for detained service users. The services offer evidence-based therapeutic interventions, involving service users at every stage. The multidisciplinary team has extensive clinical and research experience in forensic psychiatry, aiming to reduce re-offending risks and improve quality of life.

Chadwick Lodge cares for individuals with complex mental illnesses, helping them stabilize and transition to community settings when possible.

What you will get:

• Annual salary up to £37,000
• 33 days annual leave plus your birthday off
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities
• Career development and training opportunities
• Pension contributions
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity Package

Additional benefits include retail discounts, special offers, and more.

About your next employer:

You will join an established, stable company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to care delivery. With over 90 services across England and Wales in mental health, neurological, learning disabilities, autism, and children’s services, there are ample opportunities for growth.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, operating in 10 countries with over 86,000 employees globally.

Elysium Healthcare is committed to safer recruitment, is a Disability Confident employer, and promotes safeguarding. All staff must understand their responsibility to protect service users. A DBS check is required for all candidates.