Qualified Social Worker (Copy)

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Social Worker to join their multidisciplinary team at Chadwick Lodge, Milton Keynes. In this role, you will manage complex caseloads and conduct crucial social care assessments, supporting service users detained under the Mental Health Act. The ideal candidate must have Social Work England registration and experience in forensic or mental health settings. This position offers an annual salary up to £37,000 and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Annual salary of up to £37,000

33 days annual leave

Free meals and parking

Wellbeing support

Career development and training

Pension contribution

Life Assurance

Enhanced Maternity Package

Qualifications

• 2 years post qualifying experience required.
• Experience in conducting safeguarding assessments.
• Ability to liaise with Local Authority and MAPPA.

Responsibilities

• Conduct referrals to Local Authority for safeguarding.
• Manage social care assessments and risk assessments.
• Facilitate group activities and support user plans.

Skills

Social Work England registration

Experience within Forensic, Criminal Justice or Mental Health setting

Presenting reports in formal settings

Managing complex caseloads

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.

Withprevious experience from the NHS or private care, you can jointhe multidisciplinary team at Chadwick LodgeinMilton Keynes, which has a strong emphasis on teamwork, andwhere you will provide care forservice users who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) and have a history of offending behaviour.

As a Social Worker you will manage a complex caseload and be responsible for social care assessments, risk assessments,facilitate group activities, and will contribute to ICR meetings, supporting service users to make viable plans for their future.

You report to the Lead Social worker, and will manage internal investigations and liaise with home authorities for service users during their admission and discharging process, while enjoying access to arange of training opportunities that can see your career grow and you achieve your career aspirations.

A career at Elysium is one that you can take pride in, knowing that you will be instrumental in helping people to lead a full and valued life, enabling them to live more independently. Its what delivering great healthcare should feel like.

As a Social Worker you will be:

• Conducting referrals to Local Authority in line with safeguarding and assessments
• Liaising and working closely with MAPPA
• Experience of presenting reports in formal setting, e.g. First Tier Tribunals Mental Health and Associate hospital Managers Hearings
• Educating Hospital staff about relevant safeguarding matters.
• Completing a full annual social care reassessment within the CPA format.
• Facilitating access to welfare rights, housing, advocacy services and associated support services
• Participating in 1:1 supervision

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• Social Work England registration
• A Social Work degree
• Completed ASYE programme
• 2 years post qualifying experience
• Experience within Forensic, Criminal Justice or Mental Health setting

Where you will be working

Location:ChadwickDrive(offSaxonStreet),Eaglestone,MiltonKeynes, Buckinghamshire,MK65LS

You will be working at Chadwick Lodge and Eaglestone View, amedium and low secure services providing specialist treatment programmes for service users who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) and have a history of offending behaviour. The service offer a broad spectrum of evidence-based therapeutic interventions, involving service usersat every stage. The hospital's consultant-led multidisciplinary team has a wealth of clinical and research experience in forensic psychiatry. All programmes are designed to reduce the risk of re-offending and to maximise the potential and enhance the quality of life of eachservice users.

Chadwick Lodge secure services care forservice userswith complex and enduring mental illness who need to achieve stability in order to benefit from multidisciplinary interventions, helping them move on to community settings whenever possible.

What you will get:

• An annual salary of up to £37,000
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave - plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and trainingto help youachieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.