Senior Social Worker

Greater Manchester Menthal Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Social Worker to join their team. This role involves supervising AMHPs, managing complex mental health cases, and ensuring compliance with mental health legislation. The ideal candidate will be a registered social worker with a deep understanding of the Mental Health Act and experience in providing appropriate assessments and interventions. Staff benefits include generous annual leave, excellent pension schemes, and a variety of wellness programs.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

fuelGenie Fuel Cards

Qualifications

• Registered Social Worker with AMHP designation required.
• Experience in advising and directing health colleagues essential.
• Must hold knowledge of Mental Health Act and related legislation.

Responsibilities

• Act as an Approved Mental Health Professional and lead the AMHP Hub.
• Manage complex cases and conduct legal assessments under Care Act and MCA.
• Chair safeguarding inquiries and ensure legislative requirements are met.

Skills

Advising on Care Act and Mental Health legislation

Supervision and support for AMHPs

Conducting mental health assessments

Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act

Robust safeguarding practices

Education

Registered Social Worker

Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP)

Job description

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 - 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Social Worker
• Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP),

Experience

Essential criteria

• Advise and direct other social workers, team members and health colleagues regarding the requirements of the Care Act (2014) Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007), Mental Capacity Act 2005, and related codes of practice, and any other related legislation affecting the role and duties of a Social Worker/Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP).
• Support and supervise other AMHPs within the division, offering specialist advice and direction regarding complex cases as required.
• Act as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), and support the management and running of the AMHP Hub
• Hold a small number of highly complex cases requiring Care Act and legal input around MCA Assessments, BI Assessments, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Court of Protection where necessary.
• Provide all appropriate mental health and social care assessments and interventions according to service user recovery goals and carrying out all assessment, care planning and social work activity in line with Trust targets and objectives and within a Recovery Approach.
• Convene and attend meetings in accordance with S117 requirements and to lead and advise on ensuring social care aftercare provisions and legislative requirements under S117 are met.
• Produce court reports as appropriate including Mental Health Tribunal reports and witness statements for Court of Protection. Support and advise colleagues in the production of their reports, including contributing to training as necessary.
• Support CMHT in its applications to funding panel, providing advice and quality assurance of assessments.
• Chair s.42 safeguarding enquiries and support local services in ensuring robust processes are in place to manage safeguarding enquiries.
• Have a working and applied knowledge of the Care Act (2014), the Mental Health Act (1983 as amended 2007), Mental Capacity Act (2005), as well as being acquainted with other legislation which may be relevant to the service group
• Act as a practice educator for social work students and support ASYE programme.

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we'd love to hear from you.

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Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government's website - click here.

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 09/04/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Band 7 Senior Social Worker - North (PDF, 179.5KB)
• Important Candidate information (PDF, 2.5MB)