Senior Social Worker (Approved Mental Health Professionals)

Royal Borough of Greenwich; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in London seeks enthusiastic Senior Social Workers/Approved Mental Health Professionals. Ideal candidates will manage caseloads and support mental health services in the community. Excellent benefits include a generous annual leave allowance and opportunities for career development. The role requires a registered social work qualification and AMHP qualification.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Local government pension scheme

Hybrid working opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Childcare vouchers

Qualifications

• Ability to manage a caseload effectively.
• Experience working in mental health settings.
• Strong understanding of legislation related to social work.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of clients with mental health needs.
• Conduct assessments under the Care Act 2014.
• Promote interagency collaboration for effective support.

Skills

Social care knowledge

Care Act assessments

Safeguarding procedures

Engagement skills

Teamwork

Education

Registered professional social work qualification

AMHP qualification

Job description

Job Introduction

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GREENWICH MENTAL HEALTH

Join our forward-thinking approach

Strength in people. Strength in communities. Strength in diversity.

Senior Social Workers/ Approved Mental Health Professionals

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, Adult Mental Health services?

Want to work in an innovative learning organisation? Looking to develop your experience in community mental health?

With excellent training and great benefits, Royal Greenwich is the ideal place to progress your career. Our extensive benefits include: a generous annual leave entitlement of up to 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Hybrid working opportunities to support your wellbeing and work-life balance. Local government pension scheme which offers death in service benefits and ill health retirement provisions. Career development through internal and external training opportunities. Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing. Inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks, employee recognition schemes and charitable giving schemes. Interest-free loans for season tickets and bikes, childcare vouchers, personal mobile, computer and leisure discounts, Greenwich One Card entitling you to discounts at local businesses.

At Royal Greenwich, we value our Social Workers and support them to ensure they have the resources and environment they need to make a real difference. We are keen to appoint enthusiastic Senior Social Workers/Approved Mental Health Professionals who share our vision in the development of a centre of excellence. Opportunities are available in:

• East Intensive Case Management in Psychosis (ICMP) Community Mental Health Team - 35 hours per week
• West Intensive Case Management in Psychosis (ICMP) Community Mental Health Team - 35 hours per week
• Older Adults (OAMH) Community Mental Health Team - 35 hours per week
• Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Community Mental Health Team - 17.5 hours per week
• Oxleas House Mental Health Unit (Queen Elizabeth Hospital) & Home Treatment Team - 35 hours per week

Our Teams

Intensive Case Management in Psychosis (ICMP East and West Teams)

ICMP provides a flexible service to all Greenwich residents between the ages of 18 and 65 years, within the psychosis clusters who currently require secondary community mental health treatment and support.

The service focus is on social inclusion, recovery, working towards self-management, and offering individuals choice and involvement regarding their treatment, whilst actively encouraging their participation in the planning and implementation of their care. This results in a strength based personalised wellbeing plan which supports the individual's referral back to primary care.

Team Locations:

ICMP East:Ferryview Health Centre, 27 John Wilson Street, Woolwich, SE18 6PZ.

ICMP West:68 The Heights, Charlton, SE7 8JH.

Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP)

EIP provides assessment, treatment and support to people living within the borough of Greenwich who are experiencing psychosis for the first time. Support is provided in the community for up to three years. Discharge destinations include primary care (GP), a different type or longer-term secondary care mental health team (ICMP or Community Mental Health Rehabilitation and Enablement Service) or on occasion another EIP team (if the service user relocates). A core value of the service is its strong ethos of hope and optimism and whole-team commitment to enabling recovery through the provision of individually tailored, evidence-based interventions for both service users and their support networks.

Given that the team often work with people experiencing contact with mental health services for the first time, this requires a considered and skilled approach in terms of engagement. The successful candidate will be joining a highly skilled, motivated, and performing team, evidenced by annual EIP audit result data.

Team Location:

Ferryview Health Centre, 27 John Wilson Street, Woolwich, SE18 6PZ.

Older Adults Community Mental Health Team

The Greenwich Older Adults Mental Health team is a specialist integrated multidisciplinary team for adults over the age of 65 experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties or have a dementia diagnosis. The team provides health and social care assessments, support and advice for carers and a variety of interventions to maximise independent living, and to promote mental wellbeing.

The team provide support through care coordination and a programme of short-term psychological groups directed to older people assessed for the service. All professionals work collaboratively with the inpatient unit, crisis, and assessment team, to assess the support that the individual needs in the community, to contribute to the multi-agency panel to consider those who may need a package of care and to discuss safe discharge from hospital.

Team Location:

Memorial Hospital, Shooters Hill, Woolwich, SE18 3RG.

What we look for

All social workers will be expected to be able to manage a caseload and to work co-productively with service users their families and carers to ensure that a strength based, person centred approach remains at the core of all interventions.

To be part of a multidisciplinary team that consists of social workers, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, support workers, lived experienced practitioners, community psychiatric nurses and administrative support.

To work autonomously with individuals, carers, and families to deliver a range of assessment and care interventions that promote mental health wellbeing and strengths based personalised outcomes for people, whilst promoting independence. You will be expected to undertake statutory functions of the social work role (Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 (2007), Children Act 1989 (2004) and other related legislation), responding to requests for those who present with care and support needs:

Senior Social Work/AMHP Role and Responsibilities

(this list is not exhaustive)

• Use their social care knowledge and skills to guide intervention with service users, families, and carers.
• Undertake care act assessments, support planning and reviews under the Care Act 2014.
• Undertake the AMHP role on behalf of the local authority and participate in the Greenwich Central AMHP Team borough wide AMHP rota (pro rata).
• Undertake and provide consultation and support on Safeguarding Adults and Children procedures and to act as a Safeguarding Adults Manager, Enquiry Officer, MARAC Representative and Think Family Champion (where appropriate).
• Undertake work with individuals and their families, to develop and maintain self-help, improve problem solving and coping capabilities towards improved health and wellbeing.
• Participate in Section 117 discharge and care planning processes and meetings.
• Promote and undertake interagency collaboration and networking with the local authority, housing, third sector organisations, voluntary agencies, and community networks in order to mobilise resources.
• Complete statutory documentation and reports within the required time scales.
• Assess the needs of groups who are difficult to engage or those from excluded groups (i.e. nil recourse, drugs/alcohol).
• Undertake mandatory and relevant training to maintain their social care practice, knowledge, and skills.

Your job satisfaction and support

• 1 to 1 reflective professional supervision and AMHP post assessment supervision
• Access to a manager who is AMHP qualified
• An AMHP mentor to provide additional support in your first year of employment
• 18 hours (3 days) of AMHP approval training in each year
• A structured induction to Greenwich AMHP service
• Up to 2 days in each 5 year period to complete your AMHP re-approval portfolio
• Opportunity to be involved in the practice education of social workers and AMHPs undertaking professional training
• Access to Social Work, AMHP and Reflective Practice Forums for peer group discussion reflection and supervision
• A welcome meeting with the Head of Social Care and Mental Health Lead Social Worker to begin to discuss and plan for your continued professional development pathway
• Access to protected time to undertake the requirements for your Social Work England registration
• Access to the Royal Borough of Greenwich learning portal, training programmes, reflective workshops, and events
• Strong partnership working between Royal Borough of Greenwich Health and Adults Services, Integrated Commissioning Board and Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust (Health Service Journal - Trust of the Year 2023 and The Sunday Times - Best Places to work 2023). This collaboration enables efficient multiagency working towards achieving a joint mission.

For these roles you must hold

• A registered professional social work qualification
• An AMHP qualification
• Registration with Social Work England
• This role will require an Enhanced DBS check

In return we offer a range of benefits

• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance of 29 days plus Bank Holidays
• Flexible and hybridworking arrangements with good IT equipment
• Vibrant Staff Networks
• Reduced rate gym membership
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• GreenwichCard entitling you to discounts at local businesses
• Travel expenses for business mileage and car parking

If you want to be part of this forward-thinking service and can help us to achieve our vision, we would love to hear from you.

This advert must be read in conjunction with the Job Description and Job Specification. When completing your application, please detail in your supporting statement how you meet the Person Specification requirements.

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

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Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.

Attached documents

• Job description and Person specification