Social Worker

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT); Hitchin; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Social Worker for its Adult Community Mental Health Services in North Hertfordshire. You will provide recovery-focused social care, assess, plan and coordinate care for adults with mental health needs in the community.

The role requires registration with Social Work England and will involve collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team. AMHP training will be supported for career progression within the Trust.

Qualifications

• Registered with Social Work England.
• Experience of working in a community-based setting.
• Ability to provide assessment, care planning and coordination from a social perspective.
• Willingness to undertake AMHP training if not already AMHP.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver recovery-focused care and support to service users and their carers.
• Provide direct support and advice to service users and carers within the recovery framework.
• Hold and manage a caseload of adults with mental health and social care needs in the community.
• Coordinate care with other professionals and external partners.
• Maintain ongoing professional development in line with Social Work England standards.

Skills

Community-based care

Team collaboration

Caseload management

Education

Social Work England registration

AMHP training (preferred)

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join our Adult Community Mental Health Services Team in North Hertfordshire.

The area is well served with transport links to historic Hertfordshire and its glorious countryside as well as into London and beyond. We are looking for a Social Worker who is passionate about care delivering care to adults with mental health issues.

We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package, excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

Whilst it is a challenging period for the NHS, there has never been a more exciting time to join HPFT. We are on a “Good to Great” journey as we continue to innovate, improve, transform and deliver the very highest standards of care to the service users and communities that we serve.

Registered with Social Work England.

Experience of working in a community based setting. Responsible for the delivery of care to an allocated caseload of clients living in the Community experiencing, or recovering from, mental health difficulties.

Provide direct support and advice to Service Users and Carers, within the recovery framework.

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary Team, working in partnership with a range of stakeholders inside and outside of the Trust.

Providing high quality social care services to adults of all ages experiencing mental ill-health. The core functions of the role will be to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care from a social perspective to adults accessing the service.

Deliver recovery-focused care and support to service users and their carers that is focused on the principles of choice, control, and independence, as well as ensuring safety.

You will hold a caseload which may comprise of adults experiencing a wide range of mental health and social care needs. You will ensure that you maintain constant reflection and development of your practice and will ensure your continuing professional development in line with the standards set out by the professional regulator, Social Work England.

If you are not already an AMHP, you will be prepared to undertake the training required to undertake the AMHP role as your career progresses. If you are already an AMHP, you will contribute to the Trust’s countywide AMHP rota.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.

Our Family Of Over 4,500 Members Of Staff Provide Health And Social Care For People With Mental Ill Health, Physical Ill Health And Learning Disabilities Across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex And Norfolk, Delivering These Services Within The Community And Several Inpatient Settings. Everything Is Underpinned By Choice, Independence And Equality, With Our Trust Values Embedded Throughout

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.