Social Worker

West London NHS Trust; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust is seeking a Social Worker to join the Tri-borough CAMHS Alliance Service in a full-time Band 7 permanent post. The role involves assessing children and young people with mental health needs, conducting risk assessments, and formulating risk management plans within a multi-disciplinary team.

You will deliver brief interventions and outreach to families and carers, support treatment planning, and provide consultation to professionals involved in a young person’s care,

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people with mental health needs.
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly to professionals and young people.
• Strong assessment, risk assessment and risk management skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of children and young people with mental health needs in crisis.
• Perform risk assessments and develop risk management plans.
• Provide direct work to families and young people and consultation to carers and professionals.
• Assist in treatment planning and delivery within CAMHS and paediatrics teams.
• Deliver brief interventions and outreach to prevent admission to CAMHS units.

Skills

CAMHS experience

Crisis intervention

Communication with young people

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work

Job description

We are looking to appoint a Social Worker who is able to demonstrate a commitment to creative engagement with a culturally diverse population of young people, shows initiative, is a team player and is able to communicate ideas clearly to both professionals and young people alike. Ability to demonstrate knowledge, competence and an interest in working with children who present with complex mental health needs is essential for the role. The Social Worker will also need to be flexible and have the necessary skills and experience to provide high quality care that is both evidence based and client focussed. The Alliance Crisis Team serves 3 key pathways:

• Acute Trust and out of hours' service
• Intensive community support/ Home Treatment service & Post A&E Review
• Intensive community support/Home Treatment + service with Tier 3 CAMHs interface and Tier 4 diversion/Tier 4 step down

The post holders will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, holding a clinical caseload and undertaking the comprehensive assessment of children and young people with mental health needs (including risk assessment and the development of risk management plans) who present in crisis to CAMH Services, hospitals and sites covered by the Alliance Crisis Care. In addition to providing direct work to families and young people, the post holders will also assist the CAMHS and/or paediatrics team with treatment planning and provide consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the young person. The post holder will participate in delivering the provision of specialist mental health services to children and young people and their families and carers across the West London NHS Trust 3 Boroughs CAMH Service and crisis pathway. The role will include providing brief interventions and outreach work to children and young people presenting with acute psychological and mental health problems where intensive support is required to prevent admission to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Units.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Social Worker with experience of working with young people and their families to work in Tri-borough CAMHS. This is a full-time Band 7 permanent post in the CAMHS Alliance Service. We would be delighted to hear from Social Workers who have experience working in CAMHS using social work skills and are interested in this role. Candidates who have Crisis and/or Home Treatment experience will be prioritised for this role.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation. Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m. The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'. The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.