Social Worker

My Social Work News; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks a Mental Health Social Worker for a permanent position in The Farndon Unit, Newark-on-Trent. The role entails managing social work caseloads, facilitating welfare access, and ensuring compliance with safeguarding standards. Ideal candidates should have relevant qualifications and excellent assessment skills. This opportunity is for full-time work with a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Registered or eligible for registration with Social Care England.
• Understanding of relevant legislation and processes.
• Willingness to undertake safeguarding training.

Responsibilities

• Educate hospital staff about safeguarding matters.
• Manage and support social work staff and students.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments of social care needs.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Assessment Skills

Care Planning

Education

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Mental Health Social Worker to work full time based in The Farndon Unit, Newark-on-Trent for Elysium Healthcare.

The salary for this permanent Mental Health Social Worker job is up to £37,863 per annum.

• Educating Hospital staff about relevant safeguarding matters.
• Facilitating access to welfare rights, housing, advocacy services and associated support services participate in 1:1 supervision.
• Reporting to safeguarding agencies and regulatory bodies.
• Attendance at Safeguarding meetings in managers absence.
• Maintain role will be within the Acute Service.
• To manage and support all social work staff including social work students on placements.
• Undertake a comprehensive assessment of patient’s social care needs.
• Have full responsibility for managing a caseload.
• To maintain accurate and up to date records of their social work inputs to the care plan including Section 117 care planning and transfer summaries, which reflect the patient’s views.

Requirements of this role:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• This post requires registration with the relevant health professional council/governing body (Social Care England).
• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Sound knowledge of the process of MP, MHRT, CPA and associated reports.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong assessment and care planning abilities.
• Willingness to undertake Level 4 Safeguarding Train the Trainer qualification and deliver Level 3 Safeguarding training to new inductees.
• Driver’s License (full UK).

Contact:
This Mental Health Social Worker job is advertised by Zehnn Young; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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