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Social Worker - Adult Mental health Worker

Sanctuary Personnel

Norwich

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GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Sanctuary Personnel is seeking an experienced Social Worker for Adult Mental Health in Norwich. This locum position offers a pay rate of £30 per hour for a full-time role, with comprehensive support and professional development opportunities. Join us to make a meaningful impact in the community while advancing your career.

Benefits

Effortless online registration

Free DBS and compliance service

Rewarding referral program

Continuous professional development

Qualifications

Social Work degree with current registration required.
Experience with adult services and safeguarding.
Ability to manage complex cases and work with multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

Manage caseload and undertake assessments using a strengths-based approach.
Co-ordinate care packages and monitor support plans.
Lead safeguarding investigations and provide guidance to junior staff.

Skills

Frontline experience

Assessment skills

Advocacy

Education

Degree or equivalent in social work

Current Social Work England registration

Social Worker - Adult Mental health Worker

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Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews has an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Social Worker to join a well-established Adults service based in Norwich.

Team/Specialism: Mental Health Worker

Pay Rate: £30 per hour (assignment rate)

Contract: Locum, 3-Months

Hours: Full-time

Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:

* Effortless Registration : Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.

* Compliance Made Easy : Enjoy peace of mind with our free DBS and compliance service, which includes paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules tailored to your needs.

* Exclusive Opportunities : Unlock access to prestigious roles that you won't find elsewhere. From collaborating with NHSBT to supporting vital projects at The Home Office and Vaccination Centres or relocating candidates to Australia, The Falkland Islands and many other destinations, our network opens doors to diverse and impactful assignments in the UK and globally.

* Expert Guidance and Support : Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.

* Rewarding Referral Program : Spread the word and reap the rewards! Refer a friend and receive a generous £250 bonus once they've completed just 100 hours of work. The best part? There's no limit to how many friends you can refer.

* Professional Development : Working as a locum provides opportunities for continuous professional development. You may encounter new challenges, technologies, and best practices in different settings, which can enhance your clinical skills and knowledge.

Requirements of the Social Worker:

* Degree or equivalent in social work

* Current Social Work England registration

* Significant frontline experience in Adults Services

Main Suties:

* Manage a caseload as allocated

* Undertake assessments under the Care Act and other legislation, using a strength- based approach

* Co-ordinate and monitor care packages and support (care) plans and undertake reviews to ascertain whether the desired outcomes are being achieved. This may include advocating on behalf of service users or carers

* Work with individuals to assist them to assess risk and take decisions related to their ability to function in their community environment

* Lead Safeguarding Adults investigations using the local multi-agency policy and procedure (Level 2 Social Workers only)

* Promote safeguarding awareness with service users and multi-disciplinary colleagues. Keep updated on current safeguarding guidance and practice and be vigilant in all activities

* Take a lead in complex cases such as those with safeguarding issues, complex family dynamics, conflict and problematic situations (Under supervision for Level 1 Social Workers)

* Provide written reports for court proceedings, case conferences and other arenas

* Work with highly complex risk of all types, especially where there are capacity/best interest issues (under supervision for Level 1 Social Workers)

* Engage actively with opportunities for inter-disciplinary relationships and partnership working and to encourage integrated ways of working wherever appropriate

* Operate in accordance with NCC and departmental practice and guidance, including the maintenance of electronic social care records within Liquid Logic, and relevant departmental and corporate administrative procedures

* Provide practice guidance to unqualified or less experienced staff under the supervision of the Team Manager/Practice Consultant (Level 2 Social Workers only)

* Undertake, when appropriate the supervision of competency-based staff and/or students including learners from other agencies (Level 2 Social Workers only)

* Ensure service delivery meets the ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic backgrounds and to challenge appropriately where this is not the case

* Maintain awareness of Departmental and other resources including specialist health resources and to be able to advocate for service users to access these appropriately

* Encourage development of suitable resources and partnerships to benefit service users

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Rihanna Chowdhury; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients' requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.

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