Social Worker (Crisis Resolution Home Treatment)

School Result; Rochford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package (£8,000)

NHS Pension up to 14.5%

33 days holiday including bank

Blue Light Card & staff discounts

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) is recruiting a full‑time Band 6 Social Worker for its Crisis Resolution Home Treatment service, based at Rochford Hospital. The role involves holistic assessments, care planning and risk management for adults and older adults in crisis.

The position offers NHS Agenda for Change terms, a relocation package of £8,000 and flexible working options. You will join the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment team and participate in on‑call duties and

Qualifications

• UK registration as a social worker (Social Work England)
• Completion of AYSE/ASYE (first year in practice)
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle for work
• Understanding of the Mental Health Act and Care Act
• Experience in mental health services and urgent care teams

Responsibilities

• Carrying out holistic assessments of people referred to the crisis service, and planning, delivering and evaluating their care
• Taking part in initial assessments to decide whether the service is appropriate, and liaising with referring agencies about alternatives
• Assessing and monitoring risk to the person and to others, including their mental state
• Building therapeutic relationships with clients, families and carers, especially around hospital admission and discharge
• Taking part in team and clinical meetings and case conferences
• Keeping accurate, secure records
• Working with the Clinical Lead and a professional social work supervisor
• Joining the on-call arrangements

Job description

Social Worker (Crisis Resolution Home Treatment)

A crisis resolution home treatment team is the NHS service that tries to keep people in a mental health crisis out of hospital by treating them at home, so the work moves quickly and the risks are real. Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) is recruiting a full-time, permanent Band 6 Social Worker for its Crisis Resolution Home Treatment service, based at Rochford Hospital, to assess and plan care for adults and older adults with mental health problems.

About the Trust

EPUT provides mental health, community health and learning disability services across Essex. The Care Quality Commission's most recent trust-level report, a well-­led assessment published on 27 August 2026, rated the Trust Requires improvement for well-­led, with breaches of regulation 12 (safe care and treatment) and regulation 17 (good governance). The inspectors found uneven staff experiences of culture, some staff fearing reprisal for speaking up, weak board oversight of frontline care and inconsistent learning from incidents. They also found a cohesive board, good financial management and ambitious plans, including a shared electronic patient record. Several services have been rated Good, including long-­stay rehabilitation wards and child and adolescent wards, though community and crisis services were last rated between 2018 and 2023, and the 2023 report rated the Trust's crisis services Requires improvement overall. Ask at interview how the team has responded.

Read Before You Apply

This is not a role for newly qualified social workers. The advert says applicants must have completed their post-qualification preceptorship period, and the person specification lists "completion of AYSE", which we take to mean the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment. In practice this means experience of working as a registered social worker in England.

That limits the sponsorship line. The Trust says applications from people who need Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Because the post needs a UK-registered social worker who has completed their first year in practice, applicants from abroad are unlikely to meet it unless they have already worked in England. Check current Home Office guidance. This is general information, not immigration advice.

The advert has a wrong regulator. One duty refers to breaches of conduct under the NMC and HCPC codes. Social workers in England are regulated by Social Work England, which is the registration you need.

Expect on-call duties and a car. The advert lists taking part in the on-call arrangements for the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Service, working flexibly across the service and covering home treatment and crisis work as needed. It also requires you to drive and have access to a vehicle for work.

Visits can carry risk. The duties include identifying people with violent or potentially violent behaviour in the caseload, taking care when visiting them, and organising joint visits where needed.

What You'll Be Doing

• Carrying out holistic assessments of people referred to the crisis service, and planning, delivering and evaluating their care
• Taking part in initial assessments to decide whether the service is appropriate, and liaising with referring agencies about alternatives
• Assessing and monitoring risk to the person and to others, including their mental state
• Building therapeutic relationships with clients, families and carers, especially around hospital admission and discharge
• Taking part in team and clinical meetings and case conferences
• Keeping accurate, secure records
• Working with the Clinical Lead and a professional social work supervisor
• Joining the on-call arrangements

Pay, Contract & Location

• Pay: £39,959 to £48,117 a year, NHS Agenda for Change Band 6
• Contract type: Permanent, full time
• Closing date: 8 November 2026 (reference 364-B-407-A)
• 27 days of holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service
• Pension, with the Trust describing up to 14.5% of pensionable pay
• A relocation package of £8,000 if you move to Essex to join the Trust
• Interest-free season ticket loans for travel by tram, rail or bus
• Flexible working from day one for most roles, and job shares welcomed
• Bank shifts to supplement income
• Blue Light Card, NHS discounts and staff benefits
• Wellbeing support, occupational health, counselling and recognition awards

Who Can Apply

• UK registration as a social worker, with current registration (Social Work England)
• Completion of the first year in practice (AYSE/ASYE)
• A driving licence and access to a vehicle for work
• Understanding of your responsibilities under the Mental Health Act and the Care Act
• Experience in mental health services and in urgent care teams