Social Worker – Mental Health

Sanctuary Personnel; Tameside; Sur place; GBP 41 000 - 50 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative recruitment agency, has a permanent Social Worker position available in the Mental Health Team to work Full Time in Tameside.

You will assess and formulate risk, monitor care with the MDT, liaise with agencies, maintain accurate records, support service users and families, and participate in safeguarding and development activities.

Qualifications

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

Responsabilités

• Act as a Social Worker for people with mental health problems and assess risk.
• Monitor, review and evaluate care in collaboration with the MDT and carers.
• Liaise with agencies and MDT to meet service user needs.
• Maintain accurate records on the local authority electronic systems.
• Support safeguarding and AMHP rota where appropriate.
• Promote the health and wellbeing of service users and coordinate transitions.

Connaissances

Social work qualification

Legislation understanding

Registration status

Formation

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Description du poste

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Mental Health Team to work Full Time based in Tameside.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £45,091per annum.

• To act as a Social Worker for people with mental health problems.
• Assessment/formulation and monitoring of risk.
• To monitor, review and evaluate care for the service user in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team, referring agent, family/carer and service user, where appropriate.
• To liaise with all agencies and members of the multi-disciplinary team, adult social care & MCFT to ensure the needs of the service user are met.
• Establish and maintain communication with individuals and groups on the caseload about difficult or complex matters, in such a way as to overcome any problems in communication.
• To offer peer supervision to local authority Community Support Worker/Social Workers as appropriate.
• To maintain accurate, up to date records on the local authorities electronic record system, for all service users referred a receiving assessment, care treatment and support in the mental health team.
• To participate in the Local Authorities Mental Health Duty system on a rota-basis and be able to offer a rapid response to service users immediate needs, including those arising from crises and support our health colleagues with understanding and implementing service users social care needs.
• To promote the physical health & wellbeing of service users.
• To undertake duties in ensuring Safeguarding is everyone’s business in relation to an adult with care and support needs who may be at risk of abuse or neglect and any action required.
• To participate in the AMHP rota if appropriate, or train to be an AMHP.
• To support service young users that are transitioning from children’s services, acknowledging the complexities involved with this work, including EHCPs, SEND and multi-agency working.
• Be accountable for your own practice and ongoing learning, contribute to the learning of the team through supporting colleagues and students placements.
• Complying with departmental policies & procedures & quality standards.
• Exercising decision-making with reference to legal and ethical literacy.
• To engage in regular in regular supervision and Annual Development Reviews.
• To develop the service & assist in continuous improvement programmes.
• To undertake the duties in accordance with the hours as may be required by the service.

Requirements of this Social Worker role

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

Contact: This Social Worker job is advertised by Zehnn Young.

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

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

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.