Social Worker – Transitions Mental Health

Sanctuary Personnel; Tameside; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanctuary Personnel is advertising a permanent Social Worker position in the Transitions Mental Health Team, based in Tameside. The role is full-time and involves assessment, care planning, and coordination of services to meet individual needs.

The position requires a social work qualification, knowledge of relevant legislation, and registration or eligibility. The salary is up to £45,091 per year, with a commitment to equality and inclusive recruitment practices.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assess individuals' needs with emphasis on early intervention and prevention.
• Produce care plans linked to need with clear decisions on support.
• Purchase and commission care via approved agencies as appropriate.
• Care coordination for those with complex needs to follow the plan.
• Collaborate with health, education and housing partners.
• Monitor, reassess and adjust the care plan and outcomes.
• Maintain accurate records using IAS and ESCR systems.

Skills

Social work qualification

Legislation knowledge

Registration status

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Social Worker – Transitions Mental Health

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

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

• Assessment to assess individuals needs with emphasis on early intervention and prevention and those with more complex needs. To engage the individual and carer in the process and be accountable for your own practice.
• Care Planning to produce support plans which are clearly linked to need with a clear decision on what the Department will be providing to meet positive outcomes. To identify unmet needs.
• Purchasing and Commissioning Care to implement the support plan which will involve utilising approved agencies in the delivery of care and support.
• Purchasing from the independent sector as appropriate within delegated powers.
• Care coordination to coordinate those individuals with complex needs to ensure compliance with the support plan.
• Working partnership to work in partnership with other agencies including health, education and housing.
• Monitoring and reassessment to monitor changing need and to reassess and adjust the support plan and outcomes.
• Complying with departmental policies and procedures and quality standards.
• Working to the standards of the Service and the corporate standards on customer care and the Citizen’s charter.
• Exercising decision-making with reference to eligibility, criteria and prioritising of work.
• Supervision Policy to engage in regular supervision and to develop an annual training plan based on individual needs.
• To develop the service and assist in continuous improvement programmes.
• To maintain a recording system based on using the IAS system and ESCR which will require keyboard skills.
• To collaborate with colleagues to ensure the most efficient delivery of services across all teams and areas.
• Any other duties as the department or the service develops.

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.

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.