Social Workerband 6

Hertfordshire Partnership University; St Albans; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Social Worker in Hemel Hempstead/St Albans to join a multi-disciplinary team providing high quality social care to adults with mental ill-health. You will assess, plan and coordinate care from a social perspective, promoting recovery, choice, control and independence while ensuring safety.

You will champion safeguarding, address adversity, support adults at risk of social exclusion, and promote equality and diversity,

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and coordinate care from a social perspective for adults with mental ill-health.
• Deliver recovery-focused care and support centred on choice, control and independence, while ensuring safety.
• Act as a champion of social care and safeguarding in your locality.
• Address adversity and support adults at risk of social exclusion.
• Champion equality and diversity and challenge discrimination in all its forms.

Job description

Main duties of the job As a Social Worker, you will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing high quality social care services to adults of all ages experiencing mental ill-health. The core functions of the role will be to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care from a social perspective to adults accessing the service. You will delivery recovery-focused care and support to service users and their carers that is focused on the principles of choice, control, and independence, as well as ensuring safety. You will act as a champion of social care and safeguarding in your locality.You will actively address adversity and will support adults at risk of social inclusion and assist adults accessing support to deal with a range of adverse circumstances. You will actively champion equality and diversity and be expected to challenge discrimination in all it’s forms as part of your role.

Social WorkerBand 6 • Hemel Hempstead/St Albans, GB