Adults Social Worker - Community Mental Health Team

Location Rochdale
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £25.02 per hour
Reference HQ00114827_1607079151

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work part time (3 days a week) in Rochdale, within the Community Mental Health Team. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in Adults' Services and be registered with Social Work England.

The pay rate for this locum Social Worker job is £25.02 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.

Duties:

  • Managing a complex caseload
  • Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current Social Work England registration
  • Experience of working in a mental health/social care setting; ideally working with adults with complex mental health needs within secondary care services
  • Demonstrable skills in risk assessment/management and creative problem solving
  • Experience of working with adult social care legislation, (eg: Care Act; Capacity Act, Mental Health Act) and commissioning packages of care, applying strengths based and outcome led approaches
  • Experience of complex safeguarding
  • Ability to prioritise workload in a fast paced environment
  • Experience of writing and presenting reports eg: mental health tribunal reports

Contact:

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

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