Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker/Team Manager to work full-time in Shrublands, High Wycombe, within an Older Adults 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 salary for this permanent Social Worker job is £37,570 - £43,772 per annum.
Duties of the Social Worker:
To carry out the initial assessments of clients who meet the referral criteria of the AMHT and to undertake short term treatment where appropriate.
To manage, formulate and implement treatment plans, delivering care under the clinical model.
To evaluate effectiveness whilst working within the framework of CPA and Risk Assessment.
To report all relevant information to the referring agent and keep them informed of the client's progress.
To assess, plan, set goals with the service user, carer and families; implement and evaluate care using psycho-social interventions and skills to meet individual needs.
To deliver individual therapeutic activity using therapeutic interventions and skills.
To be responsible for monitoring and evaluating treatment plans, transferring clients to the treatment function, other teams within the Trust, or discharging them when appropriate.
To liaise and establish good working relationships with referring agents, colleagues in Primary Care services, Social Services, Community Mental Health Teams, Assertive Outreach, In-Patient services, Criminal Justice, Voluntary Sector and other agencies as appropriate.
To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team and to attend CPA meetings and other work led meetings as required.
To maintain service user confidentiality in delivery of treatment packages.
To respect the needs of service users, their families and other significant persons in care planning and management, including assisting them in meeting their needs.
The post holder will follow agreed practice guidelines and ensure that, where possible, clients are cared for in the least restrictive environment.
To ensure confidentiality and security of patient data is maintained at all times in compliance with the Data Protection Act.
To ensure confidentiality of staff, patients and carers is maintained in line with Trust policy.
To ensure all electronic records are updated and complete within the standard for the Trust (e.g.24 hours for progress notes)
To attend appropriate mandatory training courses in line with requirements of the role, Health and Safety Regulations and as part of personal development, e.g. systems training, fire awareness training, appraisals.
To carry out any other duties as requested by the Team Manager/Community Lead to ensure the quality of service provided by the team.
Requirements of the Social Worker:
Registered Nurse (Mental Health), Social Worker or OT
3 years' relevant post registration experience
Evidence of post registration development
Management qualification Evidence of other post-registration training / professional development
Teaching and assessing qualification relevant to the profession
Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
Experience of working independently
Experience of managing other disciplines within a multi-disciplinary team.
Experience of working with the acutely mentally ill in a variety of settings.
Knowledge of the MHA 1983
Knowledge of safeguarding
Experience of working collaboratively with carers to meet both the needs of the carer and the user.
Experience of supervising and developing staff.
Experience of undertaking audit work
Advanced Assessment Skills
Trained in PMVA (prevention and management of violence and aggression) skills
To have a good knowledge of community services
Community work with people with mental health needs.
To have awareness of National and local issues concerning mental health
To have experience of audit
To have experience of supervising student placements.
Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Dan Halls; 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.
