Social Worker - Mental Health

Location Camden
Job type Contract
Salary £32 per hour
Reference 167172

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency is currently looking for a dedicated and experienced Social Worker to work based in Camden, within the Mental Health Team.

The pay rate for this locum Social Worker role is £32 per hour (Assignment rate) and is a 3-month contract.

Main Duties:

  • Care coordination of complex cases under CPA/
  • Develop co-produced care plans with service users.
  • Risk assessment and management.
  • Safeguarding.
  • Holistic assessment of mental health and social care needs.
    Conduct Care Act assessments.
  • Work with carers and wider support networks.
  • Partnership working with other statutory and voluntary organisations.
  • Liaison with inpatient units.
  • Accurate record keeping and report writing.

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work.
  • Current Social Work England registration.
  • Recent post-qualifying experience within frontline social work.
  • Experience of working with adults with psychosis and complex needs.
  • Experience of Care Act assessments and reviews.
  • Must be organised, able to manage their time effectively and prioritise their workload.
  • Must have good interpersonal skills and be able to engage with service users with diverse backgrounds.
  • Must be able to work as part of a team with a range of professionals.
  • Must have a good knowledge of relevant legislation, policy & procedure including Safeguarding, Mental Health Act, Care Act and Mental Capacity Act.
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Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:

  • Daily payroll
  • Free DBS and compliance service
  • Access to exclusive roles that aren't available with other agencies
  • Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
  • Refer a Friend bonus - get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place after 100 hours of work has been completed
  • Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
  • Clinical governance support with a specialist safeguarding team
  • In-house payroll system
  • Free digital copy of the Social Work News Magazine

Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by James Hunter; 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.

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.