Mental Health Social Work - Hospital
Caritas Recruitment
Role
Job Description
Mental Health Social Work | Hospital Team | Worcestershire County Council
- Mental Health Social Worker / Social Work Professional required to join a statutory Hospital Team
- Hybrid working
- Office base: Worcester
- £37.90ph
- You must have a social work qualification and full SWE registration as well as relevant experience to be considered
Additional Info
Reporting to the ASWP for mental health hospital discharges, You will be working closely with our partners in Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust and colleagues within Worcestershire County Councils North and South Mental Health Teams, and our AMHP Hub colleagues. We have already established a strong interface and working relationship with the NHS Trust and you will continue to build upon this, with a focus on joint-working within mental health hospitals.
Main duties of the job:
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with experience of achieving excellent outcomes for people with complex needs that arise from mental illness. You will be a strong advocate for the rights of people in hospital and have a robust knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Care Act to promote these.
Whilst we expect the successful candidate to spend time working within mental health hospitals, we provide flexible and agile working (with supporting technology) that will enable you to work from a range of locations, and at home.
Main Activities & Responsibilities:
To undertake a review of practices and processes and develop practice guidance and tools to support frontline staff.
Work as a senior and autonomous social worker responsible for own professional actions and the staff they support within their area of specialism.
Provide support to social workers in the community teams that critically analyses, supports and challenges social workers with a view to quality improvement and professional development.
To develop links with the AMHP hub to identify people at the earliest opportunity who have been detained under the Mental Health Act and may require ongoing support when they transition to community settings.
Provide social work leadership; promoting the social perspective within an inpatient setting and ensuring a focus on recovery and advocating for individuals on wards.
Continue to embed an understanding of adult social care matters, including matters pertaining to s117 aftercare responsibilities and the Mental Capacity Act.
To support colleagues with complex maters resulting from interactions between the Mental Capacity Act and the Mental Health Act.
Provide advice and guidance on complex social care and housing related matters pertaining to individuals on the wards.
To work alongside inpatient managers across the NHS trust and identity any new admissions and provide updates on discharge progress.
Oversee work with adults who are experiencing, or at risk of abuse or neglect. Where necessary/appropriate, to undertake more complex/high risk safeguarding enquires and in managing verbal/physical threats/aggression.
Play a lead role in a particular aspect of the teams work in line with local need. For example (but not limited to) a liaison role between adults services and childrens services, adults service care and support plan reviews.
Select the most appropriate influencing statute governing the assessment and to guide the practice of others. This includes but is not limited to The Care Act 2014, The Mental Health Act 1983/2007, and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. To ensure all interventions embrace the principles of personalisation, social inclusion and recovery.
Provide representation on all board calls and ward reviews for the Mental Health Service
To ensure that individuals entitled to s117 aftercare co-produce and receive a s117 aftercare plan upon discharge from hospital.
To maintain effective oversight of Worcestershire residents (where WCC are the responsible LSSA under the Mental Health Act) who are placed in out of county locked rehabilitation and to work alongside the community mental health teams to ensure their timely transition to community settings.
To be considered, it is essential that you have a recognised Social Work qualification (Social Work Degree or Diploma in Social Work) and full Social Work England registration as well as recent or significant relevant experience in a similar role.
If you are interested in discussing this position in more detail please call 07824534126 and ask for Anton Mostert or email anton.mostert@caritas-recruitment.com
Caritas Recruitment are a specialist recruitment agency for Qualified Social Workers at all levels. We supply Qualified Social Work staff to over 150 local authorities, UK wide, on a permanent and temporary (locum/contract) basis.
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