Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Social Worker to join our General Adolescent Unit in The Lookout at Hopewood.
We are seeking a clinician with experience from local authority, private or voluntary sectors to join us in our service. The successful candidate will be working with young people aged 13-18 who are experiencing a range of mental health and emotional difficulties.
This is a fantastic opportunity to further develop your social work skills within an NHS setting alongside an established and supportive MDT.
This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a social work service to young people and their families during their inpatient admission to Phoenix Ward.
There will be a defined patient caseload (Maximum of 12) as well as providing consultation and contributing to the care of others admitted to the service
You will work alongside the Multi-disciplinary team to contribute to formulation processes, ensuring a lead for safeguarding, providing necessary social work assessments for young people and their families, attending relevant meetings and liaising with professionals from internal/external agencies.
There will be training and development opportunities as well as the opportunity to support training and development within the team.
You will be supported to access supervision and may be required to provide supervision to others.
About us
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Hopewood Hospital in Sherwood, Nottingham opened in 2018. This new build created a large expansion of our CAMHS service.
Our inpatient services are based on site with an education facility for our inpatients, a CAMHS community base with specialist teams and both inpatient and community perinatal teams.
Phoenix Ward is a busy 12 bedded general acute ward 24 hours a day, providing highly specialist services, 7 days a week, to young people aged 12 to 18, who are experiencing a range of mental health and emotional difficulties. We have a large MDT and lots of opportunity to ensure a wide range of therapeutic intervention.
Hercules Ward is an 8 bedded psychiatric intensive care unit that works with young people experience severe and enduring mental health problems. We work closely with families and a full MDT to ensure positive outcomes for young people and we encourage staff to be fully involved in patients care and participate in both group and 1:1 work.
Pegasus Ward is a SEDU. Family based treatment is integral to the treatment and recovery of young people with eating disorders and families and carers are encouraged to be fully involved in their care; there are therefore opportunities for staff to be involved in family work as well as individual & group work with the young people.
Whilst this role is largely based on Phoenix Ward there will be opportunity to work with Hercules and Phoenix Wards providing cross cover to both services.
Please refer to the Job Description for a detailed breakdown of the posts roles and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Hopewood Hospital in Sherwood, Nottingham opened in 2018. This new build created a large expansion of our CAMHS service.
Our inpatient services are based on site with an education facility for our inpatients, a CAMHS community base with specialist teams and both inpatient and community perinatal teams.
Phoenix Ward is a busy 12 bedded general acute ward 24 hours a day, providing highly specialist services, 7 days a week, to young people aged 12 to 18, who are experiencing a range of mental health and emotional difficulties. We have a large MDT and lots of opportunity to ensure a wide range of therapeutic intervention.
Hercules Ward is an 8 bedded psychiatric intensive care unit that works with young people experience severe and enduring mental health problems. We work closely with families and a full MDT to ensure positive outcomes for young people and we encourage staff to be fully involved in patients care and participate in both group and 1:1 work.
Pegasus Ward is a SEDU. Family based treatment is integral to the treatment and recovery of young people with eating disorders and families and carers are encouraged to be fully involved in their care; there are therefore opportunities for staff to be involved in family work as well as individual & group work with the young people.
Whilst this role is largely based on Phoenix Ward there will be opportunity to work with Hercules and Phoenix Wards providing cross cover to both services.
Please refer to the Job Description for a detailed breakdown of the posts roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Social Work degree or equivalent as certified by the HCPC
- Registration with HCPC
Desirable
- Completion of the Post Qualifying Award
- Completed Practice Education Training
- AMHP qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people at risk or vulnerable adults in need in the Social Work filed including: -
- Managing and completing safeguarding enquiries
- Assessing need, coordination and review of support plans
- Assessing and implementing risk management frameworks
- Promoting the involvement of people in developing their own care/support plans using a strengths and asset based approach
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Induction of other staff
- Supervising and supporting staff and students
Skills
Essential
- The necessary competences required to undertake this role will be provided as separate documentation and are derived from Skills for Care and aligned to national occupational standards An element of these are given below
- Able to practice safely and effectively within their scope of practice
- Able to practice within the legal and ethical boundaries of their profession
- Able to practice as an autonomous professional
- Able to communicate effectively
- Able to build compassionate and effective relationships
- Able to maintain records appropriately
- Able to reflect on and review practice
- Able to assure the quality of practice
- Understand the key concepts of the knowledge base relevant to their profession
- Able to draw on appropriate knowledge and skills to inform practice
- Develop written documents including report writing relevant for practice
- Ability to manage time, prioritise work and meet deadlines
- Literate in IT/computer skills
- Good oral communication skills based on fluency in the English language
- Demonstrates a commitment to professional and ethical values
- Demonstrates the ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information
- Makes ongoing assessments of client needs and associated risks and demonstrates knowledge and understanding of resource options within budgetary constraints
- Negotiates and implements effective plans for support, enablement, prevention, protection and monitoring, within departmental/Government targets
- Offers practical suggestions and advice on long term implications of alternative courses of action in relation to quality of service provision
- Able to offer coaching and support to students and/or unqualified staff and supervise as required
- Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure
- Responds calmly to unexpected and challenging problems, seeking solutions, modifying plans and arranging the provision of additional services and/or resources where appropriate
- Deals effectively with conflict, involving others when necessary
Desirable
- Demonstrate well developed motivational, negotiation, training and empathetic skills as required
- Well developed IT skills and the ability to interrogate and evaluate management information in both written and computerised format
- Supports development of self and colleagues through regular reflection on effectiveness of approach and the acquisition, dissemination and application of new knowledge and skills
- Deals effectively with complex interfamilial and interagency problems and develops solutions
knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people at risk or vulnerable adults in need in the Social Work filed including: -
- Managing and completing safeguarding enquiries
- Assessing need, coordination and review of support plans
- Assessing and implementing risk management frameworks
- Promoting the involvement of people in developing their own care/support plans using a strengths and asset based approach
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Knowledge of effective workload management principles
- An understanding of disability issues including sensory and/or dual impairment
- A variety of experiences working with people with mental health difficulties
- Understanding of social care resources and provision available beyond statutory agencies
- Awareness of Government guidance and legislative changes across broad range of NHS and Social Care issues
Contratual Requirement
Essential
- Working across the inpatient teams and community settings and have the ability to travel within a geographical area to meet the requirements of the post.
- Flexibility with working hours
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Social Work degree or equivalent as certified by the HCPC
- Registration with HCPC
Desirable
- Completion of the Post Qualifying Award
- Completed Practice Education Training
- AMHP qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people at risk or vulnerable adults in need in the Social Work filed including: -
- Managing and completing safeguarding enquiries
- Assessing need, coordination and review of support plans
- Assessing and implementing risk management frameworks
- Promoting the involvement of people in developing their own care/support plans using a strengths and asset based approach
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Induction of other staff
- Supervising and supporting staff and students
Skills
Essential
- The necessary competences required to undertake this role will be provided as separate documentation and are derived from Skills for Care and aligned to national occupational standards An element of these are given below
- Able to practice safely and effectively within their scope of practice
- Able to practice within the legal and ethical boundaries of their profession
- Able to practice as an autonomous professional
- Able to communicate effectively
- Able to build compassionate and effective relationships
- Able to maintain records appropriately
- Able to reflect on and review practice
- Able to assure the quality of practice
- Understand the key concepts of the knowledge base relevant to their profession
- Able to draw on appropriate knowledge and skills to inform practice
- Develop written documents including report writing relevant for practice
- Ability to manage time, prioritise work and meet deadlines
- Literate in IT/computer skills
- Good oral communication skills based on fluency in the English language
- Demonstrates a commitment to professional and ethical values
- Demonstrates the ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information
- Makes ongoing assessments of client needs and associated risks and demonstrates knowledge and understanding of resource options within budgetary constraints
- Negotiates and implements effective plans for support, enablement, prevention, protection and monitoring, within departmental/Government targets
- Offers practical suggestions and advice on long term implications of alternative courses of action in relation to quality of service provision
- Able to offer coaching and support to students and/or unqualified staff and supervise as required
- Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure
- Responds calmly to unexpected and challenging problems, seeking solutions, modifying plans and arranging the provision of additional services and/or resources where appropriate
- Deals effectively with conflict, involving others when necessary
Desirable
- Demonstrate well developed motivational, negotiation, training and empathetic skills as required
- Well developed IT skills and the ability to interrogate and evaluate management information in both written and computerised format
- Supports development of self and colleagues through regular reflection on effectiveness of approach and the acquisition, dissemination and application of new knowledge and skills
- Deals effectively with complex interfamilial and interagency problems and develops solutions
knowledge
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people at risk or vulnerable adults in need in the Social Work filed including: -
- Managing and completing safeguarding enquiries
- Assessing need, coordination and review of support plans
- Assessing and implementing risk management frameworks
- Promoting the involvement of people in developing their own care/support plans using a strengths and asset based approach
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- Knowledge of effective workload management principles
- An understanding of disability issues including sensory and/or dual impairment
- A variety of experiences working with people with mental health difficulties
- Understanding of social care resources and provision available beyond statutory agencies
- Awareness of Government guidance and legislative changes across broad range of NHS and Social Care issues
Contratual Requirement
Essential
- Working across the inpatient teams and community settings and have the ability to travel within a geographical area to meet the requirements of the post.
- Flexibility with working hours
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
