Job summary
We are looking to recruit an experienced band 7 Social Worker to join as a member of our established Adolescent Outreach Team. The team are really fortunate that we have an experienced full multi disciplinary representation, and high levels of retention of staff. The MDT are skilled and highly committed to supporting the wider network, parents and carers to support young people to remain at home, and if required to come to hospital facilitate a safe discharge and reduce length of stay.
We are looking to recruit an experienced band 7 Social Worker to join as a member of our established Adolescent Outreach Team. The team are really fortunate that we have an experienced full multi disciplinary representation, and high levels of retention of staff. The MDT are skilled and highly committed to supporting the wider network, parents and carers to support young people to remain at home, and if required to come to hospital facilitate a safe discharge and reduce length of stay.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work within AOT as a Senior Case Worker providing Care Coordination and Assessment of an agreed caseload of AOT clients and will have the primary Social Worker role servicing the Social Work function in AOT.
The post-holder must be committed to effective team working and to the coherent delivery of the care this will include individual, family, group work and telephone support
The team are always looking to develop the service to meet the needs of the young people and their parents/carers, this role would be at the forefront of this.
The team has strong working relationships with our local inpatient service (Aquarius), SLP inpatient units (Snowsfields and BAU), Tier 3 community CAMHS, CAMHS Emergency Care Team (CECS), CAMHS Crisis Line and CAMHS Bed Management.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Job description
Job responsibilities
To liaise and interface with multidisciplinary staff within service area.
To liaise and work with external agencies, in particular Local Authority Childrens Services and CAMHS Community Services (Tier 3).
To be responsible for investigating and advising with regard to complex and highly sensitive and often confidential information, relating to safeguarding cases and other cases where there are high risk social factors
To provide written reports for a variety of purposes and audiences including social circumstances reports for Mental Health Tribunals and Managers Hearings; safeguarding investigation reports; social work reports for use within the Service and for communication with external health and social care organisations and possibly for the Courts; periodic audits and evaluations of aspects of service; periodic analytical reports on social work and social care practices and issues within the service area for the Directorate and/or for the Head of Social Work.
To develop and provide consultation to other services and agencies. This may include consulting to individual clinicians or to multi-disciplinary teams, comprising the full range of mental health professionals, including Social Services, Health Services, Educational Services, Housing, Police and CJS and voluntary and other statutory agencies
To supervise less experienced social workers in day-to-day clinical practice
To maintain up-to-date and detailed knowledge and awareness of relevant legislation (including its application to unusual circumstances that occur in specialist mental health services), guidance and Trust policies and procedures, and to work within these.
To maintain high standards of professional practice, working at all times in the best interests of service users and carers,
To work closely with all members of relevant service to achieve the best possible outcomes
To promote the interests and welfare of all patients and their families with particular reference to the
To lead on adult and child safeguarding within service area and to act as a key point of liaison for the team between the Service and local and regional statutory childrens and adults safeguarding and child protection services within Local Authorities and other partner agencies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To liaise and interface with multidisciplinary staff within service area.
To liaise and work with external agencies, in particular Local Authority Childrens Services and CAMHS Community Services (Tier 3).
To be responsible for investigating and advising with regard to complex and highly sensitive and often confidential information, relating to safeguarding cases and other cases where there are high risk social factors
To provide written reports for a variety of purposes and audiences including social circumstances reports for Mental Health Tribunals and Managers Hearings; safeguarding investigation reports; social work reports for use within the Service and for communication with external health and social care organisations and possibly for the Courts; periodic audits and evaluations of aspects of service; periodic analytical reports on social work and social care practices and issues within the service area for the Directorate and/or for the Head of Social Work.
To develop and provide consultation to other services and agencies. This may include consulting to individual clinicians or to multi-disciplinary teams, comprising the full range of mental health professionals, including Social Services, Health Services, Educational Services, Housing, Police and CJS and voluntary and other statutory agencies
To supervise less experienced social workers in day-to-day clinical practice
To maintain up-to-date and detailed knowledge and awareness of relevant legislation (including its application to unusual circumstances that occur in specialist mental health services), guidance and Trust policies and procedures, and to work within these.
To maintain high standards of professional practice, working at all times in the best interests of service users and carers,
To work closely with all members of relevant service to achieve the best possible outcomes
To promote the interests and welfare of all patients and their families with particular reference to the
To lead on adult and child safeguarding within service area and to act as a key point of liaison for the team between the Service and local and regional statutory childrens and adults safeguarding and child protection services within Local Authorities and other partner agencies.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of statutory LA social work
- Experience of specialist assessment and treatment of young people with serious mental health problems who are in crisis.
- Experience of working with adolescents and families with highly complex mental health needs, high levels of emotional distress and risk-taking behaviours.
- Experience of undertaking risk assessment and risk management, with the ability to analyse and make judgements and decisions about treatment plans.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community environment
- Experience in the delivery of psychological therapies.
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised social work qualification or equivalent
- Current registration with the Social Work England (SWE)register of qualified social workers
- Evidence of relevant post-qualifying formal study / professional development
Desirable
- Completion of post- qualifying award or advanced award in social work
- Family Therapy/Family Work training
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of statutory LA social work
- Experience of specialist assessment and treatment of young people with serious mental health problems who are in crisis.
- Experience of working with adolescents and families with highly complex mental health needs, high levels of emotional distress and risk-taking behaviours.
- Experience of undertaking risk assessment and risk management, with the ability to analyse and make judgements and decisions about treatment plans.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a community environment
- Experience in the delivery of psychological therapies.
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised social work qualification or equivalent
- Current registration with the Social Work England (SWE)register of qualified social workers
- Evidence of relevant post-qualifying formal study / professional development
Desirable
- Completion of post- qualifying award or advanced award in social work
- Family Therapy/Family Work training
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
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).
