Specialist Social worker

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly enthusiastic social worker in the form of a Band 6 Social Work post within the Hull Integrated Care Team for Older People. The team currently comprises of social care and mental health nurses and non-professionally registered community staff. We work using a multi-disciplinary approach alongside consultant psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists who all contribute to a safe, sound, supportive and genuinely integrated team service provision.

This vacant Band 6 post is a wonderful opportunity to show dynamic thinking alongside other like-minded professionals. Our team offers support to people over the age of 65 who have a diagnosis of mental illness.

Central to our philosophy is that we support you to support your colleagues who all contribute to a shared model of great professional practice evolved with and for service users and their carer's.

We are committed to continued learning and development and to shaping the service using current research and recognised best practice and if you are successful, you could be an influencer of the positive mental health of Hull's older community.

Main duties of the job

As a member of the social care element of the team you will have the skills to engage with service users possessing complex needs and be able to work in a person-centred way compiling assessments which are individualised as well as being strengths/outcome based and underpinned by social work ethics and values.

For this vacant Band 6 Social Work post, it is essential that applicants have an understanding of or experience within mental health. They will also be able to demonstrate up to date knowledge in relation to social care practice and the applicable legislation. Excellent communication and negotiation skills are a must, as well as enthusiasm and dynamic thinking coupled with emotional resilience. Experience of supervising staff and the motivation to undertake further professional training such as the Approved Mental Health Professional qualification are also desirable attributes.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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