Social Worker CAMHS Specialised Services (in-patient)
The closing date is 16 November 2025
Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic and experienced social worker interested in working with young people and the systems around them within an inpatient setting?
Then we would love to hear from you.
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join Bluebird House, a 14-bedded National Secure Forensic Mental Health Service for young people aged 12-18. The unit sits alongside well-established Low Secure, Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, and General Adolescent Units at Austen House and Serenity Path Hospital.
The post offers an exciting opportunity to provide high quality social work input, as well as being part of a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to delivering clinically effective, person-centred care. You will play a core role in undertaking comprehensive assessments of the social care, mental health and risk management needs of children and young people, their family and their carers. Our model of care focuses on attachment informed and trauma informed approaches and this role would especially suit those with skills and/or enthusiasm for these approaches.
Main duties of the job
o provide a social work service to the children/young people (age 12 -- 18 years) and their families at Bluebird House (a medium secure CAMHS in-patient service)
To manage a caseload (approx. 12 -- 14 children/young people) of highly complex cases
To provides advice and guidance to other staff within the organisation and external agencies
To participate in staff/student training and development
To work in partnership with patients, carers, relatives and community agencies to identify current and future service requirements and contribute to service development within the scope of the role
As a core member of the multi-disciplinary team undertake comprehensive assessments of the social care, mental health and risk management needs of children and young people, their families and carers.
As a core member of the multi-disciplinary team facilitate safe and appropriate discharge pathways for the children/young people by co-ordinating the discharge process
Work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and Corporate Safeguarding Team to respond to and manage Safeguarding Concerns within the unit
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Details
Date posted
04 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
348-CFS-9548
Job locations
Bluebird House
Tatchbury Mount, Calmore
Southampton
Hampshire
SO40 2RZ
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bluebird House
Tatchbury Mount, Calmore
Southampton
Hampshire
SO40 2RZ
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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