Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker within the Older Adults Home Treatment Team. OAHTT is a Multi-Disciplinary Team which provides a specialist service for older adults that present with a mental health crisis. The service is an alternative to hospital admission and works intensively with service users in their own home.
Main duties of the job
The post will provide specialist assessment and intervention to service users within the London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. You will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide a co-ordinated service, contributing specialist knowledge and advice to others involved in the service user's care.The post holder needs to be an enthusiastic and innovative Social Worker with experience of working with older adults.
The post holder will be expected to work across a 7 day a week rota including weekends and bank holidays and will need to be able to travel across all 4 Boroughs in order to carry out their clinical duties.This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
See attached Job Description
About us
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff, and their families.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High-Cost Area Supplement - London
This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification when completing your application. Please ensure you meet the person specifications and have the relevant qualifications required for the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification when completing your application. Please ensure you meet the person specifications and have the relevant qualifications required for the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
- Current RMN / HCP registration
- Teaching qualification (ENB 998, TICS, MELPS etc)
Experience
Essential
- Working with older people with complex, acute mental health needs.
- Providing staff supervision and appraisal to both qualified and non-professionally aligned staff
- Evidence of post-registration clinical development.
- To have experience of assessing, planning implementing and evaluating aspects of care.
- To have experience in working / liaising with multi-disciplinary teams and other agencies in the provision of care.
Knowledge
Essential
- An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
- The 1983 Mental Health Act and related legislation, codes of practice and guidance
- Medication management
- Policy Guidance relating to Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams.
- Knowledge of Older Adults mental health problems including organic and functional illnesses
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
- Current RMN / HCP registration
- Teaching qualification (ENB 998, TICS, MELPS etc)
Experience
Essential
- Working with older people with complex, acute mental health needs.
- Providing staff supervision and appraisal to both qualified and non-professionally aligned staff
- Evidence of post-registration clinical development.
- To have experience of assessing, planning implementing and evaluating aspects of care.
- To have experience in working / liaising with multi-disciplinary teams and other agencies in the provision of care.
Knowledge
Essential
- An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
- The 1983 Mental Health Act and related legislation, codes of practice and guidance
- Medication management
- Policy Guidance relating to Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams.
- Knowledge of Older Adults mental health problems including organic and functional illnesses
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).
