Job summary
This post is being advertised on behalf of London Borough of Havering
An opportunity has risen for a Qualified Experienced Social Worker with a live unrestricted Social Work England registration to join our Community Team working with Older Adults experiencing mental health issues or crisis, Dementia, and other cognitive impairment conditions. You will need to:
Have continuous responsibility for coordinating the care of an identified group of allocated service users .
Deliver a range of evidence-based interventions which will promote recovery, social inclusion, and normalisation for this group of service users, who suffer from severe, enduring mental health problems and cognitive impairment conditions.
Work in partnership with the MDT, Home Treatment Team, and acute Inpatients Services to provide support and treatment to service users within crisis to facilitate the safe management of their needs within a community setting.
We are a supportive team, and the post holder would have support from the Service Manager, Clinical Leads, and other multi-discipline staff.
If successful you will receive the required training and support needed to fulfil your duties, as well as regular supervision and appraisal.
***Please note, the contract for this position will provided by the London Borough of Havering***
Main duties of the job
The main responsibilities of the post:
Act as a Case manager to a defined caseload of service users.
Participate on the local Borough AMHP rota system.
Provide care within the Recovery Model of practice maintaining service users within their own environment in the community.
Deliver high quality care and provide solutions to service users with severe and enduring mental health problems.
Supervising junior colleagues, newly qualified staff, and students.
Travelling within the local area to visit allocated service users.
Carry out high quality assessments, using person-centred, community focused, and multi-agency interventions to bring about positive change through developing effective relationships and to secure the best outcomes for service users and carers.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate that they can work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team using evidence-based approaches in the delivery of interventions. The candidate will also have the resilience and positivity to work with a challenging but also very rewarding client group This includes care coordinating a caseload of service users.
About us
***Please note, the contract for this position will provided by the London Borough of Havering***
Please refer to the link below for more details
https://www.havering.gov.uk/adult-social-care
London Borough of Havering and NELFT fully promotes professional/personal training and development, monthly supervision, CPD, annual appraisal, audit, research, and work-based Quality Improvement and innovation. There is the opportunity to supervise and support students.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will report to a Senior Practitioner and the Social Care Lead.
may have line management responsibility for non-qualified staff/students, as required, within the team where the post is based
will be required to occasionally work outside normal hours
has no financial/resources responsibility
The post can be emotionally demanding, and the applicant will be expected to be able to address and explore this within supervision, team meetings and within informal work-related support systems.
The applicant should show a willingness to work unsocial hours when necessary and be able to provide high levels of emotional support to staff, service users and carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will report to a Senior Practitioner and the Social Care Lead.
may have line management responsibility for non-qualified staff/students, as required, within the team where the post is based
will be required to occasionally work outside normal hours
has no financial/resources responsibility
The post can be emotionally demanding, and the applicant will be expected to be able to address and explore this within supervision, team meetings and within informal work-related support systems.
The applicant should show a willingness to work unsocial hours when necessary and be able to provide high levels of emotional support to staff, service users and carers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Social Worker with current registration (Social Work England
- Evidence of appropriate CPD
- Ability to apply appropriate legislation to work practice
- Effective communication skills: written, verbal and listening
Desirable
- Experience of adult safeguarding/protection work
Knowledge
Essential
- An awareness of NHS Plan and clinical governance priorities
- Working knowledge of mental Health act 1983, Care Act 2014
Desirable
- Working in collaboration with other agencies
Experience
Essential
- Working in an environment that promotes service users' involvement
- Crisis resolution
- Clinical assessment of physical, psychological, and social care
- Offering support to carers/families in relation to distressing circumstances
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Social Worker with current registration (Social Work England
- Evidence of appropriate CPD
- Ability to apply appropriate legislation to work practice
- Effective communication skills: written, verbal and listening
Desirable
- Experience of adult safeguarding/protection work
Knowledge
Essential
- An awareness of NHS Plan and clinical governance priorities
- Working knowledge of mental Health act 1983, Care Act 2014
Desirable
- Working in collaboration with other agencies
Experience
Essential
- Working in an environment that promotes service users' involvement
- Crisis resolution
- Clinical assessment of physical, psychological, and social care
- Offering support to carers/families in relation to distressing circumstances
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).
