Job summary
This is an exciting, new opportunity within Worcestershire County Councils mental health service.
We are looking for a highly motivated individual to work within mental health inpatient settings across Worcestershire to support the effective discharges of people back into the community.
You will be working closely with our partners in Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust and colleagues within Worcestershire County Councils North and South Mental Health Teams, and our AMHP Hub colleagues. We have already established a strong interface and working relationship with the NHS Trust and you will continue to build upon this, with a focus on joint-working within mental health hospitals.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly motivated individual with experience of achieving excellent outcomes for people with complex needs that arise from mental illness. You will be a strong advocate for the rights of people in hospital and have a robust knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Care Act to promote these.
We offer the opportunity for progression, excellent training (including a thorough induction linked to your role), and professional development plans that include management training. You will receive supervision and opportunity to attend other reflective and developmental forums across the service.
Whilst we expect the successful candidate to spend time working within mental health hospitals, we provide flexible and agile working (with supporting technology) that will enable you to work from a range of locations, and at home.
Please see the JD and PS below for further information we look forward to receiving your application!
If you would like to find out more about the post please contact:Jamie McEwan, Area Manager at jmcewan@worcestershire.gov.uk
How to Apply:
Please submit your CV with Cover Letter to Recruitment@worcestershire.gov.uk ensuring you include the JOB TITLE, TEAM NAME & REFREENCE NUMBER of the position you would like to apply for.
Application Closing Date:Sunday, 16th July 2023Anticipated Interview Date:To be Confirmed
About us
Benefits:
Youll find an overview of some of the benefits in a document attached to this job advert so do take a look! Some of the other benefits we can offer include:
- Great Holiday Entitlement:As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years. If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 31 days. If youre successful and want to take advantage of this do let us know!
- Brilliant Pension Scheme:The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
- Professional Learning & Development:We actively encourage learning and development for all our staff should they want to progress further or explore other areas within the organisation.
- Flexible Working:We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Activities & Responsibilities:
- To undertake a review of practices and processes and develop practice guidance and tools to
support frontline staff.
- Work as a senior and autonomous social worker responsible for own professional actions and the
staff they support within their area of specialism.
- Provide support to social workers in the community teams that critically analyses, supports and
challenges social workers with a view to quality improvement and professional development.
- To develop links with the AMHP hub to identify people at the earliest opportunity who have been
detained under the Mental Health Act and may require ongoing support when they transition to
community settings.
- Provide social work leadership; promoting the social perspective within an inpatient setting and
ensuring a focus on recovery and advocating for individuals on wards.
- Continue to embed an understanding of adult social care matters, including matters pertaining to
s117 aftercare responsibilities and the Mental Capacity Act.
- To support colleagues with complex maters resulting from interactions between the Mental
Capacity Act and the Mental Health Act.
- Provide advice and guidance on complex social care and housing related matters pertaining to
individuals on the wards.
- To work alongside inpatient managers across the NHS trust and identity any new admissions and
provide updates on discharge progress.
- Oversee work with adults who are experiencing, or at risk of abuse or neglect. Where
necessary/appropriate, to undertake more complex/high risk safeguarding enquires and in
managing verbal/physical threats/aggression.
- Play a lead role in a particular aspect of the teams work in line with local need. For example (but
not limited to) a liaison role between adults services and childrens services, adults service care
and support plan reviews.
- As an advanced social work practitioner, where necessary and appropriate, undertake the more
complex pieces of social care work including unpredictable, high risk.
- Select the most appropriate influencing statute governing the assessment and to guide the
practice of others. This includes but is not limited to The Care Act 2014, The Mental Health Act
1983/2007, and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. To ensure all interventions embrace the principles
of personalisation, social inclusion and recovery.
- Lead and maintain a range of professional networks, both regionally and nationally to ensure best
practice and learning is cascaded throughout the organisation.
- Support staff to negotiate the complexities of multiple agendas and demands with a multi-agency
practice environment.
- Work to address oppression and discrimination, applying the law to protect and advance peoples
rights, recognising how legislation can constrain or promote these rights and identify situations
where interpretations of the law are neither proportionate or fair.
- To deputise for Mental Health/Learning Disabilities Managers as required.
- Lead the promotion and awareness of mental health, social construction of stigma and disability,
and to act as an information and advice service to individuals and carers, other professionals and
agencies on mental health related matters, where appropriate to participate in the development
and delivery of learning and educational materials for other staff/agencies/partners.
- Contribute to the development of service standards and policy to support service improvements in
relation to social care services within their respective area. This may include activities such as
benchmarking and key performance indicators to identify priority areas for potential service
improvement.
- Provide representation on all board calls and ward reviews for the Mental Health Service
- To ensure that individuals entitled to s117 aftercare co-produce and receive a s117 aftercare plan
upon discharge from hospital.
- To maintain effective oversight of Worcestershire residents (where WCC are the responsible LSSA
under the Mental Health Act) who are placed in out of county locked rehabilitation and to work
alongside the community mental health teams to ensure their timely transition to community
settings.
Please see attached the full Job Description and Person Specation
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Activities & Responsibilities:
- To undertake a review of practices and processes and develop practice guidance and tools to
support frontline staff.
- Work as a senior and autonomous social worker responsible for own professional actions and the
staff they support within their area of specialism.
- Provide support to social workers in the community teams that critically analyses, supports and
challenges social workers with a view to quality improvement and professional development.
- To develop links with the AMHP hub to identify people at the earliest opportunity who have been
detained under the Mental Health Act and may require ongoing support when they transition to
community settings.
- Provide social work leadership; promoting the social perspective within an inpatient setting and
ensuring a focus on recovery and advocating for individuals on wards.
- Continue to embed an understanding of adult social care matters, including matters pertaining to
s117 aftercare responsibilities and the Mental Capacity Act.
- To support colleagues with complex maters resulting from interactions between the Mental
Capacity Act and the Mental Health Act.
- Provide advice and guidance on complex social care and housing related matters pertaining to
individuals on the wards.
- To work alongside inpatient managers across the NHS trust and identity any new admissions and
provide updates on discharge progress.
- Oversee work with adults who are experiencing, or at risk of abuse or neglect. Where
necessary/appropriate, to undertake more complex/high risk safeguarding enquires and in
managing verbal/physical threats/aggression.
- Play a lead role in a particular aspect of the teams work in line with local need. For example (but
not limited to) a liaison role between adults services and childrens services, adults service care
and support plan reviews.
- As an advanced social work practitioner, where necessary and appropriate, undertake the more
complex pieces of social care work including unpredictable, high risk.
- Select the most appropriate influencing statute governing the assessment and to guide the
practice of others. This includes but is not limited to The Care Act 2014, The Mental Health Act
1983/2007, and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. To ensure all interventions embrace the principles
of personalisation, social inclusion and recovery.
- Lead and maintain a range of professional networks, both regionally and nationally to ensure best
practice and learning is cascaded throughout the organisation.
- Support staff to negotiate the complexities of multiple agendas and demands with a multi-agency
practice environment.
- Work to address oppression and discrimination, applying the law to protect and advance peoples
rights, recognising how legislation can constrain or promote these rights and identify situations
where interpretations of the law are neither proportionate or fair.
- To deputise for Mental Health/Learning Disabilities Managers as required.
- Lead the promotion and awareness of mental health, social construction of stigma and disability,
and to act as an information and advice service to individuals and carers, other professionals and
agencies on mental health related matters, where appropriate to participate in the development
and delivery of learning and educational materials for other staff/agencies/partners.
- Contribute to the development of service standards and policy to support service improvements in
relation to social care services within their respective area. This may include activities such as
benchmarking and key performance indicators to identify priority areas for potential service
improvement.
- Provide representation on all board calls and ward reviews for the Mental Health Service
- To ensure that individuals entitled to s117 aftercare co-produce and receive a s117 aftercare plan
upon discharge from hospital.
- To maintain effective oversight of Worcestershire residents (where WCC are the responsible LSSA
under the Mental Health Act) who are placed in out of county locked rehabilitation and to work
alongside the community mental health teams to ensure their timely transition to community
settings.
Please see attached the full Job Description and Person Specation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please see attached Person Specification Document
Experience
Essential
- Please see attached Person Specification Document
Experience
Essential
- Please see attached Person Specification Document
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Please see attached Person Specification Document
Experience
Essential
- Please see attached Person Specification Document
Experience
Essential
- Please see attached Person Specification Document
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
