Senior Mental Health Social Worker HEO
The closing date is 03 July 2025
Job summary
Are you a highly skilled Senior Mental Health Social Worker looking for an exciting and rewarding role? Are you seeking job satisfaction, numerous benefits, and training opportunities? Would you like your career to take a different direction into a friendly and professional organisation?If the answer is yes, you would be well-suited to the Senior Mental Health St Athan.
Our successful candidate will provide effective Mental Health Social Work in support of the designated Mental Health Team.
The vacant post is full time working 37 hours per week. Requests to work flexibly and/or part time will be considered, taking into account business needs.
Could this be the role for you? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
Benefits
- Access to learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
- Free Parking
- Positive team working with access to National Mental Health Annual Symposiums and Cadre Conferences.
- Professional Registration Fees Reimbursed
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts. this is needed because the benefits list that professional registration fees are currently reimbursed, which classifies as an allowance.
Main duties of the job
To provide effective Mental Health Social Work (MHSW) in support of a designated Department of Community Mental Health, Network, Defence Mental Health Social Work Service and the wider Defence Mental Health Services.
About us
Our success depends on our people our Whole Force regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.
Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision-making and Parliamentary processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.
In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.
If youve ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.
Details
Date posted
12 June 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£36,530 to £40,150 a year a year plus £5000 market supplement, (pro rata for part time).
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Job share
Reference number
K0003-25-0271
Job locations
Mental Health Team (MHT)
St Athan
Barry Vale of Glamorgan
CF62 4WA
Employer details
Employer name
Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)
Address
Mental Health Team (MHT)
St Athan
Barry Vale of Glamorgan
CF62 4WA
Employer's website
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence (Opens in a new tab)





Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Joanne Howl
Supporting documents
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