Job summary
We are
currently seeking a Social Worker to become part of our dedicated Community
Mental Health Team Based in St Helier and serving the population of Jersey. You
will be allocated care coordinator/lead professional for a caseload of service
users with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.
Provide a comprehensive care plan and ongoing assessment to the
adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties in Jersey and their
carers, delivering the day to day working of the CMHT and accessing and
facilitating resources so as to manage risk and meet identified needs.
The post holder will have to comply with all relevant States Laws,
such as the Health and Safety at Work (Jersey) Law 1989 and any other
associated legislation, Standing Orders, Financial Directions, and other
relevant Codes of Practice, in respect of managing the key project deliverables
of programmes and costs through the active management of procurement, approval,
financial and administrative procedures. The post holder will also be complying
with the Capacity & Self Determination (Jersey) Law 2016 & Mental
Health (Jersey) Law 2016.
To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your
colleagues, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work (Jersey) Law, 1989
To work in accordance with the Data Protection (Jersey) Law
This role is politically restricted.
Main duties of the job
Plan, organise and be accountable for case co-ordination and implementation of care and
protection plans on a day to day basis, working with service users and their
families/carers in one or more social work specialist areas, to ensure that that prompt
referral of cases takes place where social work intervention is required to protect or
support vulnerable members of the community. This may include children in need of care
and protection, children with special needs, adults with learning disabilities, older people,
people with a brain injury, those with a physical disability and those with a sensory
impairment.
For a full Job Description see the link below.
About us
At Health and Care Jersey, were not just delivering healthcare - were shaping the future of health and wellbeing for over 100,000 Islanders and visitors. Our dedicated team of over 2,000 professionals provides essential care across 30+ diverse departments, offering a wide range of specialist services from acute and emergency care to community and preventative health initiatives.With state-of-the-art facilities like the brand-new Enid Quenault Health and Wellbeing Centre and exciting plans to modernise our healthcare infrastructure, this is a great time to join us. Whether you're providing frontline patient care, supporting health initiatives in the community, or contributing to vital mental health and social services, your work will make a meaningful impact on people's lives every day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Holistically assess individual needs and develop and design care and intervention plans
that treat each person as a unique individual, in order to protect, promote and monitor the
safety and welfare of service users and carers. Wherever possible, promote service
users individual views and wishes in order to support their rights to self-determination, to
control their own lives and to make informed choices about the services they receive.
Deliver appropriate, open, accurate and straightforward communication to service users
and carers, clearly explaining service policies and the professional role and
responsibilities of the social work team including any statutory intervention which may
prove necessary, in order to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of service
users and carers.
Challenge and report dangerous, abusive, discriminatory or exploitative behaviour or
practice, including potential criminal offences, wherever this may be found, in order to
ensure the wellbeing of service users and carers is safeguarded at all times.
Follow risk assessment policies and procedures, and access specialist professional
advice and guidance as necessary, to ensure that potential and actual risk is identified
and managed, particularly in relation to those clients who are assessed as being the most
vulnerable to risk of harm by self or others.
Maintain the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, adhere to relevant
codes of conduct, policies, procedures and legislation and take responsibility formaintaining and improving personal knowledge and skills in order to ensure that the
criteria for continuing professional registration are fulfilled and that members of the public
and other professionals have confidence in the service.
Create and maintain clear and accurate records to ensure that all relevant information is
held as required by established procedures and best practice and in line with data
protection, confidentiality, disclosure and consent policies, always bearing in mind that
such documents may be disclosable for the purpose of Serious Case Reviews, external
inquiry and inspection, and to the Royal Court in respect of civil applications or in criminal
proceedings associated with the protection of vulnerable individuals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Holistically assess individual needs and develop and design care and intervention plans
that treat each person as a unique individual, in order to protect, promote and monitor the
safety and welfare of service users and carers. Wherever possible, promote service
users individual views and wishes in order to support their rights to self-determination, to
control their own lives and to make informed choices about the services they receive.
Deliver appropriate, open, accurate and straightforward communication to service users
and carers, clearly explaining service policies and the professional role and
responsibilities of the social work team including any statutory intervention which may
prove necessary, in order to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of service
users and carers.
Challenge and report dangerous, abusive, discriminatory or exploitative behaviour or
practice, including potential criminal offences, wherever this may be found, in order to
ensure the wellbeing of service users and carers is safeguarded at all times.
Follow risk assessment policies and procedures, and access specialist professional
advice and guidance as necessary, to ensure that potential and actual risk is identified
and managed, particularly in relation to those clients who are assessed as being the most
vulnerable to risk of harm by self or others.
Maintain the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, adhere to relevant
codes of conduct, policies, procedures and legislation and take responsibility formaintaining and improving personal knowledge and skills in order to ensure that the
criteria for continuing professional registration are fulfilled and that members of the public
and other professionals have confidence in the service.
Create and maintain clear and accurate records to ensure that all relevant information is
held as required by established procedures and best practice and in line with data
protection, confidentiality, disclosure and consent policies, always bearing in mind that
such documents may be disclosable for the purpose of Serious Case Reviews, external
inquiry and inspection, and to the Royal Court in respect of civil applications or in criminal
proceedings associated with the protection of vulnerable individuals.
Person Specification
General Skills/Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work
- General Skills/Attributes
- This relates to more general
- characteristics required to do the job
- effectively, e.g. effective written
- communication skills, ability to
- delegate, motivation or commitment
- etc.
- autonomously, with the
- capacity for independent,
- responsible, professional
- decision making, often
- whilst under considerable
- pressure.
- Organisational and
- administrative skills
- Ability to take on board
- complex facts or situations
- requiring analysis, interpretation and
- comparison of a range of
- options in order to arrive at
- a complex judgement.
- Able to communicate
- calmly and clearly using a
- variety of media on
- sensitive and complex
- issues, including
- legislation, often in
- emotive situations.
- Able to facilitate the
- involvement of a range of
- stakeholders (public and
- private sector) to deal
- effectively with complex
- issues relating to
- vulnerable service users.
- Able to follow policy and
- understand the
- implications and
- ramifications for areas
- outside of their own area
- of responsibility.
- Highly resilient good
- coping mechanisms for
- dealing with challenging,
- stressful and emotional
- situations involving
- vulnerable children and
- adults.
Experience
Essential
- Providing a social work
- service in a community,
- mental health or hospital
- setting; discharging
- statutory social care
- functions on behalf of an
- organisation.
- Developing and
- implementing care
- packages. Co-ordinating support
- services and advising
- carers and families.
- Negotiating services for
- vulnerable service users,
- including issues involving
- child protection, vulnerable
- adults, mental and physical
- health issues and
- bereavement.
Qualifications
Essential
- A professional qualification
- in Social Work (e.g.
- Degree, Diploma or
- equivalent in Social Work).
- Registered with the
- appropriate UK
- professional governing
- body i.e. the General
- Social Care Council and
- locally, must also register
- under the Health Care
- (Registration) (Jersey)
- Law 1995.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Specialist knowledge in
- social work underpinned by
- theory and relevant
- practical experience.
- An understanding of
- childrens & adult
- Safeguarding issues.
- Good understanding of the
- management of risk and
- supporting vulnerable
- children and families in the
- community.
- Knowledge of the range of
- services provided both
- within CYPES, Health and
- Community Services, by
- other States Departments
- and by private and
- voluntary sector providers
- Understands how to
- assess and manage risk
- when making complex
- decisions that may be
- disputed in court.
- Practical knowledge of
- assessing and arranging delivery of social care
- packages for caseload
- clients.
- Understanding of
- therapeutic services, their
- arrangement and
- provision.
- Knowledge of mentoring
- social work students and
- new entrants.
- Practical understanding of
- legislation relating to their
- specialist area of social
- work, the general workings
- of civil courts and the
- conducting of police
- investigations into related
- criminal activity.
- Understands how to
- maintain records according
- to confidentiality and data
- protection protocols. Able to demonstrate a
- range of information
- technology skills i.e. an
- ability to effectively use IT
- equipment and role critical
- software.
- Safeguarding certificated.
- Ability to attain Enhanced
- DBS clearance
Desirable
- Safeguarding certificated.
Person Specification
General Skills/Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work
- General Skills/Attributes
- This relates to more general
- characteristics required to do the job
- effectively, e.g. effective written
- communication skills, ability to
- delegate, motivation or commitment
- etc.
- autonomously, with the
- capacity for independent,
- responsible, professional
- decision making, often
- whilst under considerable
- pressure.
- Organisational and
- administrative skills
- Ability to take on board
- complex facts or situations
- requiring analysis, interpretation and
- comparison of a range of
- options in order to arrive at
- a complex judgement.
- Able to communicate
- calmly and clearly using a
- variety of media on
- sensitive and complex
- issues, including
- legislation, often in
- emotive situations.
- Able to facilitate the
- involvement of a range of
- stakeholders (public and
- private sector) to deal
- effectively with complex
- issues relating to
- vulnerable service users.
- Able to follow policy and
- understand the
- implications and
- ramifications for areas
- outside of their own area
- of responsibility.
- Highly resilient good
- coping mechanisms for
- dealing with challenging,
- stressful and emotional
- situations involving
- vulnerable children and
- adults.
Experience
Essential
- Providing a social work
- service in a community,
- mental health or hospital
- setting; discharging
- statutory social care
- functions on behalf of an
- organisation.
- Developing and
- implementing care
- packages. Co-ordinating support
- services and advising
- carers and families.
- Negotiating services for
- vulnerable service users,
- including issues involving
- child protection, vulnerable
- adults, mental and physical
- health issues and
- bereavement.
Qualifications
Essential
- A professional qualification
- in Social Work (e.g.
- Degree, Diploma or
- equivalent in Social Work).
- Registered with the
- appropriate UK
- professional governing
- body i.e. the General
- Social Care Council and
- locally, must also register
- under the Health Care
- (Registration) (Jersey)
- Law 1995.
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Specialist knowledge in
- social work underpinned by
- theory and relevant
- practical experience.
- An understanding of
- childrens & adult
- Safeguarding issues.
- Good understanding of the
- management of risk and
- supporting vulnerable
- children and families in the
- community.
- Knowledge of the range of
- services provided both
- within CYPES, Health and
- Community Services, by
- other States Departments
- and by private and
- voluntary sector providers
- Understands how to
- assess and manage risk
- when making complex
- decisions that may be
- disputed in court.
- Practical knowledge of
- assessing and arranging delivery of social care
- packages for caseload
- clients.
- Understanding of
- therapeutic services, their
- arrangement and
- provision.
- Knowledge of mentoring
- social work students and
- new entrants.
- Practical understanding of
- legislation relating to their
- specialist area of social
- work, the general workings
- of civil courts and the
- conducting of police
- investigations into related
- criminal activity.
- Understands how to
- maintain records according
- to confidentiality and data
- protection protocols. Able to demonstrate a
- range of information
- technology skills i.e. an
- ability to effectively use IT
- equipment and role critical
- software.
- Safeguarding certificated.
- Ability to attain Enhanced
- DBS clearance
Desirable
- Safeguarding certificated.
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).