Social Worker- Mental Health

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Full time
Location: Midsomer Norton
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Job offered by: NHS
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If you do, an opportunity has arisen to become a social worker in a well-established, integrated mental health team. CITT is a busy team which offers a considerable amount of variety. The multi-disciplinary team share an office base and work jointly with the mental health therapies and intensive teams. The applicant need not have previous experience with older adults as experience and skills are transferable. One of the values of the team is to provide service users and carers with flexible and creative care packages, aimed at maintaining people's independence at home. The team has access to a lot of community resources, working closely with third sector, private and statutory providers. The team also works closely with the general hospital (RUH) to facilitate and ensure that service users who meet the CITT criteria are discharged with the appropriate ongoing support. This is to ensure that CITT service users are discharged in an efficient and timely way. Main duties of the job

There will be an ongoing opportunity to provide specialist knowledge to partner agencies in a variety of settings. The successful applicant will be encouraged to develop their therapeutic skills. You will be joining a supportive team at a time when there is an opportunity to assist in developing new services and ways of working. We are proud to be fostering a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. A key commitment to this is improving staff representation from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. About us

About Bath & North East Somerset Council. Working at Bath & North East Somerset provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people through our public services. Job responsibilities

At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives. This post attracts a welcome payment of 5% of the starting salary for the grade to enable individuals to join our permanent workforce. This is payable upon successful completion of your probationary period and is subject to eligibility criteria. Your main place of work will be Bath NHS House / The Hollies Midsomer Norton. Do you want to join an innovative and enthusiastic mental health team? Do you want to join a team that is committed to providing high-quality services to predominantly older people and their carers who have mental health challenges? Do you want to work in a team that practices from a person-centred and strengths-based approach? If you do, an opportunity has arisen to become a social worker in a well-established, integrated mental health team. CITT is a busy team which offers a considerable amount of variety. The multi-disciplinary team share an office base and work jointly with the mental health therapies and intensive teams. The applicant need not have previous experience with older adults as experience and skills are transferable. One of the values of the team is to provide service users and carers with flexible and creative care packages, aimed at maintaining people's independence at home. The team has access to a lot of community resources, working closely with third sector, private and statutory providers. The team also works closely with the general hospital (RUH) to facilitate and ensure that service users who meet the CITT criteria are discharged with the appropriate ongoing support. This is to ensure that CITT service users are discharged in an efficient and timely way. There will be an ongoing opportunity to provide specialist knowledge to partner agencies in a variety of settings. The successful applicant will be encouraged to develop their therapeutic skills. You will be joining a supportive team at a time when there is an opportunity to assist in developing new services and ways of working. We are proud to be fostering a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. A key commitment to this is improving staff representation from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, those from the LGBTQ+ communities, and people living with disabilities. Interested to find out more? If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact the team manager Karen Gilroy or Mark Roberts on 01225 - 396772 / 396708. Interview date: TBC This is a rolling advert – applications will be checked weekly and we will shortlist and interview on a rolling basis. Person Specification

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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.

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