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We have an exciting opportunity for a
qualified Band 6 Social Worker
to join us in delivering community mental health care within the St Albans area of Hertfordshire and surrounding villages. The area is well served with transport links to historic Hertfordshire and its glorious countryside as well as into London and beyond. We are looking for a Social Worker who is passionate about delivering care to adults with mental health issues. You MUST BE registered with Social Work England in order to apply for this role. Previous applicants need not apply. This role attracts a Golden Hello of £3,500, new employees only.
£1,500 on commencement and £2,000 on completion of one year's employment. Terms and conditions apply. For an informal chat, please contact John Woodward on 07796 261 057 or email john.woodward2@nhs.net. Main duties of the job
As a Social Worker, you will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing high quality social care services to adults of all ages experiencing mental ill-health. The core functions of the role will be to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care from a social perspective to adults accessing the service. You will deliver recovery-focused care and support to service users and their carers that is focused on the principles of choice, control, and independence, as well as ensuring safety. You will actively address adversity and support adults at risk of social inclusion, assisting them in dealing with a range of adverse circumstances. You will champion equality and diversity and be expected to challenge discrimination in all its forms as part of your role. You will hold a caseload which may comprise of adults experiencing a wide range of mental health and social care needs. You will ensure that you maintain constant reflection and development of your practice and will ensure your continuing professional development in line with the standards set out by the professional regulator, Social Work England. If you are not already an AMHP, you will be prepared to undertake the training required to assume the AMHP role as your career progresses. If you are already an AMHP, you will contribute to the Trust's countywide AMHP rota. About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country. Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout. Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional. These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it! Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like to work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be? Job description
Job responsibilities
To be a champion of social care with a comprehensive understanding of legislation and statutory guidance. To take a lead in the promotion of adult safeguarding practice and undertake safeguarding inquiries, contributing to care plans that protect both adults and children from abuse. To undertake comprehensive assessments and reviews for people who may present with high risk or those with significant interpersonal, social, legal and/or environmental complexities, ensuring appropriate assessment against social care eligibility criteria as defined by The Care Act 2014. To offer direct support to service users and their carers, and to colleagues, through information and advice, ensuring that those who do not meet social care eligibility are appropriately signposted and supported. To ensure that appropriate health and social care services are commissioned with and on behalf of service users, including the duty to offer direct payments, ensuring processes are in place for service users to be charged by the local authority for the social care services they receive, if applicable. To ensure that commissioned services allow choice to service users and carers and focus on people living in the community with appropriate support and access to universal services. To undertake regular risk assessments and ensure that vulnerable people are kept safe. To undertake carer assessments, including identifying contingency plans and provision of support. For full details of the role and responsibilities for this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached. We welcome an informal chat or visit to our lovely team! Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
An appropriate professional social work qualification Education to degree level Registration with Social Work England Training in principles and application of outcomes-focused assessments and personalisation Relevant post-qualifying training for social workers Training and experience in Safeguarding Desirable
Approved Mental Health Professional/Best Interests Assessment Training AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
Strong post qualification experience Knowledge of legislation, theory and policy in relation to relevant care group Experience of undertaking assessments, focused on personalisation, choice and control, and care planning Understanding and experience of personal budgets and direct payments Experience of multidisciplinary working and ability to work collaboratively Experience of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect Desirable
Experience of work as Approved Mental Health Professional and/or Best Interests Assessor COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
Excellent ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders including service users and carers, other professional colleagues, members of other organisations and local communities, verbally and in writing Ability to manage highly sensitive information Experience of using electronic recording systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate and timely reports ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
Ability to analyse service user and carer information Experience of undertaking small scale audits and surveys Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Address
99 Waverley Road, St Albans, AL3 5TL Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 367-ACMS-9020
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qualified Band 6 Social Worker
to join us in delivering community mental health care within the St Albans area of Hertfordshire and surrounding villages. The area is well served with transport links to historic Hertfordshire and its glorious countryside as well as into London and beyond. We are looking for a Social Worker who is passionate about delivering care to adults with mental health issues. You MUST BE registered with Social Work England in order to apply for this role. Previous applicants need not apply. This role attracts a Golden Hello of £3,500, new employees only.
£1,500 on commencement and £2,000 on completion of one year's employment. Terms and conditions apply. For an informal chat, please contact John Woodward on 07796 261 057 or email john.woodward2@nhs.net. Main duties of the job
As a Social Worker, you will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing high quality social care services to adults of all ages experiencing mental ill-health. The core functions of the role will be to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care from a social perspective to adults accessing the service. You will deliver recovery-focused care and support to service users and their carers that is focused on the principles of choice, control, and independence, as well as ensuring safety. You will actively address adversity and support adults at risk of social inclusion, assisting them in dealing with a range of adverse circumstances. You will champion equality and diversity and be expected to challenge discrimination in all its forms as part of your role. You will hold a caseload which may comprise of adults experiencing a wide range of mental health and social care needs. You will ensure that you maintain constant reflection and development of your practice and will ensure your continuing professional development in line with the standards set out by the professional regulator, Social Work England. If you are not already an AMHP, you will be prepared to undertake the training required to assume the AMHP role as your career progresses. If you are already an AMHP, you will contribute to the Trust's countywide AMHP rota. About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country. Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout. Our Trust values are:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional. These values are at the core of who we are, everything we do, and how we do it! Would you like to be part of the HPFT family? Would you like to work with us to ensure our service users live the fullest lives possible? Would you like to be supported in your career to be the best that you can be? Job description
Job responsibilities
To be a champion of social care with a comprehensive understanding of legislation and statutory guidance. To take a lead in the promotion of adult safeguarding practice and undertake safeguarding inquiries, contributing to care plans that protect both adults and children from abuse. To undertake comprehensive assessments and reviews for people who may present with high risk or those with significant interpersonal, social, legal and/or environmental complexities, ensuring appropriate assessment against social care eligibility criteria as defined by The Care Act 2014. To offer direct support to service users and their carers, and to colleagues, through information and advice, ensuring that those who do not meet social care eligibility are appropriately signposted and supported. To ensure that appropriate health and social care services are commissioned with and on behalf of service users, including the duty to offer direct payments, ensuring processes are in place for service users to be charged by the local authority for the social care services they receive, if applicable. To ensure that commissioned services allow choice to service users and carers and focus on people living in the community with appropriate support and access to universal services. To undertake regular risk assessments and ensure that vulnerable people are kept safe. To undertake carer assessments, including identifying contingency plans and provision of support. For full details of the role and responsibilities for this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached. We welcome an informal chat or visit to our lovely team! Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
An appropriate professional social work qualification Education to degree level Registration with Social Work England Training in principles and application of outcomes-focused assessments and personalisation Relevant post-qualifying training for social workers Training and experience in Safeguarding Desirable
Approved Mental Health Professional/Best Interests Assessment Training AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
Strong post qualification experience Knowledge of legislation, theory and policy in relation to relevant care group Experience of undertaking assessments, focused on personalisation, choice and control, and care planning Understanding and experience of personal budgets and direct payments Experience of multidisciplinary working and ability to work collaboratively Experience of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect Desirable
Experience of work as Approved Mental Health Professional and/or Best Interests Assessor COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
Excellent ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders including service users and carers, other professional colleagues, members of other organisations and local communities, verbally and in writing Ability to manage highly sensitive information Experience of using electronic recording systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate and timely reports ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
Ability to analyse service user and carer information Experience of undertaking small scale audits and surveys Employer details
Employer name
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Address
99 Waverley Road, St Albans, AL3 5TL Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 367-ACMS-9020
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