A Band 6 social work post in the community mental health team in Dacorum, a 12-month fixed-term role supporting adults with mental ill-health within a multi-disciplinary team. The work centres on assessing needs, planning care and coordinating support for adults and carers, with a focus on recovery, choice, control and safeguarding. The trust welcomes applicants relocating from London to the county. Candidates need registration with Social Work England, a full UK driving licence and access to a car.
What the job involves
- Assess adults with mental ill-health, including high-risk and complex cases, against Care Act 2014 eligibility criteria
- Lead on adult safeguarding practice and undertake safeguarding enquiries
- Coordinate care and produce care plans for adults, protecting adults and children from abuse
- Undertake regular risk assessments to keep vulnerable people safe
- Undertake carer assessments, including contingency planning and support
- Commission health and social care services with and for service users, including direct payments and charging processes where applicable
- Provide information, advice and signposting to people who do not meet eligibility criteria
- Deliver recovery-focused care and support based on choice, control, independence and safety
- Champion social care, equality and diversity, and challenge discrimination
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Support adults at risk of social inclusion and help them deal with adverse circumstances
- Ensure commissioned services offer choice and access to universal services
Qualifications
- Appropriate professional social work qualification
- Degree-level education
- Post-qualifying training, including outcomes-focused assessment and personalisation
- Training and experience in safeguarding
Registration & licences
- Registration with Social Work England
Experience
- Strong post-qualification experience
- Undertaking assessments, personalisation, choice and control, and care planning
- Personal budgets and direct payments
- Multidisciplinary and partnership working with service users and carers, showing dignity and respect
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of legislation, theory and policy for the relevant care group
- Excellent verbal and written communication with a wide range of stakeholders
- Managing highly sensitive information
- Accurate, timely reports using electronic recording systems
- Analysing service user and carer information, and small-scale audits and surveys
Checks & eligibility
- Full UK driving licence and access to a car, unless a disability under the Equality Act 2010 prevents driving
Other
- Ability to visit and attend meetings at a variety of locations and environments
Nice to have
- Approved Mental Health Professional or Best Interests Assessor training
- Experience as an Approved Mental Health Professional and/or Best Interests Assessor
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
