Forensic Social Worker

Job summary

Forensic Social Worker for Wheatfield low secure in-patient ward at Berrywood Hospital.

Wheatfield has 12 beds for working age male patients to be cared for in conditions of low security. We take referrals from other NHS and independent sector providers and prisons via the secure mental health care provider collaborative for the East midlands.

Main duties of the job

-Responsible for the preparation of social work reports for MDT meetings and tribunals
-Responsible for maintaining and vetting approved visitors list
-Local lead for safeguarding
-Liaison with external agencies (MAPPA, police, probation)
-Lead on family/carer interventions

Other duties as defined in job description

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential
-Holds appropriate Social work Qualification

Desirable
-Mental health care experience

Knowledge

Essential
-Understanding of Forensic mental health care

Desirable
-Experience of Forensic mental health care