Inpatient Social Worker

Job summary

Are you an experienced Social Worker looking for a new challenge?

We are a friendly and dynamic Inpatient Social Work Team in the beautiful City of Oxford is looking for a mental health Social Worker to work in partnership with people who use mental health services. You will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team on the ward and wider adult mental health team to provide targeted support to people who live with severe mental health conditions.

Sometimes the work is fast paced, and you may be working with situations that have high levels of complexity, risk, or vulnerability. You will be well supported by your colleagues and you will have monthly supervision. You will be a very important part of the mental health social work group and you will be invited to attend the monthly social work forum is where our energetic collective meet to share ideas and talk about the messy stuff.

We understand the importance of work life balance so if you have other interests that you want to develop then let's have a chat to see how we can help you achieve a balance that works for you. Our diverse community would love to have you join the team so get in touch for an informal chat.

Main duties of the job
The responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

To provide support and give time to an allocated group of service users in order to promote their recovery and maintain them in a community environment helping them to build their own support network.
To provide regular and practical support to service users in developing and managing independence and maintaining dignity and self-respect.
To support service users to identify their needs and to assist the mental health social worker to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual care and support plans.
To have the individual service user's needs at the fore at all times and use agreed values and skills to underpin their day to day work
To provide support with daily living including self-care and home management e.g. budgeting, cooking, cleaning and shopping in line with the person agreed eligible needs.
The post holder will work within a designated inpatient area, supporting the adult inpatient wards within that area.

You will have to demonstrate the skills to maintain their Social Work professional identity when working within an inpatient environment.

About us

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression
Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
Competitive pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Mental Health First Aiders
Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job description
Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person Specification
Qualification
Essential

Professional Qualification (Degree or equivalent)

Desirable

Post graduate education specifically relating to client group (Post basic qualification in community care/ research awareness/ management)

Experience
Essential

To have appropriate experience which should include community and working with mental health.

Desirable

To have appropriate experience of working with mental health.

Skills
Essential

To be IT literate

Desirable

To be willing to learn new IT systems

Personal Qualities
Essential

To be able to manage in a stressful working environment and with emotional or aggressive patients/or carers

Desirable

Able to work within a multi disciplinary team

Other requirements
Essential

To comprehend and work within the Trust policies of data protection, equal opportunities, Health & Safety and to meet the diverse needs of patients

Desirable

Car Driver

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.