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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Forensic Social Worker

Job Type

Permanent

Reference 

348-SS-6696

Salary

Location

£46,148 - £52,809

Posted Date

9 December 2024

Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Closing Date

19 December 2024

A great opportunity has arisen to appoint a full-time band 7 Senior Forensic Social Worker to complement our existing team at Ravenswood Secure Forensic Hospital, Mayles Lane, Fareham PO17 5NA. The Senior Forensic Social Worker will be a key member of the multi-disciplinary team and bring the social care perspective to both individualised care planning and service development.

Ravenswood House is a medium and low secure forensic hospital providing assessment, care and treatment for adults with serious mental illness and/or personality disorder. Forensic patients routinely have complex needs associated with either a severe and enduring mental illness, personality disorder, Intellectual learning disability and/or Autistic Spectrum, and also present a risk of offending or have challenging behavioural needs, which may be associated with significant risk. We admit patients from high secure hospitals, local acute mental health hospitals, prisons, custody, and the courts.

If you are person and patient-centred, passionate and dedicated individual, who can demonstrate you have the right skills, knowledge and ability to undertake this role, then we would like to hear from you.

You will benefit from a supportive team, where reflective practice and supervision is integral to the work and caring for ourselves, is encouraged. Continued professional development is actively promoted within Ravenswood and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare, both service specific and career focused.

Main duties of the job
The key purpose of Forensic Social Work is to support in balance the protection of the public and the promotion of the quality of life of service users by working in partnership

The key purpose of Forensic Social Work is to support in balance the protection of the public and the promotion of the quality of life of service users by working in partnership with others to identify, assess and manage risk and contribute to care planning and risk management strategies.

The Senior Forensic Social Worker will provide a social care service to service users and their families to comply with Standards for Secure Services, Service Level Agreements and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Policy and Procedures.

The role requires someone who can work independently, is pro-active and who has good experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required for this role.

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