Social Worker Telford CRHT

Job summary

The team is based at Hall Court in Telford and provides mental health assessment, treatment and support to people in the area of Telford & Wrekin. As an integral team in the Urgent Care Pathway we work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We work with people who are experiencing a mental health crisis, require extra support alongside their regular support network or who can have the same treatment provided at home that they would receive in a Mental Health Hospital.

We are a team that consists of Band 5 and 6 Nurses, Social Workers, Band 3 Support Workers, Non-Medical Prescribers, Medical Staff, Occupational Therapists, Administrators and Business Support Staff. As we work with people with all types of mental health presentations, we need to have a range of skills and interests that create a strong and responsive team.

We are looking to recruit a Social Worker who will be responsible for the oversight and delivery of the provision of planned recovery focused care working in partnership with Service-users carers and other professionals

You will be responsible for working collaboratively with other services to provide seamless care for service-users on defined care-pathways and within defined care clusters

You will be responsible for working in partnership with agencies external to the Trust supporting service-users access to services in the independent and non-statutory sector.

Main duties of the job

-Working in a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with internal and external agencies, you will;
-Provide specialist assessment and care planning in conjunction with service users and carers
-Evaluate treatment plans and undertake home treatment
-Triage and assess referrals received by the service in liaison with multi-disciplinary colleagues
-Co-ordinate the work of the Team

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

-Supporting your career development and progression
-Excellent NHS Pension scheme
-Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
-Options for flexible working
-Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
-Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
-If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
-Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
-Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
-Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
-Free car parking at all trust sites
-Free flu vaccinations every year
-Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this post please see the attached job description and person specification.

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Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential
-First Degree Level qualification/DIPSW Practice

Experience

Essential
-Experience (equivalent to post-graduate level of practice) of working effectively, delivering/managing care and associated risks in mental health settings

Desirable
-Experience of working effectively in a community mental health setting