Social Worker

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated registered social worker to join us three days a week in our new community mental health service in Wigan called Living Well (LW). The Living Well Service enables timely access to mental health services when people need it most and provides support for people who might not traditionally meet the threshold or criteria of existing mental health services. The team is multidisciplinary and includes VCFSE organizations. We also support several peer mentor roles within the team.

The Wigan Living Well Service is compassionately led, trauma informed, and recovery focused. Living Well has co-produced key values and principles that all team members share. As a result, our model is humanistic and person-centred. Our core values are based on creating open, honest, safe spaces and conversations where all people’s strengths are valued.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be a key member of the multi-disciplinary team. You will undertake formal mental health and social care assessments of new people on your caseload. You will undertake initial conversations with people as part of the Living well duty system in accordance with agreed operational procedures. You will provide interventions, evaluate and record community mental health and social care delivered to people on your caseload.

You will be supported by members of the leadership team including a team manager, operational programme manager, peer mentor co-ordinator, senior pharmacist and clinical lead. CPD opportunities are available and personal interests/skills will be supported to develop and grow.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

Staff benefits

- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts