Social Worker

We are looking for a social worker to assess and monitor the mental health and social care needs of service users and carers as part of an integrated team, sharing information in an appropriate and secure manner using both electronic and paper-based systems.

Conduct assessments to establish an individuals level of need, based upon the National Eligibility Criteria.

Carry out appropriate review or re-assessment of individuals and/or carers as required.

Respond to safeguarding enquiries in line with the Care Act (2014) when it is deemed that an adult with care and support needs may be at risk of abuse or neglect.

Make every effort to ensure the service users and publics safety and well-being are met within the Trusts risk management framework and in line with Trust policies and procedures, identifying possible risks and alerting the team manager to any potential serious risk situations and flagging these up on Datix.

Attend team meetings, professional forums, mandatory training, and other training events as required.

To ensure that continued professional development in social work is maintained updating professional practice to maintain social work registration.

Promote models of good practice and the role/skills of social worker and represent the profession as required.

Participate in regular formal supervision .

In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:

Relevant Qualifications

Registration with the relevant Registration Body

Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable

- Registered with SWE

Experience
Desirable

- MDT experience

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.

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