Social Worker

We are excited to offer a Social Work post within the Gloucester Recovery Team. The post is based at Pullman Place, a community base for Recovery and other community teams, enabling information/skills/knowledge sharing and positive interface working. The post would mainly involve working in and around Gloucester with an expectation of some out of county visits. This is an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker who has some experience of working with adults of Working Age and caring for individuals with Enduring Mental Health problems.

The post will include care coordinating a designated caseload, working within CPA Policy and associated countywide risk procedures, travelling independently, use of IT skills and a working knowledge of legislation regarding safeguarding vulnerable adults, the MHA and MCA. The successful candidate will be competent in understanding social care processes and be driven by working with personalisation at the core of everything they do. They will develop integrated narrative assessments and support plans in collaboration with individuals who use the service, and will also have the opportunity to develop Personal Health Budgets.

Community Mental Health Services are undergoing significant transformation in the way we work together, and there are exciting changes ahead within the Social Work Profession which the successful candidate will have the opportunity to be a part of.

Main duties of the job

Working in accordance with statutory and legal requirements offering knowledge and consultation to the team on the Care Act, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Human Rights Act, Housing Act and a range of social care policy issues including appropriate adult and property protection, maintaining knowledge of and providing a bridge of local social care and County Council services and resources.

Arranging the provision or purchase of services to meet the assessed needs of individuals and their carers in more complex cases, whether within Gloucestershire or at a distance and to review such placements.

Undertake the statutory assessments required to initiate or review all patients’ individualised packages of care

This post will be based with the Gloucester Recovery Team, however the post holder may be required to work with some out of county clients. The Recovery Team works 9am-5pm Monday to Friday; however the trust has a flexible working policy and variations of working patterns that suit the employee whilst supporting service provision is encouraged.

Community Mental Health Services are undergoing significant transformation in the way we work together, and there are exciting changes ahead within the Social Work Profession which the successful candidate will have the opportunity to be a part of.

Working for our organisation

Gloucester Recovery is a friendly, welcoming and dynamic team providing secondary care services to adults of working age and their significant others, to provide the best possible outcomes for people with complex mental health needs. The aim of the team is to work in line with the principles of Recovery and Social Inclusion. We strive to ensure that locality services represent excellent quality, (safe and a positive experience) and good value, (efficient and effective).

Alongside regular supervision and peer meetings you will have the opportunity to attend a variety of training courses and practice enhancement to build on your portfolio of continual professional development.

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

The Trust aims to recruit and retain the best possible staff who, through the application of their skills, qualification and experience, will make a positive contribution to our business of providing quality health care services. It is the Trust’s view that the costs associated with moving house in order to take up a post with us should not restrict our ability to recruit the excellent people we need; therefore, we support staff to relocate with our relocation policy.

To ensure you fully understand how the Trust, as a Data Controller, will process and store your data please read the attached document ‘Applicant and Staff Privacy Notice’ prior to applying for the role.

Candidates for any staff appointment shall, when making application, disclose in writing to the Trust whether they are related to any governor. Failure to disclose such a relationship may disqualify a candidate and, if appointed, may render them liable to dismissal.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria

- Ability to undertake assessment of needs, make informed and evidence based eligibility decisions, risk assess and undertake support planning.
- A sound knowledge of current legislation framework in reference to The Care Act 2014 e.g. eligibility/MCA/Safeguarding
- Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act & legal aspects of Mental Health care
- Experience of working with Adults with enduring mental health problems
- Evidence of Assessed and Supported Year in Employment
- Social Work qualification registered with the appropriate professional body.

Desirable criteria

- Approved Mental Health Professional
- Up to date clinical knowledge including risk assessment, dual diagnosis and health and social care needs
- Ability to work on social factors affecting mental distress e.g. accommodation, substance misuse, domestic violence, welfare rights
- Ability to travel around the locality as requested, independently and efficiently. (If you have a full driving licence there will be an expectation to drive trust vehicles where required)
- Support and supervise other staff.

Qualifications
Essential criteria

- Registered as a Social Worker with Social Work England