Specialist Social Worker

Job summary

Are you a recovery focused social worker with a passion for providing support to adults, young people and families at the earliest stages of identified mental health needs?

We are looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Social Worker to join the Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) team. The service offers a community based treatment pathway to people aged 14-65 who have experience a first episode of psychosis or may have one in the future.

The successful applicant will play a key role in supporting service users to access the right care and support, working collaboratively with health care professionals and local authority colleagues.

Main duties of the job

Your role will centre on the delivery of specialist mental health support to people who have experienced a First Episode of Psychosis (FEP) or and an At Risk Mental State (ARMS) and requiring treatment and care in the community.

There will also be a requirement to complete statutory social work duties including the completion of Care Act Needs Assessments and Mental Capacity Act Assessments.

This will be in the form of direct work and care coordination with people on caseload as well as providing duty support to those accessing the team and contributing to multi-disciplinary decision making both in house and with colleagues externally. As a social worker you will ensure this work is undertaken in a strengths focused manner and from a rights based perspective empowering and supporting service users to make effective personal decisions which promote their recovery and wellbeing.

You will undertake supported person led assessments, risk assessments, support planning and outcome focused reviews of service users and carers who have eligible needs and complex presentations in accordance with legislative requirements, policy and professional frameworks.

In addition to undertaking person led assessments, you will manage a caseload and provide case load guidance, supervision and specialist advice to colleagues in the team and ensure care is completed within the practice and performance framework.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

As a Senior Social Worker you will be providing professional leadership to the social care team and supervision to your social work colleagues.You will have access to a variety of professional networking opportunities such as Social Work forum and reflective practice forum in order to promote the social work identity and ensure accountability across the workforce.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential
-Qualification and current professional registration held with Social Work England
-Accredited Practice Educator or willing to undertake Practice Educator course
-Approved Mental Health Professional or willing to undertake AMHP training
-Post registration/graduate diploma or equivalent experience in related work area, to demonstrate specialist level of practice

Desirable
-Evidence of CPD or experiential learning at an advanced level e.g. Post graduate/Masters level
-Leadership training/qualification/experience

Experience

Essential
-Evidence of continuing experience and professional development (CPD) relevant to the service area at specialist level
-Evidence of development of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
-Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation
Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with vulnerable people

Desirable
-Development of specialist/advanced level of professional/practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development
-Leadership/management experience which has had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice
-Professional networking locally

Knowledge

Essential
-Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to the service area, e.g. -Safeguarding, Mental Health Act, Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion, Liberty Protection -Safeguards and NICE guidance
-Full understanding/application of relevant practice/standards/audit within identified service area
-Standard IT skills

Desirable
-Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts within own area of work/responsibility

Skills and Competencies

Essential
-Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring
-Able to demonstrate effective communication skills
-Good time management skills

Desirable
-Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change
-Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage others