We are recruiting a Social Worker/ Mental Health Officer post within the Rutherglen/Cambuslang CMHT to provide a professional service to our client group. We would welcome applications from enthusiastic, confident individuals who are looking for an opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary mental health team.
We would welcome applications from qualified MHOs and MHO trainees who will be qualified within 2 months of submitting their application form. You must be fully qualified before commencing post.
You will work as an effective member of a multi disciplinary team supporting Adults with mental illness, and helping us to make a positive difference in the Community. You will provide an effective assessment and care management service incorporating any relevant statutory duties. As a Social Worker you will undertake casework involving partnership working and provide professional advice and guidance to individuals, families and groups within the community.
Experience of working with individuals and families living with severe and enduring mental illness would be desirable. Knowledge of related mental health legislation would also be relevant to this post. You should have excellent written and verbal communication skills in order to complete all formal, informal reports and case notes which need to be of a high standard. In addition, you should be able to demonstrate an ability to relate to people and be able to gain their trust, in order to help them get the best from our service. You should be able to deal with a variety of situations where your tact, patience and understanding will be needed. You will need to assess and cope with these situations in a sensitive and non-judgemental way. In this type of mental health setting the Social Worker is often the main resource, working directly with individuals and families in a practical and understanding manner to achieve identified outcomes. You will be responding to safeguarding
concerns and carrying out relevant statutory duties, for example in relation to the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act (2007) as and when required.
This post also involves carrying out the duties and responsibilities of an MHO. These include working on relevant events connected to the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Scotland Act 2003, the Criminal Procedures (Scotland) Act 1995 and in the context of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
Participation in the Day and ESWS Out of Hours MHO Rotas is a requirement of this post.
Please summarise your previous experience in the care and welfare of social work.
Describe how you would remain flexible in your approach when you have competing demands?
This role involves working as part of a wider team delivering both individual and partnership outcomes. Please provide an example of a time when you worked as part of a team to complete a task within a Social Work environment.
Please describe how you would effectively challenge a medical view regarding a detention under the mental health act?, Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad., Disability Confident
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