Main area DGS CRHT Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 18.75 hours per week (flexible shift patterns, mon - fri, including weekends.) Job ref 380-NK182
Site Little Brook hospital Town Dartford Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 25/03/2025 23:59
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Job overview
To have delegated responsibilities for the safe and effective delivery of a social work service to service users within Home Treatment Team Service. To support the delivery of support and social work interventions as agreed with service users/carers and under the direction of the Social Work Team/MDT to meet the needs of individuals using the service.
Main duties of the job
* To undertake certain specified tasks with service users as agreed with the Social Worker/MDT
* To liaise with a range of partnership agencies, both statutory and voluntary on behalf of service users as well as the wider MDT.
* Encourage feedback from service users/carers and other professionals about our service delivery
* Be aware of the need to report any safeguarding issues as a matter of urgency and complete the necessary paperwork
* Contribute to safeguarding investigations
* Contribute to risk assessment and risk management planning
* Support our Child Protection policy in completing and recording contracts with SSD and Persons with PR
* Support the undertaking of capacity assessments where appropriate and when advice is available
* Develop skills and ability to work effectively with service users who are experiencing severe and enduring mental health problems and may be in crisis
* Keeping abreast of changes in legislation, policy and practice guidance
Working for our organisation
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To support the delivery of a competent level of social work to assist service users with their health and wellbeing needs.
* To assist in the assessment of service user’s mental well-being and community support and care needs under the supervision of a qualified social worker.
* To work as a member of the MDT, to liaise and share information with social work and nursing/health colleagues.
* To ensure that accurate and reliable documentation of patient records are maintained in accordance with local and Trust standards.
* To liaise and work closely with outside agencies as required.
* Develop networks with other organisations and key staff
Person specification
Training, Qualifications and Registration
* NVQ Level three
Experience
* Experience of working in a caring environment, including the undertaking of initial assessments and risk assessments and the drafting of support plans.
* Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
* Experience of working and liaising with other partnership agencies
* Experience of working within mental health services
Knowledge and Skills
* Knowledge of mental health conditions
* Good awareness of social issues and knowledge and experience of the problems relating to particular service users
* Understanding the Social Work task
* Knowledge of Adult/Children Safeguarding procedures
* Ability to work as member of a team
* Effective communication skills, both orally and written, in order to communicate effectively with service users and their families, colleagues and external agencies
* Ability to record and maintain written notes
* Able to prioritise workload and work effectively on own initiative and undertake delegated tasks
* To be self aware and recognise appropriate boundaries in client relations
* Demonstrate a sensitive, and empathetic response to service users and carers
* A good understanding of local facilities and resources
* Able to use RiO
* Reliable
* Non-judgemental
Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
27 days for full time or pro rata if part time
After 5 years NHS service
29 days full time or pro rata if part time
After 10 years NHS service
33 days full time or pro rata if part time
Plus bank holidays, that’s up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!
Medical staffs have national Terms and Conditions.
KMPT takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.
KMPT is creating an environment for equal opportunities for all, where we can ALL be ourselves.
We take pride in our services – which are underpinned by our Trust values:
* Respect - We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated.
* Openness - Work in a collaborative, transparent way.
* Accountability - We are professional and responsible for our actions.
* Working together - We work together to make a difference for our service users.
* Innovation - We find creative ways to run efficient, high quality services.
* Excellence - We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working.
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