Over-sees and leads all Social Worker activity, and Safeguarding. Co-ordinates, negotiates and manages the mandatory processes and procedures to ensure compliance with current legislation and statutory regulation; taking appropriate action to preserve the psycho-social and socio-economic circumstance of the patient group within Waterloo Manor; needs assessments of clients and their families and identification of relevant resources pre and post discharge.
Main duties of the job
To provide expertise and leadership in Safeguarding.
To bring clear focus on the rights of all service users and their families, including the ability to investigate, evaluate and learn from allegations to improve safety, dignity and compassion within the hospital.
To work as part of the Multi-disciplinary Team focusing on prevention, early intervention, building resilience and self-care, reducing and delaying dependency.
To undertake assessments, care plans and where required Tribunal Report to determine eligibility and support the access to services under relevant social care framework.
Within assessments and interventions, identify and address social exclusions, its causes and effects on mental wellbeing and mental health.
To work with service users to resolve their own problems, which might include social care and health resources.
To promote a social model with a bio/psycho/social holistic approach to care planning and recovery.
To work alongside the service user and their carers supporting them with issues including housing, employment and finances.
Enable service users, as far as possible, to be fully involved in their care and treatment.
To work with service users to support their discharge in terms of planning, aftercare and community support as required.
To promote carers' rights and access to assessments and resources. Where required, be involved in statutory community and multiagency partnership forums.
About us
Waterloo Manor, part of Inmind Healthcare, is gender-specific, and the largest female Personality Disorder service in the United Kingdom which provides assessment and treatment services for women with complex mental health disorders. The Hospital provides low secure, high dependency PICU and rehabilitation services.
Our focus is on treating female patients with complex and enduring mental health conditions in the least restrictive environment who may or may not be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. We have created a whole pathway of care for individuals to enable maintenance of therapeutic relationships to enhance recovery and continuity of care.
We have a highly experienced team who advocate the concept of recovery and provide a person-centered approach which is aimed at rehabilitating patients to their optimum level of functioning thereby reducing their need for future inpatient care and reducing length of stay in hospital.
Job responsibilities
To provide expertise and leadership in Safeguarding.
To bring clear focus on the rights of all service users and their families, including the ability to investigate, evaluate and learn from allegations to improve safety, dignity and compassion within the unit.
To work as part of the Multi-disciplinary Team focusing on prevention, early intervention, building resilience and self-care, reducing and delaying dependency.
To undertake assessments, care plans and where required Tribunal Report to determine eligibility and support the access to services under relevant social care framework.
Within assessments and interventions, identify and address social exclusions, its causes and effects on mental wellbeing and mental health.
To work with service users to resolve their own problems and make their own sustainable support arrangements, which might include social care and health resources.
To work in partnership with service users wherever possible, shifting from the professional being on top to on tap, a resource and collaborator, not a controller.
To promote empowerment, equality and social inclusion.
To promote a social model with a bio/psycho/social holistic approach to care planning and recovery.
To work alongside the service user and their carers supporting them with issues including housing, employment and finances, striving to support social inclusion.
Enable service users, as far as possible, to be fully involved in their care and treatment. To support them to contribute to the design and delivery of future services taking into account no decision about me without me intentions of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
To work with service users to support their discharge in terms of planning, aftercare and community support as required.
To promote carers' rights and access to assessments and resources.
Where required, be involved in statutory community and multiagency partnership forums (Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements MAPPA and Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference).
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Social Worker (BA) or Masters Degree
Experience
* Experience within a similar setting or display a willingness to learn.
* The job holder will need excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Where appropriate, will provide professional supervision and support to colleagues and student social workers.
* Shared responsibility for the confidentiality, security and accuracy of patient records, data and information, ensuring good quality patient documentation, which meets the Regulatory guidelines and statutory requirements.
* Regularly operating within a working environment where the work requires physical stamina and/or emotional resilience.
Skills and Attributes
* Strives to ensure every colleague is able to make a positive and lasting difference to Service Users and their families.
* Actively seeks to develop the potential of every service user and staff member.
* Is honest and respectful in all interactions with colleagues and customers.
* Ensures accurate recording of any transactions and interactions on all company documentation.
* Clear understanding of IT systems.
* Challenges poor performance and behaviours.
* Strives for positive outcomes, especially when times are challenging.
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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