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Site: St Bernards Town, Southall
Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/04/2025 23:59
Interview date: 29/04/2025
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Hounslow.
Job overview
*** This post is not applicable for Social Workers who wish to complete their ASYE. ***
West London NHS Trust is one of the largest providers of mental health care in the country. We are also a leading national provider of secure and specialist mental healthcare. We currently provide community-based forensic care to 8 North West London Boroughs and we are seeking new staff to join our teams. Our Forensic Services were recently rated as Outstanding by the CQC.
We have been chosen by NHS England to pioneer a new approach to support forensic service users in the community. The Specialist Community Forensic Team will work to transition service users out of secure settings and support their ongoing recovery in the community. This can improve quality of life, reduce inequality, and give hope to people who may have been detained for many years.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for applicants for a Forensic Social Worker/Social Supervisor committed to working collaboratively with individuals and providers in the community to find positive and safe ways of working with people who use these services. In particular:
You will work as part of the ground-breaking new team that will improve the lives of forensic mental health service users and their carers. This is a rare chance to be part of shaping a new service, providing opportunities to develop your skills and your career. The applicant must have a qualification in social work and be registered with Social Work England.
At WLNHST we don’t just accept difference; we actively celebrate it and support it for the benefit of our staff, our patients, and our community. We are proud to be part of an equal opportunity workplace.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse providers of mental health, community, and social care in the UK.
Our 3,982 staff care for people in hospital and in the community, helping them to recover and go on to lead full and productive lives. We aim to be the best organisation of our kind in the country.
We provide care and treatment for more than 800,000 people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Hounslow, delivering services in the community (at home, in GP surgeries and care homes), hospital, specialist clinics, and forensic (secure) units.
Together, we’re committed to promoting hope and wellbeing, working with patients, service users, carers, families, and partners across the communities we serve.
We are keen to ensure that our workforce reflects the community it serves, particularly in terms of ethnicity, gender, disability, LGBTQ+, and experience of mental illness.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the file attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
* Degree in Social Work or DipSW or CQSW
* Social Work England registration
* Post-qualifying training (with again formally or through evidenced on-the-job training) in relevant areas of social work and/or mental health
* Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
* Qualifications relating to the Mental Capacity Act, e.g. Best Interest Assessor
* Relevant training in group work, family therapy, substance misuse interventions, or offence work
Experience
* Experience of working with individuals with mental health problems
* Experience of multidisciplinary team working, and promoting a social work/social care perspective
* Experience of presenting reports in formal settings, e.g. First Tier Tribunals Mental Health and Associate Hospital Managers Hearings
* Experience in risk assessment and risk management
* Experience in collaborative care planning
* Experience in working with families
* Experience of child and adult Safeguarding with mental health patients and their families
* Experience in supporting and training others on Social Work or AMHP placements
* Experience of working in an inpatient forensic mental health setting
* Experience of working with offenders
* Experience of working with adults with substance misuse or dual diagnosis
* Experience of working with adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Knowledge
* Knowledge of particular aspects of the Mental Health Act and its associated Code of Practice, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Human Rights Act, and criminal justice legislation relevant to Forensic Mental Health Social Work
* Detailed knowledge of identifying Responsible Local Authorities, Section 117 MHA, MAPPA, Victim Liaison, Carers’ Rights, and child and adult Safeguarding
* Written and verbal communication skills to engage with patients, carers, and professionals of various levels of seniority across health and social care
* Knowledge of how to work effectively with professional networks to foster collaborative approaches and achieve results
* Specialist knowledge in engaging with people with personality disorder and forensic histories
Personal Qualities
* Interpersonal skills to manage highly complex emotional situations
* Analytic and judgement skills, dealing with highly complex situations where required to express professional social work opinions
* Ability to work with considerable professional autonomy as a solo social worker in a multidisciplinary team
* Planning and organisational skills to manage a caseload and meet deadlines
* Ability to undertake all statutory and mandatory training, including Breakaway (subject to Occupational Health clearance)
As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.
We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.
By applying for this post, you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks. After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).
Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.
While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
At West London NHS Trust, we want you to support you to build a career you can be proud of and this starts before your first day with us. Our people live our values every day as they deliver, manage, and work to improve our services to patients, carers, families, and other professionals.
We’re committed to making our recruitment process clear and efficient. It’s in everyone’s interest that we get the very best people on board as soon as we can.
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