This is an exciting opportunity to join Elysium Healthcare as a Deputy Lead Social Worker at the Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham. You will be responsible for managing a caseload of up to 24 forensic service users, leading on safeguarding, and supporting the multidisciplinary team to deliver personalized assessment and treatment programmes. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £48,000 and a range of benefits to support your career development and work-life balance.
Main duties of the job
As a Deputy Lead Social Worker, you will be supporting the social work team to take the lead on child and adult safeguarding, deputising for the Lead social worker in quality assurance meetings, and delivering Safeguarding induction and update training across the Hospital. You will also be leading the multidisciplinary teams on non-medical mental capacity issues and best interest decisions, providing quality supervision and appraisal to junior and senior social workers, and liaising with external agencies to enable them to fulfil their statutory duties.
Job responsibilities
Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will manage and support a caseload of up to 24 forensic service users who are in a medium to low secure Forensic Mental Health Services. You will be responsible for assessments, CPA reports, Mental Health Tribunals, Managers Hearings and will be requested to supervise junior staff members. As a deputy manager of the team, you will lead and promote adult safeguarding and will empower recovery to encourage service users to engage in their care plans and achieve their goals.
As a Deputy Lead Social Worker you will be:
* Supporting the social work team to take the lead on child and adult safeguarding.
* Deputising for Lead social worker in quality assurance meetings.
* Supporting the social work team to deliver Safeguarding induction and update training across the Hospital.
* Leading the multidisciplinary teams on non-medical mental capacity issues and best interest decisions.
* Delivering quality supervision and appraisal to junior and senior social workers in the Team.
* Liaising with external agencies to enable them to fulfil their statutory duties, for example: MAPPA, Local Authority Social Services, CMHT, FIND, FOLS, Police and Probation.
* Supporting carers and families of detained patients.
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
* Registration with Social Work England.
* A good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.
What you will get:
* Annual salary of up to £48,000.
* The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
* Free meals and parking.
* Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
* Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
* Pension contribution to secure your future.
* Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
* Enhanced Maternity Package.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Social Work qualification and registration with Social Work England.
* A good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.
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