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
As a Deputy Lead Social Worker, you will:
* Support the social work team to take the lead on child and adult safeguarding.
* Deputise for the Lead social worker in quality assurance meetings.
* Deliver Safeguarding induction and update training across the Hospital.
* Lead the multidisciplinary teams on non-medical mental capacity issues and best interest decisions.
* Provide quality supervision and appraisal to junior and senior social workers in the Team.
* Liaise with external agencies to enable them to fulfil their statutory duties, for example: MAPPA, Local Authority Social Services, CMHT, FIND, FOLS, Police and Probation.
* Support 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.
Where you will be working
You will be working at Thornford Park, a 130 bedded independent hospital which supports service users that require medium and low secure Forensic Mental Health Services. The service provides a seamless internal care pathway supporting and empowering people in their recovery and rehabilitation.
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 so you can truly enjoy this special time.
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
* A Social Work qualification and registration with Social Work England.
* A good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.
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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