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Site: St Bernards Town, Southall
Salary: £42,939 - £50,697 Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 11/02/2025
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
Forensic social work is a fascinating field where you can develop all aspects of your social work knowledge in a way that complements your practice and experience for future roles. You will bring recovery, trauma, and social care perspectives to inpatients in High Secure Services.
While it is desirable for candidates to have experience working within forensic or mental health settings, we welcome applications from qualified/experienced Social Workers from other areas, where they can demonstrate strong transferability of skills.
As a forensic social worker, you will have access to highly specialist training and development opportunities, including training in risk assessment tools in relation to public protection, safeguarding, and clinical risk. There are also opportunities to participate in research, policy development, and engagement strategies.
Main Duties of the Job
You will be an expert within the MDT providing meaningful social models and influence to clinical assessments. You will use your social work values to inform complex forensic risk assessments within MDTs. You will provide comprehensive social work with families and carers.
You will provide expert knowledge of the Care Act to guide MDTs in all aspects of care planning. You will liaise with Local Authorities to ensure that needs are assessed and met. You will advise and guide MDT colleagues in Child and Adult Safeguarding; S.117 Aftercare/RLA responsibilities; MAPPA and Victim Liaison Schemes.
You will represent the forensic social work teams to different agencies and forums and undertake extensive liaison with various organizations. You will convey detailed social work analysis in a meaningful way that promotes safe care, treatment, and discharge.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
* Degree in Social Work or DipSW or CQSW
* Social Work England registration
* Post-qualifying 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
* Experience of presenting reports in formal settings
* Experience in risk assessment and risk management
* Experience in collaborative care planning
* Experience in working with families
* Experience of child and adult Safeguarding
* Experience of working in an inpatient forensic mental health setting
Knowledge
* Knowledge 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 and related legislation
* Written and verbal communication skills to engage with patients, carers, and professionals
Personal Qualities
* Interpersonal skills to manage highly complex emotional situations
* Analytic and judgement skills
* Ability to work with considerable professional autonomy
* Planning and organisational skills
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.
West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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