Mental Health Social Worker - City and North East
Band 5 / Band 6
Main area: Mental Health Social Work
Grade: Band 5 / Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 267-OA7000002-3B
Site: Warneford Hospital
Town: Oxford
Salary: £29,970 - £44,962 per annum/pro-rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/05/2025 23:59
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion. If you’re excited about this job opportunity and meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, please get in touch.
Job overview
Do you have experience working as an Inpatient or Community Social Worker?
Do you want to transform the lives of people with mental health conditions?
We welcome applicants who are newly qualified and who are interested in a Band 5 development post.
We are a friendly and dynamic integrated mental health team in the beautiful City of Oxford and we are looking for strengths-based social workers, who are committed to promoting the social perspective of mental health.
We invest in higher level post qualifying professional development and our monthly social work forum is where our energetic collective meet to share ideas.
Newly qualified? Don’t worry! We will give you the opportunity to develop a strong foundation in social work values and ethics. Our ASYE programme is excellent and you will have a protected case load for the duration of the supported year of practice.
Main duties of the job
You will play a crucial role in improving mental health outcomes for our service users. You will bring a distinctive social and rights-based perspective to the work that you do and promote this within the multi-disciplinary team and beyond.
You will use your advanced relationship skills to work with people to make positive and self-directed change and support them to work towards recovery as defined by them. You will provide advocacy support and understand the important role of carers, working in partnership to support them especially at time of crisis.
Providing statutory social care assessments under the Care Act and s.117 after-care Mental Health Act is a key feature of the role.
Working with complexity and risk is a key feature of the role and you will use your safeguarding adults knowledge to identify abuse and neglect and work with the person and other agencies to seek ways to protect and safeguard the person.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health, we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing, including:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants, and retailers
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role.
Our community needs social workers to work full time, but we understand the importance of work-life balance.
Person specification
Experience
* Qualified social worker or nearing completion of social work degree/Masters
* Understanding of mental health conditions and models of mental disorder
* Experience of assessing need and implementing and reviewing care and support packages
* Higher level qualification -BIA and/or AMHP
Knowledge
* Practical knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Health Act, and Mental Capacity Act
* Knowledge of s.42 Care Act safeguarding adults and Making Safeguarding Personal
* Knowledge of how to recognise different forms of abuse and harm
* Recognising the importance of the social perspective of mental health
* Knowledge of the process of applications to the Court of Protection
* Housing legislation
Skills
* Demonstrating the ability to use a strengths and rights-based approach to social care assessments
* Ensuring that the social perspective of mental health is promoted to the wider MDT
* Ability to use a range of communication skills to engage people who use mental health services
* All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide.
* Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study.
* We’re advocates of flexible working.
* Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
* We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Name: Shabs Akhter
Job title: Social work manager
Email address: shabnam.akhter@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07884 996920
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