This post is for social workers. Any applications that do not meet this criteria cannot be accepted.
We are looking for an experienced Social Worker with expertise in the community and forensic fields to join the Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT). This developing service has been established in response to the NHS New Care Models to improve the care of service users within the forensic mental health system. The SCFT works with mental health offenders from the Essex area who are being cared for within medium and low secure mental health units, primarily in Essex.
The main role is to act as a care coordinator/social supervisor for a small caseload (10 service users) with complex needs. This role will start with a period of ‘in-reach’ work with our service users for six to nine months prior to discharge, aiming to build good therapeutic relationships and engage service users in their care planning, relapse prevention work, and addressing potential challenges after discharge. Care coordinators will have the opportunity to attend specialist training in the forensic mental health field.
The successful candidate will work with the rest of the MDT and act as social supervisor/care coordinator for a small caseload of service users through the care system pathway from secure placement to community setting, including self-contained accommodation, 24-hour supported care, and intensive enablement placements.
The post holder has the responsibility of providing and enhancing services for individuals in secure settings pre, during, and post-discharge to support timely transitions to community settings. The role will be embedded within a Multi-disciplinary team with a specific focus on expediting the safe, smooth discharge of service users, specifically within Brockfield House and other secure services to a range of appropriate community placements. The post holder will be expected to provide care coordination for a small caseload and contribute to the development of robust risk assessments and care plans. The post holder is required to attend regular inpatient reviews to monitor the progress of service users and ensure that any potential delay to discharge is addressed at the earliest opportunity. The team will support clients across Essex.
The post holder is also expected to contribute to and support the day-to-day operational management of the SCFT.
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