Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated senior social worker to join Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) as we invest in the development of social workers and play a lead role in the 'Think Ahead' initiative. EPUT is a highly successful and ambitious organisation dedicated to providing mental health services, substance misuse services, and other specialist award-winning services to a population of approximately 2.5 million throughout Essex, Bedfordshire, and Suffolk.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and resourceful senior social worker who will have the ability to respond positively and creatively to the needs of our service users.
Main Duties of the Job
You will work as part of the Uttlesford Community Mental Health team in West Essex. This post requires a peripatetic practitioner with a high degree of flexibility and creativity, along with a positive, forward-thinking attitude.
You must be an excellent communicator, dynamic, and assertive in multi-disciplinary working, developing and maintaining relationships with key partners.
In return, we offer support from our established Social Care Leadership Team, supervision, training, and development opportunities.
About Us
EPUT is looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn, and Empower. In return, EPUT offers a range of benefits and development including:
* Season Ticket Loans
* NHS discounts for staff
* Excellent training facilities and opportunities
* Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
* The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
* Day One Flexible Employer
Job Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will work as a Senior Social Worker across the community mental health teams, providing high-quality assessment and intervention to service users experiencing a wide range of mental health problems, promoting recovery and independence, using Mental Health Care clusters to identify appropriate pathways and treatment plans with service users.
You will support the delivery of strength and asset-based approaches, promoting recovery and social inclusion with individuals and families. This post will involve implementing the personalisation agenda through strengths-based assessments, and you will be vital to delivering the statutory social care duties and responsibilities within the Care Act (2014). You will be adept at delivering personalised reviews, ensuring that s117 needs are transparent within care planning and duly reviewed.
Following appointment, the postholder is required to actively practise as an AMHP (subject to AMHP qualification). If not currently an AMHP, they will be required to undertake AMHP training at the earliest opportunity on the Area AMHP rota, undertaking MHA assessments and other allocated work in relation to service users with a range of mental health problems and engaging with their carers to ensure that, within the legislations, appropriate action is taken.
Person Specification
Qualifications
AMHP
Experience
* Community MH experience
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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