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37 hours per week
Job Overview
This is an exciting and rare opportunity for a qualified and experienced Social Worker to join the Home Treatment Team as a Senior Practitioner, based in the Princess of Wales Hospital. This is a specialist service for adults with severe and enduring mental illness and possible co-occurring issues. The team covers the Borough of Bridgend.
The aim of the Home Treatment team is to support people to live in their chosen environment by preventing avoidable hospital admission and to support discharge from hospital.
Key Responsibilities
1. Adhere to a strength-based model of practice.
2. Assess the needs of people presenting in crisis, in the community and/or in hospital.
3. Support individuals and their carers to improve and maintain independence at home or assist in an early discharge from hospital.
4. Share responsibility with team members for the effective operation of the service and participate in its ongoing development.
Qualifications
Ideally, you will have completed the AMHP training. If not, you will be expected to do so. As an AMHP, you will work alongside the AMHP Service to provide a quality experience for those who are in mental distress.
The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.
Additional Requirements
Protecting children, young people, or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees. An Enhanced Children and Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Emma-Jayne Roche on 07891330977.
Closing Date: 03 April 2025
Benefits
Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council
Job Description & Person Specification
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