Job overview
The Forensic Social Work team provides the Social Work provision to AWP’s Secure Medium and Low Secure Inpatient wards based at Blackberry Hill Hospital, Bristol.
It is one of the eight provider organisations within the South West Provider Collaborative who are commissioned to deliver Adult Secure Services. Although the team provides a service primarily to the Inpatient wards, they have close working relationships with the Secure Community Forensic Teams who are also based on the same site.
The post-holder should have significant experience within the Forensic Mental Health setting, demonstrating appropriate knowledge and experience of complex safeguarding and MAPPA cases as they will be expected to hold a small but complex caseload.
This role will provide both clinical leadership and direct operational support to the Forensic Social Work team, under the direct line management of the Head of the Community Forensic Services Manager.
They will be pivotal in leading a high-quality service, ensuring professional social work standards are maintained across Secure whilst also maintaining effective close working relationships with key stakeholders, such as MAPPA, Safeguarding, Service User, and Carer involvement.
We can offer opportunities to develop your Leadership and Management skills through training, profession-specific support, and development supervision/coaching.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will lead and inspire the forensic social work team to deliver a high-quality and effective service for service users and carers. Working in partnership with the Community Forensic Team Service Manager, the post-holder will ensure excellent professional social work standards are maintained within the team. Under the management of the Community Forensic Service Manager, the post holder will champion best practice in social care and safeguarding within Secure Services.
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