Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: To provide effective Mental Health Social Work (MHSW) in support of a designated Department of Community Mental Health, Defence Mental Health Social Work Service and the wider Defence Mental Health Services. Contribute to the development of service delivery, suggesting developmental initiatives in support of observations. Manage patient caseloads according to Defence Community Mental Health (DCMH) allocation processes and practices as directed by the clinical team lead / Manager and the MHSW Regional Lead. Support the management of the DCMH by providing direct delivery advice for MHSW to the DCMH line manager and or the MHSW Regional Lead. Support management and DCMH by providing advice and support on safeguarding issues and practice as DCMH Safeguarding Lead. Undertake such additional clinical/management tasks as may be appropriate to the grade and the role agreed in discussion with their line manager / Regional lead / HoS. Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details. Selection Process The selection at sift stage will be based on your CV. At interview, you will be tested against the following Behaviours: Changing and Improving. Communicating and Influencing. Making Effective Decisions. Managing a Quality Service. Working Together. The sift will be completed within 5 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed. Further Information When choosing your behaviour examples, please make sure you use real life scenarios that relate to your own experiences. Whilst technology may help to enhance your written submission, presenting the ideas of others or those generated by technology, could result in your application being rejected. Requests to work flexibly will be considered, taking into account business needs.Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part time hours are undertaken. Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts. All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form. Please make sure no personal details are included. Please see the link to our Youtube channel for advice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips on answering behaviour based questions. Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours can be based on situations from work, volunteering or home; match your situation to the behaviour requested and how to use your 250-word limit. Defence Medical Services - YouTube Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check. To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application There is no requirement to deploy as this is met by our uniformed personnel, but you will form the continuity of care required by our patients when based at home. As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa.It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn. This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative, Making the Civil Service a Great Place to Work for Veterans - GOV.UK ( The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact dbscivpers-sgdmsresourcingteam@mod.gov.uk.