Contribute to pre-admission assessments of patients referred to the Service. This will include ascertaining Local Authority section 117 responsibility, and where applicable, identifying any family, carer, or child protection issues, as well as any other relevant agenciesinvolved. Following admission, to identify social care issues and ensure there is ongoing liaison with relevant agencies, so that any issuesregarding property and tenancy are dealt with at an early stage. To have a working knowledge of relevant legislation such as the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Care Act and to contributeto assessments of needs under the Care Act 2014 and Section 117 Aftercare needs, working with Responsible Local Authority and ICBpartners to ensure arrangements are made for effective discharge planning. To function effectively across a variety of environments (e.g. wards of varying levels of security, service users homes, inter-agencysettings, etc.) including contributing to home risk assessments. To work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team to assert the social perspective and assess, plan, and implement patient centredprogrammes of care/interventions within the Care Programme Approach, contributing to the continuous assessment of patientsto help meet their needs. This includes working in partnership with service users to assess progress against identified goals. Maintain contact with families and carers where appropriate, to identify needs including referring for Carers Assessments whenrequired. Compile both non-statutory and statutory reports including CPA Reports, Social History and Needs Reports, Social CircumstancesReports for Mental Health Tribunals and Mental Health Act Hospital Managers Hearings, and present at the Hearings, and meetings. Lead on Safeguarding issues, Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) referrals and to attend MAPPA meetingswhere required to present cases and discuss patients. We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.