Job Reference: REQ03268
Date Posted: 18/09/2024
Application Closing Date: 14/10/2024
Location: Tonna Hospital
Salary: £35,834 - £45,403 per annum (depending on experience), which includes a market pay supplement reviewed every 12 months.
Package: Generous holiday entitlement, Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme with 22.4% employer contributions, discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure, and excellent development opportunities.
Contractual Hours: 37
Basis: Full time
Job Description:
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location of Post: Tonna Hospital with Hybrid Working Arrangements
This role receives a market pay supplement. The salary is (£41,223 - £45,403), full time equivalent including £3,000 supplement pro-rata for a grade 9 Senior Social Worker or (£35,834 - £39,223, full time equivalent including £1,000 supplement pro-rata) for a grade 8 Social Worker including newly qualified workers. This payment is reviewed on a 12 monthly basis.
The Community Mental Health Team based at Tonna Hospital is looking for a Social Worker with community mental health experience and knowledge of current best practices in mental health.
The CMHT in the borough is a well-established multi-disciplinary team, comprising Social Workers, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Consultant Psychiatrists, Physical Healthcare Workers, Pharmacists, and staff grade doctors. You will be joining a committed and supportive team, who work hard to deliver excellent standards in a positive working environment.
The CMHT works closely with primary care, Police, Health board, Drugs and Alcohol Services, and other statutory and voluntary organizations, supporting individuals with care and support needs across the county.
We have excellent partnership arrangements with the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team, Single Point of Access, inpatient care services, Local Primary Mental Health Services/therapies Team, and Community Drug and Alcohol team, Housing Advice, and other adult services teams, including the network disability team and community network teams.
Furthermore, we work alongside our colleagues in Children and Young People Services, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to support young people through the transition of services.
You would be expected to work within the legislative framework of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007) and the Mental Health Measure (Wales) 2010, demonstrating an understanding of how to work in a strength-based, outcome-focused way.
A sound value base and excellent communication skills are essential. Social Workers in the team are involved in undertaking Assessments, Reviews, and Care Planning and need to have the enthusiasm to play an active role in delivering a high-quality service to our service users.
What We Can Offer You:
An engaging welcome into the team with support and guidance from peers, colleagues, and management when you commence your new role, which will continue throughout your career within Social Work at NPT Council.
Meet & Greets with the team are available prior to interview to give you an opportunity to find out more about the services and what it is like working within the team on a daily basis.
There are also opportunities for more experienced social workers, such as training to become an AMHP or Practice Educator, and enrollment in management and leadership training courses. NPT Council invests in their staff; this is an opportunity to join a local authority that will support your development.
Ideally You Will Have:
Applicants will need to be social work qualified and professionally registered as a social worker with Social Care Wales. Experience of working in mental health and Approved Mental Health Professional status would also be advantageous.
You will need knowledge and working practice of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014, including outcome-focused assessment and a working knowledge of the Mental Health Measures (2010), Continuing Health Care, and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
For an Informal Discussion or to Arrange a Meet and Greet, Please Contact the Team Manager:
* Tonna Hospital - Amanda Alexander: a.alexander1@npt.gov.uk
* The Forge - Louise Thornton: l.thornton@npt.gov.uk
This post is subject to an Adults and Childs Enhanced DBS disclosure.
Neath Port Talbot Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.
The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.
Welsh Language skills are not required.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh; applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans.
At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities, and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.
We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.
We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.
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