Join our forward-thinking approach Strength in people. Strength in communities. Strength in diversity. Level 1 Social Workers Intensive Care Management For Psychosis (ICMP)- 35 hours per week Older Adults Community Mental Health – 35 hours per week Passionate about delivering high-quality, Adult Mental Health services? Want to work in an innovative learning organisation? Looking to develop your experience in community mental health and gain an AMHP qualification? With excellent training and great benefits, Royal Greenwich is the ideal place to progress your career. At Royal Greenwich, we support our Social Workers to ensure they have the resources and environment they need to make a real difference. We are keen to appoint enthusiastic Social Workers who share our vision in the development of a centre of excellence. Opportunities are available in: Greenwich ICMP Team Greenwich Older Adults Community Mental Health Team ICMP Team ICMP teams offer a service to individuals presenting with complex needs, including Psychosis or Bi-polar disorder, that require secondary mental health care. The pathway provides a range of focused support and interventions to working age adults aged 18 to 65. Referrals to ICMP may come from the Greenwich Community Mental Health Teams, inpatient wards, crisis teams, forensic services or as a result of out of area transfers. Older Adults Community Mental Health Team The Greenwich Older Adults Mental Health team is a specialist integrated multidisciplinary team for adults over the age of 65 experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties or have a dementia diagnosis. The team provides health and social care assessments, support and advice for carers and a variety of interventions to maximise independent living, and to promote mental wellbeing The team provide support through care coordination and a programme of short-term psychological groups directed to older people assessed for the service. All professionals work collaboratively with the inpatient unit, crisis, and assessment team, to assess the support that the individual needs in the community, to contribute to the multi-agency panel to consider those who may need a package of care and to discuss safe discharge from hospital. What we look for: All social workers will be expected to be able to manage a caseload and to work co-productively with service users their families and carers to ensure that a strength based, person centred approach remains at the core of all interventions. To be part of a multidisciplinary team that consists of social workers, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, support workers, lived experienced practitioners, community psychiatric nurses and administrative support. To work with individuals, carers, and families to deliver a range of assessment and care interventions that promote mental health wellbeing and personalised outcomes for people, whilst promoting independence. You will be expected to undertake statutory functions of the social work role (Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 (2007), Children Act 1989 (2004) and other related legislation), and respond to requests for those who present with care and support needs: social care assessments carers assessments court of protection safeguarding concerns and enquiries mental capacity assessments mental health assessments All social workers must be willing to train and to undertake the role of an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) and to act on behalf of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, dependant on the needs of the service. To support you in your role you will receive: 1 to 1 reflective professional supervision Access to Social Work Forums, for peer group discussion & supervision A welcome meeting with the Head of Social Care and Mental Health Lead Social Worker to begin to discuss and plan for your continued professional development pathway Access to protected time to undertake the requirements for your Social Work England registration Opportunity to be involved in the practice education of student social workers undertaking professional training Access to the Royal Borough of Greenwich learning portal, training programmes and reflective workshops Introduction, support and mentoring on the Greenwich AMHP pathway towards professional training and AMHP practice. For these roles you must hold: A registered professional social work qualification Registration with Social Work England This role will require an Enhanced DBS check If you want to be part of this forward-thinking service and can help us to achieve our vision, please apply now. This advert must be read in conjunction with the Job Description and Job Specification. For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Deborah Corrodus - Mental Health Lead Social Worker/Senior Manager; deborah.corrodusnhs.net 02088368609/10 If you require any assistance in viewing or accessing this opportunity, please contact recruitmentroyalgreenwich.gov.uk or call 020-8921-8977 Safer recruitment: Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any roles which involve working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, or roles in which the duties will involve access to sensitive information relating to children, young people or vulnerable adults, the Royal Borough will take up references prior to interview. You should provide details of referees including your current and previous employers, covering the last 5 years. Candidates can request for us not to send a reference request to their current employer prior to interview by emailing us at recruitmentroyalgreenwich.gov.uk. As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, a full employment history is also required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. Unless otherwise stated, a Basic DBS check will be undertaken as part of the pre-employment checks for successful candidates. Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received. DBS: This role requires an Enhanced DBS. (This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act,1974). Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application. Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.