Social Worker South CMHT
Qualified and Social Work England Registered Social Worker for a busy Community Mental Health Team in Crewe.
Grade 9 Social Worker.
Cheshire East Council is looking for an experienced and self-motivated Grade 9 Social Worker to work within our Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). You will need post qualifying experience of working with individuals with mental health needs and be able to undertake person centred and strengths based assessments either within the individual's own home, hospital or in supported accommodation/residential or nursing settings. You will be responsible for a caseload of service users with mental health and social care needs, supporting them in line with the recovery model, alongside assessing and reviewing new and ongoing social care needs and assessing needs of carers and family members.
You also need to have a good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Best Interests and Safeguarding, and be able to lead on Section 42 Safeguarding enquiries in accordance with the Care Act 2014.
The CMHT operates a busy duty system and you will be required to contribute to this rota alongside nursing staff. This role requires a person to be able to make decisions quickly, be able to delegate effectively and prioritise urgent work over routine.
Grade 9 applicants will need a willingness to undertake Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) training is required and upon completion of the training pay scale will increase to Grade 10 and you will undertake Mental Health Act assessments as part of an AMHP rota.
This is an exciting opportunity for a social worker which will require the use of all the core skills and social work values including good communication, decision making skills and the ability to work under pressure and of own volition. The successful applicant will need to be able to adopt a flexible approach to their work and be a good team player.
We are looking to fill one vacancy for the mental health team in Crewe.
Organisation: Cheshire East Council
Location: Crewe
Job Category: Social Care
Grade: CEC NJC - Grade 9
Salary Min: £37,938 Per Annum
Salary Max: £40,476 Per Annum
Hours per week: 37
Weeks per year: 52.143
Employment Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 24/01/2025
Ref No: E2863
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