Mental Health Social Worker (Care co-ordinator)- Avon & Wiltshire Partnership Trust
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The South Gloucestershire Recovery South Team are a large dynamic and friendly team consisting of mental health nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and recovery navigators, alongside the wider team of medics, physical health workers, CAMHS transition worker, mental health and wellbeing practitioners and administration colleagues. We would really welcome you contacting the team manager to discuss the role and potentially arrange a visit to the team.
As a Social Worker(Care co-ordinator) in an integrated Mental Health Team you will make a difference by providing appropriate and effective interventions to people with severe and enduring mental health needs, and those in their networks, enabling and assisting them to meet daily health, social care and well-being needs, in line with personal recovery goals.
Salaries are offered at points within these bands depending on experience:
- Social worker: £32,020 - £34,723
- Advanced Social worker: £36,298 – £39,493
To be considered for Advanced Social Worker evidence must be clearly detailed in your application.
Reporting to the Team Manager within Avon and Wiltshire Partnership(AWP) Trust, you will assess, plan and where appropriate provide and evaluate services to people who have, or are the carers of individuals who have, serious mental health needs.
- The primary purpose of the role is to manage the S117 review caseload, which will involve the reviewing of care plans within the Care Act Assessment framework. You will ensure the care plans are appropriate and proportionate to meet the service user’s needs, are strength based, individualised , and promoting the agency and independence of the service user.
- Daily you will work with other agencies and services within an integrated Health and Social Care model, always under the overarching framework of the Care Programme Approach. When your responsibilities for reviewing care packages allows, you will act as care co-ordinator for service users, ensuring the co-ordination and implementation of support which promotes independence in a way that meet the requirements of the Mental Health Act, Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, departmental policy, and other locally agreed procedures.
- In the near future the role of care coordinator will change in accordance with the new Mental Health Community Framework and you will have a pivotal role in shaping this.
- Supporting Student placements
- We would
ordinarily expect that you will undertake Approved Mental Health
Professional (AMHP) training, including any pre AMHP training
requirement, within a reasonable timeframe of employment. On
qualification, you will convert to the AMHP role profile and grade and
be expected to participate on the AMHP rota.
- support students on placement as an experience Practice Educator
- be fully up to date with the core training expectations as an Advanced Social Worker
- use examples of research and evidence-based resources to enhance practice and share learning with team (e.g. use of Research in Practice / other online resources).
- You must
have a degree in Social Work with relevant registration to practice
and current relevant registration with Social Work England and
commitment to CPD.
- It is essential that you have
demonstrable substantial post-qualification experience, ideally
working in mental health services. Able to articulate a detailed
understanding of the relevant legal frameworks/legislation including
CPA process, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Safeguarding.
- You will demonstrates a developed understanding
of the Recovery principles, and the role of secondary mental health
services in the delivery of care, with experience of undertaking
carers’ assessments, assessing risk and developing risk management
strategies
- You will have excellent verbal and
written communication skills, able to engage effectively with people
at all levels even when a more assertive approach is needed to include
highly developed active listening skills, which allow for reframing
and testing of understanding
- Desirably, you may
have relevant post-registration qualifications, such as BIA, CBT,
AMHP, Brief Interventions. It is ordinarily expected that you will
undertake Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) training,
including any pre AMHP training requirement, within a reasonable
timeframe of employment. On qualification, you will convert to the
AMHP role profile and grade and be expected to participate on the AMHP
rota.
- We will require you to have a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
- You will have evidence of meeting the essential (and desirable where possible) criteria for the role of Advanced Social Worker or in South Gloucestershire council.
- A clear commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Your CPD
You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so must have a full valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle.or have alternative appropriate means of travel.
Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.
- We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
- What’s
special here is the strength of the team ethos . We
are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well.
They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable
caseloads and have effective supervision so feel
supported to make decisions which are right for the people
you are working with.
- We are committed
to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of
children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff
are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond
effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
- We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
- We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
- We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life
- We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.