Mental Health Social Worker
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
30/05/2023
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 27/06/2023 23:59
Job Category:
Social Work - Adult Service
Employment Location:
Alnwick Fire Station
Further Information
Mental Health social worker, Adult Social Care (full time 37 hrs per week)
Permanent Contract
Salary: NCC Band 8 (£35,411 - £39493)
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced mental health social worker to join our adult social care team in North Northumberland.
Our team is a supportive, inclusive environment. We want our social workers to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to North Northumberland and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working key feature for many roles.
We are aligned with the North Primary Care Networks covering towns and villages from Morpeth to Berwick, giving you the chance to work in some of the most beautiful countryside and coastal areas in England.
If you are passionate about making a positive difference to adults with mental health needs, we would like to hear from you!
Teams are now aligned with the Primary Care Networks developed as part of the NHS long term plan and secondary care services, and you will also work closely with Approved Mental Health Professionals, in Cumbria, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear Mental Health Trust.
Our vision is to develop the mental health social work role to be integrated with related health colleagues to deliver better outcomes for the people we support.
This is an opportunity to apply your social work/professional skills, values, and specialist knowledge in the context of working with complex ethical and legislative processes.
You will deliver a range of assessment and care interventions which will promote mental health wellbeing and social inclusion wherever possible.
The main responsibilities include:
-To participate in and contribute to the multi-disciplinary team, articulating the social care perspective and ensuring that meeting the social care needs of service users retains a high priority and profile within the functioning of the team.
-Case manage and undertake proportionate assessment and effective risk management of complex situations, understanding when to take positive risks as appropriate.
-To provide professional leadership in situations which have highly complex case arrangements for assessment and support planning in situations which involve risk, complexity and safety of the service user and others.
-To work in line with all relevant policies and procedures, including care planning, risk and safeguarding.
-To provide written and verbal reports, appropriate for courts and other legal purposes, which are concise, informative and based on complex evidence to support problem solving and resolution
Requirement of the role:
-Degree in Social Work.
-Experience of Social Work with adults whose primary need is mental health is preferred.
-Due to the nature of this role, it is an essential requirement that the post holder has a valid driving licence and has access to a car they can use for work purposes.
Why choose us?
We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:
-26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
-Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
-Flexi scheme – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
-Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands
-Car leasing scheme
Further information
Please note the closing date for this post is midnight on 27 June 2023.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview, please also let the team know. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications
Please note
This job is closed for applications.