Social Worker x 2 (Mental Health)

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

The Role

• To deliver a high quality, strengths-based approach to statutory social care service, ensuring that adults and their families and carers:
• Are able to seek strengths-based solutions, assess, manage and review their own needs and risks, maximise their own independence and self-direct their responses to deliver agreed outcomes
• Can access personalised care and support to meet their assessed needs and maintain themselves in the community
• Are protected and safeguarded.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate mental health, social circumstances, family dynamics, and risk factors as part of the assessment process
• Develop individualised care and discharge plans alongside multidisciplinary teams (MDTs)
• Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns (adults and sometimes children)
• Work within frameworks like the Mental Health Act and Care Act
• Coordinate with housing, community services, and family support systems
• Advocate for patients’ rights, preferences, and needs
• Empower individuals to be involved in decision-making

About You

• Clear, compassionate, and non-judgemental communication
• Ability to engage people in distress or with complex needs
• Strong report writing and documentation skills
• Understanding of trauma and mental illness
• Ability to analyse complex situations quickly and make sound decisions under pressure
• Balance safety with autonomy
• Knowledge of Legislation including Mental Health Act, Care Act
• Work effectively within multidisciplinary teams

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