Job overview
We are looking to recruit a part time Children’s Social Worker to our Acute Perinatal Ward who will provide a child-focused, perinatal mental health, social work service to our families
You will work closely with the PMOA Safeguarding Lead who will offer support and guidance.
You will be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team using knowledge and skills to support colleagues in the delivery of care, assessment and treatment to mothers and their families.
You will liaise with, advise and support a range of external and partnership agencies both voluntary and statutory.
You will provide children and families social care and expertise and legislative knowledge to the service.
You will deliver these services in accordance with current legislation, local authority and Trust policies and procedures
Main duties of the job
- To work in partnership with service users, families and carers to meet social care needs within a range of highly complex situations that may arise from perinatal mental health needs.
- To provide an effective social work service for service users, their families and carers by ensuring access to appropriate resources from local authorities and a range of external agencies on a national level.
- To make referrals where appropriate and to provide and access advocacy, information and guidance for service users, carers and agencies
- To work as a member of the multi-disciplinary ward team exercising social work professional responsibility by case discussions and support for women referred with complex problems, which includes assessment of risk in terms of self-harm, self-neglect, vulnerability, harm to others, domestic abuse and exploitation, safeguarding children and adults.
- Provide general support to Nursery Nurses, Support Workers and other learners in the work environment by providing training and assessing competence alongside the Safeguarding Lead.
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