We are looking for a Senior Social Worker, with extensive mental health knowledge, educated to degree level who has completed their AMHP training and currently registered.
Are you an experienced clinician who is highly motivated with a range of transferrable skills and is enthusiastic about working withchildren, youngpeopleand families? We want to hear from you! In exchange you will be well supported within a friendly and well established team, with continuing opportunities for you and your ongoing professional development.
We are looking for people to join us to continue to build a successful service. We aim to continuously improve the service delivery and outcomes as a part of NSFT.
Main duties of the job
- To provide clinical leadership to the clinical team in the care, treatment and therapy of the client group, with a clear focus on clinical risk and its management.
- To influence, lead and motivate staff at all levels within the clinical environment to deliver high quality care.
- To provide expertise, support and advice to clinical practitioners regarding all aspects of clinical care including implementing best practise based on evidence-based practice and National Guidance.
- To sustain the clinically based training programme aimed at the development of staff within the clinical environment.
- To provide information, education and support for service users and their carers re coping with diagnosis and treatments.
- To interpret national guidelines and relevant research to inform local practice and procedures to achieve best practice.
- To maintain own expert status by developing training and improvement projects underpinned by research and legislation.
- To be member of the Trust Senior Nursing team and to contribute to relevant forums and meetings.
- Be able to travel independently
Job responsibilities
Some of the benefits you can expect:
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- NHS discounts and many more
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Specialist Knowledge and training of working with Young people to Master level or equivalent level of knowledge.
- Current AMHP Approval
- Recognised professional Assessors/Mentor Qualification
Other
- Ability to travel to all Trust locations if required
Experience
- Experience of working with individuals presenting with complex needs requiring multi agency care packages informing practice and MDT working
- Experience of working in mental health
- Experience of running Psychotherapy groups with young people and parents.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£49,387 to £56,515 a yeargross per annum/pro rata
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