Social Worker
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Due to the recent development of our Virtual ward Services, we are in an exciting position to offer a new and challenging opportunity to join us as a forward‑thinking, highly motivated, dedicated and experienced social worker in the Older Adult acute pathway.
The virtual ward is a pioneering service supporting older adult patients in their own homes. It is linked to the Older adult inpatient ward and caters to older adults who need assessment and treatment that can be undertaken safely at home. The inpatient ward is a 13‑bed ward that supports individuals with either a functional or organic mental illness.
The acute directorate consists of the two inpatient wards (one adult and one older adult), the CRHT, the CHLT and the Hospital Liaison team. The virtual ward is aligned to the acute directorate.
The role would be based on the Laurel ward/Virtual ward and support older adults patients. You may need to support other older adults in any of the acute directorate teams.
As an RDaSH employee you will start with a robust Trust induction and continuing professional development (CPD) will be supported by dedicated monthly Trust Learning Half Days.
Working closely with health, social care and community partners, you will use your expertise in the Care Act, Mental Health Act, and Mental Capacity Act to complete high‑quality assessments, formulate risk plans, coordinate care packages, and promote recovery‑focused, strengths‑based practice. The role includes supporting individuals, carers and families, while contributing to safeguarding, multi‑agency working and the ongoing development of social work practice within the service.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for further information.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Registration with Social Work England
- ASYE or equivalent experience
- Practice educator / experience of supporting students
- Evidence of continued professional development
- AMHP/BIA
Experience
- Appropriate demonstrable experience working with people with lived experience of mental ill‑health
- Experience of undertaking statutory duties under the Care Act & Mental Capacity Act
- Experience of undertaking assessment of needs for individuals with complex health and social care needs
- Experience of assessing high levels of risk and formulation of robust risk‑management plans including ability to make decisions to ensure safety of individuals and carers
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary setting
- Experience of supervising social work students, ASYEs or newly qualified social workers and junior members of staff when required
- Experience in safeguarding (both adult and children) and specialist risk assessment
- Experience of working with statutory and non‑statutory agencies
Knowledge
- Specialist knowledge of relevant legislation, including Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, Care Act, Human Rights Act
- Human Rights based Practice
- Strengths / Asset Based Practice
- Specialist knowledge of Social Work Theory and Practice
- Understanding of critical reflective practice and ability to apply this to practice and support others to do the same
- Good understanding of anti‑oppressive and anti‑discriminatory practice / anti‑racist practice / health inequalities
- Experience in reducing health inequalities
Skills
- Ability to work independently and with autonomy when required, respond appropriately to risk and ability to elevate as necessary
- Ability to proactively formulate risk‑management plans working with a variety of partners for this purpose
- Highly motivated, conscientious with the ability to respond to changing situations to respond to the needs of people with lived experience and carers
- Excellent organisation and time‑management skills to enable a flexible response to conflicting demands resulting in daily reprioritisation of workload to accommodate service user need. Demonstrates good communication skills. Clear concise command of English written or oral.
- IT‑literacy with experience of Microsoft, alongside in‑house systems or willingness to work towards this
- Specialised skills e.g. appraising, interviewing, counselling, recovery focussed skills, systemic practice
- Willingness to participate in associated research and development
- Demonstrate an ability to assist in the educational development and skills of all junior staff
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