Adult Social Care Mental Health Social Worker

An exciting and dynamic opportunity has arisen within Tameside, offering the chance to work in our new and progressive adult social care mental health team alongside our colleagues in the Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) as a Social Worker / AMHP. Join us in delivering high-quality social care to individuals with mental health conditions, across a wide spectrum of presenting needs. In this vital role, you will support the council's responsibilities under the Care Act, including conducting assessments, managing funding applications, completing COPDOLS, addressing 21A challenges, and fulfilling other statutory duties. You will also play a key part in supporting the transition of young people turning 18 from children's services to adult mental health support. Our commitment to your professional growth is at the heart of this role. You will be provided with regular clinical and management supervision, as well as a tailored personal development and training plan to ensure continuous skill enhancement. As part of the role, there is an expectation that you will either work towards your Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) qualification or, if you are already qualified, participate in the AMHP rota (usually 2-4 duties per month), with an attractive allowance for this added responsibility currently being reviewed. About You As a Mental Health Social Worker, you will be responsible for the coordination, commissioning, and delivery of care packages, placements and social support for service users within our mental health team.

Qualified Social Worker with impressive experience in adult social care and mental health practice. Current driving licence, or the ability to be a supported driver with access to a vehicle., Our employees' skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be. This position is subject to Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure Procedures.

• This post is classified as being in a professional job category. As such the grade for the job has a professional grade development bar which employees can progress through subject to meeting the following criteria:
1. Relevant professional qualification for the job role at Level 6 or above, AND 2. Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in the role, AND 3. Maintained membership of a regulated body where this is a requirement to practice in the role where applicable, AND 4. Professional standards practised to the highest expected level.

Take this opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people across Tameside and develop your career in a supportive, dynamic, and rewarding environment., At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities. We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.