CAMHS Acute - Lead Social Worker

Are you a qualified social worker keen for a new challenge setting up a new service? If so, we are seeking to recruit a brand new innovate role as Lead Social Worker for Sussex CAMHS Acute. Working in a team & autonomously you will be key in the assessment of need, delivery of interventions and be responsible for managing the key partnership relationships for the young people accessing CAMHS Acute care.

The Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT-2022) report highlights the 'importance of ensuring young people receive the right treatment close to home and make sure that their family, social and educational networks do not break down'. The aim of the service is to provide time limited, interventions to manage a period of 'crisis' or interventions as an alternative to admission to support the local network around the young person (aged 12-18) whilst they are in the acute stage of mental health difficulties. You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team alongside nursing, psychiatry, psychologists, family therapy support workers and mental health practitioners.

The Lead Social Worker will be integral to overseeing the supported discharge pathway and reducing length of stay for young people who are accessing inpatient care. Working with partners in the local area of the young person this role will advocate and co-ordinate the care for the young person to ensure they are discharged in timely, safe and smooth way to promote the best outcomes for the young person., o To lead the Social Work profession across CAMHS Acute Intensive Home Treatment Team developing clinical initiatives and strategic plans for social work in conjunction with the Professional Lead for Social Work in CAMHS, providing clinical leadership and expert opinion to the directorate.o To facilitate Social Workers to become involved in-service planning and decision making.o To ensure effective professional supervision structures for the Social Work workforce across the service and the completion of their appraisalso Undertake other roles and tasks as required by the Service Leads.o To demonstrate a thorough understanding of relevant legislation, such as: Mental HealthAct, Mental Capacity Act, Human Rights Act, Care Act and Children Act.o To work jointly with Team Managers and the CAMHS Professional Leads with regard to the recruitment and retention of clinicians and other staff as appropriate in the designated area.o As a guide Clinical practice should take up no more
than 60% of working time with remaining 40% of the working week being allocated to Clinical Leadership tasks (supervision, recruitment, Education, Service development, Implementation of Professional Strategy). This may be flexible depending on changing demands and needs of the service.

SPFT provides mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex. The trust is rated as 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC.

SPFT encourages flexible working. We know that a positive work/life balance brings about huge health related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, flexible start/finish times. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.