Deputy Lead Social Worker

Elysium Healthcare Limited, Cold Ash, West Berkshire

Deputy Lead Social Worker

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Elysium Healthcare Limited, Cold Ash, West Berkshire

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 30 Oct | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

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Full Job Description

The Deputy Lead Social Worker role at Elysium Healthcare's Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham offers an exciting opportunity to join a company that values and recognizes its employees. You will be responsible for managing and supporting a caseload of up to 24 forensic service users, leading on safeguarding, delivering quality supervision and appraisal, and liaising with external agencies., As a Deputy Lead Social Worker, you will be responsible for supporting the social work team to take the lead on child and adult safeguarding, deputizing for the Lead social worker in quality assurance meetings, and delivering Safeguarding induction and update training across the Hospital. You will also lead the multidisciplinary teams on non-medical mental capacity issues and best interest decisions, provide quality supervision and appraisal to junior and senior social workers, and liaise with external agencies to enable them to fulfil their statutory duties.

Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move within the organization.