Mental Health Duty Worker (West)

The mental health Social Care pathway is an integral part of MPFT's community mental health services providing a recovery focussed service to the people of Staffordshire aged 16 and over who are experiencing significant and disabling functional mental health difficulties, and supporting their recovery journey.
We have strong partnerships with local independent service providers and voluntary agencies and pride ourselves on providing a responsive and effective service to the communities of South Staffordshire., We currently have opportunities for three duty workers in the Mental Health Social Care Pathway covering the whole of Staffordshire (not including Stoke-on-Trent).
Dependent on an individual's location and preference we will be in a position to negotiate work-base with them - the Social Care Pathway has accommodation in Stafford, Cannock, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Lichfield but also employs a hybrid working model including working from home where appropriate.
The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, their primary role to facilitate the triage of people referred into the AMH Social Care pathway, processing enquiries received via clinical systems, by phone and e-mail and completing other work as required.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive and innovative individual who possesses excellent communication and organisational skills and has a basic awareness of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act 1983.
The successful candidate must be a team player with excellent communication and IT skills.
Social Work Learning Academy (SWLA)
On appointment, the post holder will be auto-enrolled in the SWLA and aligned to the appropriate British Association of Social Work Professional Capabilities Framework. The relevant SWLA 'stage' (i.e. stage 1 (ASYE), 2 (Social Worker) or 3 (Advanced Social Worker) will also be agreed taking all prior Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and relevant experience into consideration. The post holder will be required to take responsibility for their own Continuous Professional Development.
Please note:- If enough applications are received prior to the closing date, the vacancy may close sooner

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
+ Supporting your career development and progression
+ Excellent NHS Pension scheme
+ Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
+ Options for flexible working
+ Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
+ Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
+ If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
+ Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
+ Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
+ Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
+ Free car parking at all trust sites
+ Free flu vaccinations every year
+ Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications