Senior Practitioner Forensic Social Work
EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, City of Westminster
Senior Practitioner Forensic Social Work
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EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, City of Westminster
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 8 Oct | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 40e355a2161a43f9bed1abac27f12a4b
Full Job Description
East London NHS Foundation Trust provides the regional forensic mental health service covering the boroughs of Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, City of London, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. The inpatient units consist of the John Howard Centre (medium secure) in Hackney, and Wolfson House (low secure) in the Finsbury Park area. The service meets the specialist needs of mentally disordered offenders, the majority of whom are admitted via the criminal justice system. The Forensic Social Work Team provides a comprehensive social care service to inpatients and community patients, working closely with families and other carers.Main duties of the job The postholder will provide managerial and clinical supervision to band 6 forensic social work staff. The post holder will also carry a patient caseload which they will manage to a level consistent with the job description of Forensic Social Worker. With the agreement of the Head of Social Work the postholder will represent the forensic social work service in various health and social care forums and undertake other delegated management functions on behalf of the service.
Social workers in ELFT work across a range of settings including Adult and Older Person's Mental Health, Forensic, Crisis and CAMH's Services and increasingly in Primary Care settings. There are social workers in various management posts across ELFT including a Director of Social Work and a Learning and Development Lead for Social Work. Wherever the base, ELFT values the skills and contribution of social workers and encourages them to maintain the requirements of their professional registration and will uphold the values and practice of Social Work across the organisation. We want social workers to feel valued and supported in ELFT and to promote and support social work as a profession. We will offer you:
- Training and development opportunities specific to social work including ASYE, AMHP training and PE training
- Social work professional supervision
- Social work forums and seminars
- A voice in the organisation and recognition of the skills and values you bring
- The opportunity to progress through the organisation as a social worker in a senior role
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