Social Worker

This may include (but not exhaustive):
Relationship-based practice is the foundation of all social work and other interventions can be used alongside including:
+ Holistic assessment (informed by the 'Wellbeing Principle' from the Care Act)
+ Risk assessment/ positive risk taking
+ Personalised care planning
+ Brief solution focussed therapy
+ Motivational interviewing (supporting change)
+ Task centred approach
+ Connecting People (supporting people to connect with others and their communities)
+ Crisis intervention
+ Narrative/ life story work
+ Group work
+ Advocacy
+ Family work
+ Carers support
+ Determining capacity and making best interest decisions
+ Supporting individuals to work towards goals/ aspirations.
+ Supporting to sustain or achieve optimal independence and self-determination.
+ Housing support
+ Working towards discharge from team
+ Social inclusion
+ Benefits
+ Supporting with children social work (support parent to understand processes/ attend local authority meetings etc), CCO for people experiencing social stressors that are impacting their mental health/ social stressors are the predominant issue that requires support.
Pieces of work where a patient requires social work input/ social work interventions. CCO will continue to work with the person and the social worker leads on the social aspect of that patient's care.
+ Complex safeguarding/ lead on safeguarding within the team (safeguarding link role).
+ Deliver Behavioural Family Therapy interventions.
+ Liaison with the Family Interventions Team (Think Family, Triangle of Care and carer support)/ lead within the team.
+ Liaison with Social Care (attending regular meetings/ drop-in- local arrangements).
+ MDT- promote social issues within the team to ensure inclusion of the social perspective.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Additional Information
+ The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
+ We will be requesting references by email. Please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
+ The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
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+ For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

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