Social Worker

North London NHS Foundation Trustare currentlylooking for an experienced Social Worker to join their insert team / Ward atInsert Location here. If you are looking to develop your NHS experience andprovide social care with the support of working within a multidisciplinaryteam then please do apply! Within this role, you will provide a person centred,statutory social work service for a caseload of patients in accordance withrelevant policies and procedures. You will be assessing and planning supportplans to meet individual needs as well as working with partners to safeguardservice users. Main duties of the job What you can add :

• Advising on how to approach a task differently
• Working collaboratively to seek resolutions to challenges
• Adapting the living or working environment
• Finding strategies to meet your patients goals, Working as a member of a multidisciplinary Mental Health Team the post holder will be responsible for providing individual assessment, identified clinical interventions and direct care to service users with mental health problems. They will also undertake management tasks, deputising for the Team manager as required, and will take a lead on mentoring and supervising others within their service area.
As a Social Worker the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the team understands and operates to the requirements of the service operational policy and strategy, and that safe, evidence based, effective, culturally competent care is delivered in a timely manner to service users. They will contribute to governance and audit within the team, ensuring that team members are supported and developed to their potential and that new team members are comprehensively inducted and successfully integrated into the team. The focus of the role will be that of individual assessment, intervention and evaluation of treatment, delivered within the framework of NICE guidelines, evidence based best practice and to maximise service users recovery and re-enablement. They will be responsible for a defined caseload and they will formulate appropriate specific, highly specialist care and treatment plans; providing highly skilled and specialist interventions and care to service users with complex mental health problems. Care co-ordination will form part of this role. This job description is written as an indication of the nature and scope of duties and responsibilities. Additional competencies may be required to fulfil the needs of specific areas and particular client groups. The post holder will be expected to carry out other duties assigned by their Team Manager, which are appropriate to the professional competences and experience of the post holder. 3. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Clinical / Practice i) To be responsible for providing expert care in an area of designated expertise, in accordance with Social Worker England codes of professional conduct ii) To provide expert, autonomous and highly specialist clinical practice within a multi-disciplinary Team to include : - a) Initial assessment and formulation using a range of mental health or other specialist tools b) When required to do so making appropriate judgements about own caseload c) To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in negotiation with service users, carers and other services, considering the needs of a diverse community d) To undertake care co-ordinator responsibilities within the Care Programme Approach e) Apply a range of therapeutic modalities, using evidence based interventions in accordance with the requirements of service line care pathways f) Contributing to multidisciplinary team decisions at the point of discharge and or transfer of the service user g) To participate in and provide a specialist social worker / AMHP perspective to multi-disciplinary team meetings / case discussions h) Maintaining contemporaneous records to the standard required by the trust and the relevant professional body (where appropriate to the post holder) i) Assessing and managing risk on a continuous basis, in line with trust policy j) Encouraging service users to accept an optimum level of responsibility for their programme of care and with their consent, where appropriate, seek the co-operation of friends, relatives, carers. k) Support other members of staff in their assessment and management of service user care needs through reviewing initial data collection; monitoring of their progress; feedback; discussion and reports at care reviews or CPA reviews with the team. l) To identify carers and to offer carers assessments and review carers care plans iii) To be able to demonstrate and explain clinical reasoning in relation to professional input to a service users care plan when required to members of thteam, trainees or others external to the organisation. iv) To recognise and respond appropriately to challenging behaviour in line with Trust policies v) At all times to act in accordance with trust policies in relation to risk assessment contributing to comprehensive assessments of risk, and monitoring as appropriate vi) To have up to date and detailed knowledge, understanding and experience of Mental Health and or SMS legislation as required by the service line vii) To be aware of personal accountability and responsibility in respect of ensuring that cleanliness standards and practices are maintained in the clinical environment and that these are compliant with PEAT, The Hygiene Code, CQC requirements and Trust Infection Control protocols and procedures. viii) To follow trust policy in promptly reporting all accidents and incidents. Undertaking investigations when called upon to do so or nominating / supervising relevant others in this role. ix) To be responsible for complex social care assessments and funding panel presentations through a strength-based lens. x) To provide expert social work input within the MDT in relation to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. xi) To ensure the implementation of national guidelines for clinical best practice and apply to practice where ever relevant. xii) To undertake and lead where appropriate, in the evaluation and audit of professional interventions, clients and the service. Managerial i) To take operational day to day management responsibility as required at team / service level using performance management systems to ensure the effective delivery of contract activity to agreed quality standards ii) To work in conjunction with the Team Manager to deliver integrated governance requirements, this may include contributing to the developing of policy and guidelines which determine practice standards. iii) To work with the Team Manager to ensure that staff are compliant with safeguarding requirements to protect children and vulnerable adults. To undertake safeguarding investigations in accordance with policy. iv) To provide professional supervision and support for both clinically qualified staff, students and support staff, ensuring clinical best practice at all times. v) To ensure that practices are in place that assess, determine and support learning and development, clinical supervision, managerial supervision and appraisal processes. vi) To take a lead on delivering delegated aspects of training within the team and or to the wider service line on an area of specialism as required by service need. vii) To be responsible for implementing policy relating to health and safety and monitor compliance fire marshals, safe environment etc viii) To provide consultation within the team on own area of specialism. ix) To assist team members during care reviews x) The postholder, recognising service users as individuals, will foster collaborative working with other agencies both in investigations and in joint working; agree the best approach to meeting individuals mental health, physical health, and recovery, social, spiritual and recreational care needs, and ensure that care provided respects equality and diversity that is supportive of service users and their carers. xi) To be aware of Service Line and Trust financial and budgetary controls and restraints and to manage delegated team resources accordingly. xii) To respond to complaints or other concerns as they arise and in accordance with trust policy, and in conjunction with the Operational Services Manager and Team Manager. xiii) To undertake other duties in a corporate role as may be reasonably expected in accordance with the grade of the post to ensure the attainment of team and service objectives. Education, Training and Research and Development i) To adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and requirements of professional Social Work England registration. ii) To be managed by and receive supervision from a nominated line manager, including annual review of performance as part of the appraisal system. To be in receipt of and engage with clinical and professional supervision. iii) To maintain and update relevant knowledge and skills, maintain a professional portfolio and participate in further training to comply with professional registration and clinical governance requirements. iv) To ensure that all standards and requirements of ASYE are fulfilled v) To promote a culture that fosters staff involvement and a progressive attitude to service improvement. vi) To work with the Team Manager to deliver a culture and style of leadership that develops, empowers and recognises achievement while delivering results. vii) To work with Team Manager to deliver service line workforce plans in the team. viii) To ensure that all personal and team mandatory training requirements are up-to-date as required by Trust policies and professional requirements. ix) To act as a role model to others x) Evaluation of the service against Trust and national benchmarks with resultant development of the service in response to areas identified as needing development through staff training, service delivery. xi) To lead on agreed service line clinical governance programmes and service evaluations in discussion with the team manager. xii) To actively maintain an awareness of current professional developments within the field of mental health, including current legislation, practice, research and development and policy


• Degree in Social Work or equivalent qualification
• HCPC Registration
• Experience of conducting assessments identifying health and social care needs
• Extensive experience of working in a community MDT setting with people with severe and enduring mental illness.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care in negotiation with service users, carers and other services, considering the needs of a diverse community, Qualifications
Essential
• Current Level 1 Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults certificates
• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker.
• Current registration with relevant professional body
• Evidence of further post-registration relevant training / ongoing academic study relevant to area of practice
Desirable
• Current Level 2 Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults certificates
Experience Essential
• Demonstrable experience in a senior specialist capacity caring for people with psychosis in a community care or inpatient setting.
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge and experience in relation to factors that cause mental illness together with evidence based best practice.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the Mental Health legislation, its application and use in practice. Demonstrate an ability to liaise with other agencies, carers and the service users wider support network.
• Demonstrate an understanding of risk together with an ability to evaluate and contain risk with reference to the individual, staff and carers.
• Demonstrate an advanced understanding and experience of professionally specific and generic assessment tools and treatment modalities
• Demonstrable experience of managing and leading others in a clinical / team setting
  
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