Social Worker - CMHT

An excellent and exciting opportunity has arisen within Tameside to work alongside the Community Mental Health Teams for Social Workers / AMHPs to join us in working to provide social care to people who have moderate to severe mental health problems across a wide range of presenting conditions. The posts will work with the CMHTs in Tameside. The post will be supporting the councils obligation to the Care Act, completing assessments, funding applications, copdols, 21a challenges and other statutory responsibilities as well as providing mental health support to the residents of Tameside. You will also work with children that are turning 16 and transitioning from children's services that has a Mental health need.

There is a strong commitment to promoting your professional development. You will be supported by clinical and management supervision and will be given the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills, through a personal development and training plan.

There is an expectation that you will either work towards your Approved Mental Health Profession qualification or if you are already an AMHP then you will participate in the AMHP Rota usually around 2-4 duties per month and will receive an attractive allowance for this.

About You

As a mental health Social worker, you will be responsible for the, commissioning and personal delivery of individual packages of care for a caseload of service users within our mental Health service and partaking in court work.

Key Requirements of the Person Specification:

Qualified Social Worker with appropriate experience in a relevant area of adult social care and mental health practice.

Current driving licence or supported driver with use of vehicle.

"We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments to regulated and controlled activities will require an enhanced DBS disclosure."

Our employees' skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be., 1. Relevant professional qualification for the job role at Level 6 or above, AND

2. Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in the role, AND

3. Maintained membership of a regulated body where this is a requirement to practice in the role where applicable, AND

4. Professional standards practised to the highest expected level.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.