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Forensic Social Worker Specialist

2 months ago


Matlock, Derbyshire, United Kingdom Priory Group Full time
Forensic Social Worker Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and qualified Forensic Social Worker to join our team at Hazelwood House, a 12-bedded low secure unit for adults with a primary diagnosis of Learning Disability and secondary mental health issues.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive environment, providing expertise and leadership in Safeguarding and Patient Safety. As a Forensic Social Worker, you will be responsible for:

  • Providing clear focus on the rights of all service users and their families, including the ability to investigate, evaluate and learn from allegations to improve safety, dignity and compassion within the unit.
  • Working as part of the Multi-disciplinary Team focusing on prevention, early intervention, building resilience and self-care, reducing and delaying dependency.
  • Undertaking assessments, care plans and where required Tribunal Report to determine eligibility and support the access to services under relevant social care framework.
  • Attending Ward rounds and CPA meetings providing relevant reports.
  • Identifying and addressing social exclusions, its causes and effects on mental wellbeing and mental health.
  • Working with service users to resolve their own problems and make their own sustainable support arrangements, which might include social care and health resources.
  • Working in partnership with service users wherever possible, shifting from the professional being 'on top' to 'on tap' a resource and collaborator not a controller.
  • Promoting empowerment, equality and social inclusion.
  • Promoting a social model with a bio/psycho/social holistic approach to care planning and recovery.
  • Working alongside the service user and their carers supporting them with issues including housing, employment and finances. Striving to support social inclusion.
  • Enabling service users, as far as possible, to be fully involved in their care and treatment. To support them to contribute to the design and delivery of future services taking in to account 'no decision about me without me' intentions of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
  • Working with service users to support their discharge in terms of planning, aftercare and community support as required.
  • Promoting carers' rights and access to assessments and resources.
  • Where required, being involved in statutory community and multiagency partnership forums (Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements MAPPA and Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference).
About Us

The Priory Group is a leading provider of mental health services, offering individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term and respite mental healthcare. Our integrated strength provides a seamless transition for individuals as they progress between higher and lower dependency care and across services.

We are an equal opportunities employer and all roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland.