Band 6 - Social Worker - Bristol

3 months ago

Bristol, United Kingdom Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Are you looking for a role to diversify your skill set? Are you looking for a role that is unique and dynamic where no two days are the same? Do you relish a challenge and an opportunity to make real differences to people's lives?

Do you have an interest in working with young people engaged with the Criminal Justice System? This is the role for you.

This is an exciting and dynamic role working within Vinney Green Secure Childrens home for the health and wellbeing team providing expert social care perspectives to the health multidisciplinary team.

You will be an experienced Social worker with extensive experience of working in child protection or with children in care.

You will be joining an multidisciplinary healthcare team consisting of nurses, GPs, Psychologists, Speech and language therapists, drug and alcohol workers and Occupational therapists.

Main duties of the job

To undertake complex work that requires inter-agency working and co-ordination. To apply advanced knowledge of a wide range of legislation and policies. To undertake and/or co-ordinate work with networks, communities and agencies. To contribute to the development of services, policies and practices within legislative and policy frameworks. To be responsible for the continuing professional development of self and contribute to the development of others. Experienced staff will be required to undertake student supervision.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care.

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out the statutory duties and responsibilities within relevant legislation as prescribed by the Team / Line Manager

To manage a workload commensurate with level of competence, qualification and experience within the Departments eligibility criteria and prioritisation of service delivery.

To provide specialist social work input into the multi-disciplinary team.

To undertake risk assessments for vulnerable adults and to be responsible for action in situations where service users liberty or safety is at stake according to agreed Trust policies.

To concentrate, as required by organisational needs, on specific areas of work and specialised of service user groups (eg. Mental Health, Learning Difficulties, Sensory Impairment, Drugs, Alcohol and Asylum Seekers).

To contribute to the development and supervision of other social workers and to undertake student supervision, depending on the level of experience and position on career progression schemes.

To concentrate on specific areas of project work requiring more developed skills.

To comply with Trusts case recording standards and good practice in relation to presenting information to service users.

To provide / enter accurate information into computer-based information systems and ensure that records/information are accurate, up to date, secure and maintained, using IT in accordance with agreed data - entry system wherever appropriate, and the Data Protection Act.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Social Worker

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of working with Looked after Children/ Child protection

Knowledge

Essential

oWorking knowledge of PACE

Knowledge

Essential

oDemonstrate an understanding and knowledge of equalities and anti-discriminatory practice and able to demonstrate ability to work in an anti-oppressive manner.

Experience

Essential

oExperience of supervising others in Child care.

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