Social Worker

6 months ago


London, United Kingdom Greenwich Council Full time

Join our forward-thinking approach

Strength in people. Strength in communities. Strength in diversity.

Social Workers (Level 2)/Approved Mental Health Professionals

Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, Adult Mental Health services?

Want to work in an innovative learning organisation? Looking to develop your experience in community mental health?

With excellent training and great benefits, Royal Greenwich is the ideal place to progress your career.

At Royal Greenwich, we value our Social Workers and support them to ensure they have the resources and environment they need to make a real difference. We are keen to appoint enthusiastic Social Workers who share our vision in the development of a centre of excellence. Opportunities are available in:

East Intensive Case Management for Psychosis (ICMP) Community Mental Health Team – 35 hours per week West Intensive Case Management for Psychosis (ICMP) Community Mental Health Team – 35 hours per week Older Adults Community Mental Health (OAMH) Team – 35 hours per week

Our Teams

ICMP East and West Teams

ICMP provides a flexible service to all Greenwich residents between the ages of 18 and 65 years, within the psychosis clusters who currently require secondary community mental health treatment and support.

The service focus is on social inclusion, recovery, working towards self-management, and offering individuals choice and involvement regarding their treatment, whilst actively encouraging their participation in the planning and implementation of their care. This results in a strength based personalised wellbeing plan which supports the individual’s referral back to primary care.

Older Adults Community Mental Health Team

The Greenwich Older Adults Mental Health team is a specialist integrated multidisciplinary team for adults over the age of 65 experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties or have a dementia diagnosis. The team provides health and social care assessments, support and advice for carers and a variety of interventions to maximise independent living, and to promote mental wellbeing

The team provide support through care coordination and a programme of short-term psychological groups directed to older people assessed for the service. All professionals work collaboratively with the inpatient unit, crisis and assessment team, to assess the support that the individual needs in the community, to contribute to the multi-agency panel to consider those who may need a package of care and to discuss safe discharge from hospital.

What we look for:

All social workers will be expected to be able to manage a caseload and to work co-productively with service users their families and carers to ensure that a strength based, person centred approach remains at the core of all interventions.

To be part of a multidisciplinary team that consists of social workers, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, support workers, lived experienced practitioners, community psychiatric nurses and administrative support. 

To work autonomously with individuals, carers, and families to deliver a range of assessment and care interventions that promote mental health wellbeing and personalised outcomes for people, whilst promoting independence. You will be expected to undertake statutory functions of the social work role (Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 (2007), Children Act 1989 (2004) and other related legislation), responding to requests for those who present with care and support needs:

social care assessments carers assessments court of protection  safeguarding concerns and enquiries mental capacity assessments mental health assessments Mental Health Act assessments

Senior social workers are expected to undertake the role of an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) and must act as an AMHP on behalf of the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

Your job satisfaction is important to us - to support you in your role you will receive:

1 to 1 reflective professional supervision and AMHP post assessment supervision Access to a manager who is AMHP qualified An AMHP mentor to provide additional support in your first year of employment 18 hours (3 days) of AMHP approval training in each year A structured induction to Greenwich AMHP service Up to 2 days in each 5 year period to complete your AMHP re-approval portfolio Opportunity to be involved in the practice education of social workers and AMHPs undertaking professional training Access to Social Work, AMHP and Reflective Practice Forums for peer group discussion reflection and supervision A welcome meeting with the Head of Social Care and Mental Health Lead Social Worker to begin to discuss and plan for your continued professional development pathway Access to protected time to undertake the requirements for your Social Work England registration Access to the Royal Borough of Greenwich learning portal, training programmes, reflective workshops, and events Strong partnership working between Royal Borough of Greenwich Health and Adults Services, Integrated Commissioning Board and Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust (named Trust of the Year 2023). This collaboration enables efficient multiagency working towards achieving a joint mission.

For these roles you must hold:

A registered professional social work qualification An AMHP qualification Registration with Social Work England This role will require an Enhanced DBS check

In return we offer a including:

Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme Generous annual leave allowance of 29 days plus Bank Holidays Flexible and hybrid working arrangements with good IT equipment Vibrant Staff Networks Reduced rate gym membership Cycle to Work Scheme GreenwichCard entitling you to discounts at local businesses Payroll Giving Scheme Travel expenses for business mileage and car parking

If you want to be part of this forward-thinking service and can help us to achieve our vision, we’d love to hear from you.

This advert must be read in conjunction with the Job Description and Person Specification. When completing your application, please detail in your supporting statement how you meet the Person Specification requirements.

Please note that interviews will take place on 15th 16th and 17th July 2024

As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, a full employment history is also required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. Unless otherwise stated, a Basic DBS check will be undertaken as part of the pre-employment checks for successful candidates.

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.

DBS: This role requires an Enhanced DBS. (This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act,1974).

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Our Staff Values: are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.



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