Social Worker in Recovery and Rehabilitation Service

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the full Job Description and Person specification attached to this advert which will provide further information on this role.

• The post holder will deliver high quality comprehensive mental health services. The principal purpose of the job is to improve the psychological health, wellbeing and social functioning of people with complex psychosis within an identified Devon locality.
• The post holder will join a place based Recovery and Rehabilitation Service delivering recovery focused, evidence lead interventions and support for individuals with complex psychosis, their families and carers. The post holder will operate flexibly across the domains of the service (intensive inpatient, intensive community deliver, ongoing community delivery and wider place based development).
• The post holder will work as part of a specialist rehabilitation service working with a clinical caseload of individuals with complex psychosis, using specialist, social work and social care focussed evidence based assessment in line with the principles of the Care Act 2014.
• The post holder will act as a lead specialist for the Recovery and Rehabilitation service, providing professional clinical supervision to less experienced staff, trainees & students, and contributing to the leadership of the local service.
• The role involves managing a defined caseload of individuals with a focus on providing expert assessment and treatment for people with a complex mental health diagnose. This will include recovery co-ordination (design and co-ordination of treatment packages that are personalised). The post holder will provide statutory Adult Social Care, Care Management functions (assessment, care planning and reviewing) and liaison with a wide range of statutory and non-statutory agencies is central to this role.
• The post holder will contribute to the clinical leadership of the team, providing supervision for other members and participating in team and service development, and evaluation.
• As an inpatient and community Rehabilitation Social Worker you will assess and plan support for a range of complex case work, as well as providing professional advice, mentoring and support to your colleagues, newly qualified social workers and student social workers. We have an expectation that you will have a good working knowledge of social care legislation (The Care Act 2014 and its interface with S117 MHA 1983/2007).
• As part of the MDT you will undertake safeguarding enquiries where adults are at risk of abuse or neglect and with sound assessment skills, undertake Mental Capacity Assessments that inform Best Interest decisions to ensure that people are living as independently as possible.
• Employing a strengths based approach, you will be creative in your thinking and employ a person-centred approach to your work. Good time management and organisational skills will support you to manage your work/life balance.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• A professional mental health qualification eg Social Work Degree or equivalent, RMN or BSc/Diploma in OT, SROT, Chartered Clinical Psychologist, on the appropriate professional body register and hold current registration with no restrictions.
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development and training related to the role
• Training to level 3 in Safeguarding children and young people: roles and competencies for Health Care staff
• Experience and ability to demonstrate working as a registered social worker in line with the Social Worker level in the PCF
• Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism

Desirable

• Clinical Supervision qualification
• Evidence of leadership/management training within a core service
• Mentoring students in line with professional requirements

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience (of two years) working in either a social care or mental health placed setting with inpatient work an advantage.
• Substantial experience of managing/leading a busy caseload of clients with a range of health and social care needs within a community setting and without supervision;
• Working within a community mental health or social care setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector.
• Experience of clinically supervising junior and unqualified staff and mentoring students
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environment.

Desirable

• Participation in user involvement in services.
• Experience in deputising for more senior staff
• Evidence of following through specific pieces of work or projects as delegated by ward managers or others
• Experience of working with individuals who are misusing substances including alcohol

Knowledge

Essential

• An understanding of the NSF and Mental Health Act/ Mental Health Capacity Act requirements.
• An understanding of social care legislation (Care Act 2014)
• Awareness of community structures and social care management responsibilities
• Understanding of recovery principles in Mental Health

Desirable

• Knowledge of treatment of drug /alcohol dependence and impact of substance misuse on a persons mental health

skills and abilities

Essential

• Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health problems.
• Able to produce well written reports.
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of professionals from various settings.
• Ability to think and work independently/autonomously and with complex case load
• Able to own problems and get involved in the solutions.
• Ability to manage risk.
• Able to plan creatively to maximise effectiveness of care plans.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to manage own time and that of the teams.
• Ability to work flexibly.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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