CAMHS Inpatient Social Worker

Job overview

Are you looking to step up into a senior social work role? Or do you currently work in local authority social care and want a new challenge in a specialist mental health setting?

Marlborough House, our 12-bedded General Adolescent Mental Health Unit in Swindon, is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join our multidisciplinary team on a part time basis. This is an exciting opportunity to work within Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust’s CAMHS inpatient services, supporting young people aged 12–18 with complex mental health needs.

You will play a key role in care planning, safeguarding, and supporting young people and their families during admission and discharge. Working closely with nurses, doctors, psychologists, and education staff, you will ensure holistic, person-centred care.

To be successful in this role, you must be a qualified and registered Social Worker with experience in children’s services or mental health.

If you’re looking for a role where your contributions truly matter, your skills are valued, and your career can flourish in a supportive environment, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Assess social care needs of young people and carers under the Care Act 2014.
• Evaluate mental capacity and act in best interests per the Mental Capacity Act.
• Contribute to care plans with clear social care components.
• Manage risk, including safeguarding and abuse concerns.
• Apply for social care funding and work within budget constraints.
• Provide advice and support to young people and families for informed decisions and timely discharge.
• Collaborate with MDT and external agencies, including local authorities and community teams.
• Prepare social circumstances reports for Mental Health Tribunals.
• Promote social work values and maintain professional standards.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.