Senior Social Worker

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Social Worker to join our Forensic Services team at Clifton House. As a key member of the multidisciplinary leadership team, you will provide professional social work leadership, act as the safeguarding lead for the service, and support service users with complex mental health needs through their care and recovery journey. The role involves working across inpatient and community forensic pathways, supporting safe transitions and discharges, providing specialist advice to colleagues and partner agencies, and contributing to the ongoing development of forensic services.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide specialist social work assessment, care coordination and intervention for service users with complex forensic mental health needs. You will lead on safeguarding practice within the service, contribute to risk assessment and management, support discharge and transition planning, and work closely with local authorities, housing providers and other partner organisations. The role also includes providing professional leadership and supervision to staff, supporting students and junior colleagues, chairing and participating in multidisciplinary meetings, preparing statutory reports, and contributing to service development, quality improvement and audit activities across Forensic Services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued. All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments. To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.