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Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other Requirements
Evidence of personal resilience and aptitude for dealing with potentially distressing and highly emotional clinical work
- Other Requirements
Ability to be a constructive, collaborative and flexible team worker with an ability to work in different roles and contexts
- Other Requirements
Keenness to continue to develop therapeutic skills alongside core social work skills
- Skills & Knowledge
An ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to convey highly complex and clinically sensitive information to family members of all ages, students and to a wide range of professional people within and outside the NHS
- Skills & Knowledge
An awareness of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice
- Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children
- Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge of social work theory and practice
- Qualifications/Training/Education
UK recognised qualification in social work
- Qualifications/Training/Education
Registered with Social Work England
- Qualifications/Training/Education
Wide experience of working with children and young people (including those aged 16 and above) and their families/carers
- Qualifications/Training/Education
Experience of working in the role of social worker with young children and families, including the ability to work autonomously
- Qualifications/Training/Education
Experience with Looked After Children or difficult, disturbed or challenging patient populations requiring skilled and complex interventions
- Qualifications/Training/Education
Experience of work in a multi-professional network and awareness of issues for such networks and teams
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Experience of the application of social work within a multi-cultural framework
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills & Knowledge
An awareness of qualitative and quantitative research methodology and clinical audit
- Skills & Knowledge
Skills in providing consultation and support regarding social work issues including safeguarding concerns to other professionals
- Skills & Knowledge
Awareness of appropriate clinical governance mechanisms for the support and maintenance of high-quality clinical practice
- Qualifications/Training/Education
Experience of working with children and families within a community multi-professional team
- Qualifications/Training/Education
Experience of facilitating case review, peer support or other group work with staff
Job overview
Social Worker
Band 6, 37.5hours per week
12m FTC Maternity cover role
The role is to provide social work expertise to the multidisciplinary assessment of families and parents referred to the service. Rapid initial and then ongoing assessment of parents, their willingness and capacity to engage in therapeutic work, alongside assessment of parenting capacity – the safety of the children being paramount. The post holder will contribute to the multidisciplinary formulation of an intervention plan and work with team members to mobilise and co-ordinate existing local authority, NHS and independent sector resources to meet the needs of the care plan and provide where appropriate evidence based nursing interventions in community based settings. The social worker role will take a lead on issues of safeguarding children and risk assessment of parenting capacity.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will take a lead on providing professional advice and development in relation to substance misuse within the FDAC team, develop clear pathways of care and support for families referred to the service in order to promote and improve the well-being of parents, children and young people. The post holder will be required to present reports in an authoritative manner in Court on a very regular basis, and other Multidisciplinary and Multi-agency settings work with autonomy but equally closely with FDAC colleagues. The post holder will be expected to contribute to and take part in of the evaluation of the service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please JD & PS document for further details.
Note: The role will likely be based at South London Family Court every Friday. There will be travel required across London.
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.
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This advert is for Social Worker - maternity cover with North London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Social worker role. The advertised salary is £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (12m FT Maternity cover). The application deadline is 20 Oct 2026.
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