Specialist Social Worker

Job overview

Are you passionate about supporting people with severe and enduring mental illness providing expert social work across Hull Inpatient Units, in particular Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit and Avondale at Miranda House as part of a supportive and developing multidisciplinary environment.

Are you a recovery focused and creative social worker who is able to work in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary team?

We are looking for a Band 6 specialist Social Worker to join our team.

You will play a pivotal role in supporting people with complex needs, ensuring that a social, strength based and person-centred approach is embedded in assessment, treatment, support risk planning and discharge pathways.  The role will require knowledge and understanding of legal frameworks experience of mental health social work.

As an employer Humber are dedicated to being a best practice example of inter-professional working in mental health. As part of this we encourage and provide opportunities for continued professional development and access to specialist mental health training and skills development.

Humber is proud to have expanded our social work workforce, and we are committed to providing multiple opportunities for social workers to develop their leadership skills, post qualifying expertise and areas of interest in practice. We are a Humber Social Work Teaching Partnership employer and are proud to contribute to the delivery of social work education with the University of Hull.

Main duties of the job

Your role will centre on the delivery of specialist mental health support to people with severe and enduring mental illness who are requiring treatment and care in Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit and Acute Adults Inpatient Mental Health Units.

There will also be a requirement to complete statutory social work duties on behalf of the local authority including the completion of Care Act Needs Assessments, Mental Capacity Act assessments and Best Interests Decision processes.

This will be in the form of direct work with patients in Inpatient Units, contributing to multi-disciplinary team meetings both in house and with colleagues externally.  As a social worker you will ensure this work is undertaken in a strengths focused manner and from a rights-based perspective.

The postholder will facilitate supported person led assessments, support planning and outcome focused reviews of patients and carers who have eligible needs and complex and/or long-term conditions in accordance with legislative requirements, policy and professional frameworks.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.