Specialist Social Worker

Job overview

Are you a recovery focused  social worker with a passion for providing support to adults, young people and families at the earliest stages of identified mental health needs?

We are looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Social Worker to join the Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) team. The service offers a community based treatment pathway to people aged 14-65 who have experience a first episode of psychosis or may have one in the future.

The successful applicant will play a key role in supporting service users to access the right care and support, working collaboratively with health care professionals and local authority colleagues.

Main duties of the job

Your role will centre on the delivery of specialist mental health support to people who have experienced a First Episode of Psychosis (FEP) or and an At Risk Mental State (ARMS) and requiring treatment and care in the community.

There will also be a requirement to  complete statutory social work duties  including the completion of Care Act Needs Assessments and Mental Capacity Act Assessments.

This will be in the form of direct work and care coordination with people on caseload as well as providing duty support to those accessing the team and contributing to multi-disciplinary decision making  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 empowering and supporting service users to make effective personal decisions which promote their recovery and wellbeing.

You will undertake supported person led assessments, risk assessments, support planning and outcome focused reviews of service users and carers who have eligible needs and complex presentations in accordance with legislative requirements, policy and professional frameworks.

In addition to undertaking person led assessments, you will manage a caseload and provide case load guidance, supervision and specialist advice to colleagues in the team and ensure care is completed within the practice and performance framework.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a Senior Social Worker you will be providing professional leadership to the social care team and supervision to your social work colleagues. You will have access to a variety of professional networking opportunities such as Social Work forum and reflective practice forum in order to promote the social work identity and ensure accountability across the workforce.

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