Mental Health Hospital Discharge Senior Social Worker
Mental Health Hospital Discharge Senior Social Worker
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07-06-2025
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Job Description
3 months contract with local authority
Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW)
- Ensure maintenance of professional registration and compliance with councils DBS requirements.
- Participate in and successfully complete the Assessed Year in Employment (ASYE) programme.
- Manage a limited client caseload under supervision including safeguarding adults.
- Accept referrals from Supervisor or Team Manager.
- Conduct interviews with clients and relevant individuals in various settings.
- Assess issues identify objectives and take effective action to achieve solutions.
- Utilize a variety of social work models and techniques to address client needs.
- Appropriately apply available resources to meet client needs.
- Maintain confidentiality and compliance with data protection protocols.
- Receive regular professional supervision and maintain a critical reflective approach to practice.
- Recognize professional limits and seek appropriate advice when necessary.
- Collaborate with council officers agencies and partners.
- Demonstrate awareness and compliance with required Standards including the Social Work Professional Capabilities Framework (ASYE level).
Social Workers
In addition to the typical activities of a NQSW Social Workers will:
- Manage a wider increasingly complex social work caseload including safeguarding adults with more autonomy.
- Demonstrate expertise in one or more areas of social work practice.
- Use a range of frameworks for assessment and intervention.
- Provide support for trainees and other employees including acting as a buddy for inductees.
- Take responsibility for obtaining regular effective supervision from appropriate Social Worker.
- Demonstrate comprehensive understanding and use of knowledge related to area of practice.
- Recognize discriminatory practices and appropriately challenge service users colleagues and senior staff.
- Be responsible for proactive measures in response to emergency safety and liberty issues.
- Demonstrate cost-consciousness in the application of available resources.
- Maintain knowledge of current team plan and own contribution in delivering this.
- Demonstrate awareness and compliance with required Standards including the Social Work Professional Capabilities Framework (Social Work level).
- Use a wide range of evidence sources to inform decision-making.
- Clearly report and record judgments decisions and analysis using the appropriate system.
- Act as Deprivation of Liberty (DOLS) Best Interest Assessor (following appropriate training and with minimum of 1 year post-ASYE practice experience).
Senior Social Workers
In addition to the typical activities of a Social Worker a Senior Social Worker will:
- Manage social work caseload of more complex nature and with high levels of autonomy.
- Provide expert professional and technical
Requirements: Full-time availability for a year Ability to work 36 hours per week Resilient and able to thrive in challenging situations Attention to detail and creative problem-solving skills Comfortable with confrontation and able to deal with difficult situations Availability for out-of-hours meetings and lone working Daily use of a car and a full driving license
Employment Type
Full Time
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