Job summary
Job Title: Social Worker
Grade: Band 6
Trust: Greater Manchester
Mental Health NHS FT
Location: 1 Wigan
Magistrates Court and 2 Manchester Magistrates Court, Darlington Street, Wigan,
WN1 1DW
Hours: Monday - Friday 9.00am
17.00pm
Pay rate: 21.80 Per Hour
Main duties of the job
Rated Good in
their most recent CQC report, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation
Trust (GMMH) provides inpatient and community-based mental health care for
Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford, and Wigan. The Trust also provides a
wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services for
patients from Greater Manchester and beyond. From the beauty of the surrounding
countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city, Greater Manchester has something
for everyone.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assess
and monitor the mental health and social care needs of service users and carers
as part of an integrated team, sharing information in an appropriate and secure
manner using both electronic and paper-based systems.
Conduct
assessments to establish an individuals level of need, based upon the National
Eligibility Criteria.
Carry
out appropriate review or re-assessment of individuals and/or carers as
required.
Respond
to safeguarding enquiries in line with the Care Act (2014) when it is deemed
that an adult with care and support needs may be at risk of abuse or neglect.
Make
every effort to ensure the service users and publics safety and well-being are
met within the Trusts risk management framework and in line with Trust policies
and procedures, identifying possible risks and alerting the team manager to any
potential serious risk situations and flagging these up on Datix.
Attend
team meetings, professional forums, mandatory training, and other training
events as required.
To
ensure that continued professional development in social work is maintained
updating professional practice to maintain social work registration.
Promote
models of good practice and the role/skills of social worker and represent the
profession as required.
Participate
in regular formal supervision
In
addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide
evidence of:
Relevant Qualifications
Registration with the
relevant Registration Body
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assess
and monitor the mental health and social care needs of service users and carers
as part of an integrated team, sharing information in an appropriate and secure
manner using both electronic and paper-based systems.
Conduct
assessments to establish an individuals level of need, based upon the National
Eligibility Criteria.
Carry
out appropriate review or re-assessment of individuals and/or carers as
required.
Respond
to safeguarding enquiries in line with the Care Act (2014) when it is deemed
that an adult with care and support needs may be at risk of abuse or neglect.
Make
every effort to ensure the service users and publics safety and well-being are
met within the Trusts risk management framework and in line with Trust policies
and procedures, identifying possible risks and alerting the team manager to any
potential serious risk situations and flagging these up on Datix.
Attend
team meetings, professional forums, mandatory training, and other training
events as required.
To
ensure that continued professional development in social work is maintained
updating professional practice to maintain social work registration.
Promote
models of good practice and the role/skills of social worker and represent the
profession as required.
Participate
in regular formal supervision
In
addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide
evidence of:
Relevant Qualifications
Registration with the
relevant Registration Body
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Professional qualification registered on the appropriate part of the HCPC register
Experience
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the criminal justice system, skilled in the use of clinical systems and report writing.
- Experience of mental health assessment, screening of vulnerabilities, inter agency working, MDT approach and reflective practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
- Professional qualification registered on the appropriate part of the HCPC register
Experience
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the criminal justice system, skilled in the use of clinical systems and report writing.
- Experience of mental health assessment, screening of vulnerabilities, inter agency working, MDT approach and reflective practice.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
