Senior Social Worker | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M21 9UN |
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7190830/437-7190830 |
Summary
As later Life services we recognise that social work plays a pivotal role within our services and is critical in upholding individuals’ human rights, fostering a strengths and asset based approach to an individual’s mental health recovery; and is a key component to multi-disciplinary integrated working.As such, we are looking for a Senior Social Worker who is able to take up a lead role in supporting the teams to deliver high quality, person centred, strength based specific social care duties, through empowering assessments and support for individuals within our Later Life Inpatient and Community Mental Health teams in Manchester.If you are, innovative, compassionate, hardworking and motivated this is the role for you. You will cover the 3 community teams including our inpatients wards Blossom and Cavendish wards. You will be based at Central Later Life CMHT in Chorlton House, Chorlton, Manchester.
The post holder will be based within a community mental health team within Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will support and supervise social workers in that area. The post holder will be an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) and will carry out the statutory duties of an AMHP in accordance with the relevant legislation, national and local policies and professional code of conduct. The post holder will be expected to maintain their AMHP status, to participate in the management of the AMHP duty system and to take part in the AMHP duty rota as required.
The post holder will hold a small number of highly complex cases and will also act as a social worker/AMHP consultant for team managers and the MDT on other highly complex cases as required.
The post holder will report to the Operational Lead for day-to-day management. Professional social work supervision will be provided by the Divisional Lead for social care for North Manchester services. The post-holder will be required to provide AMHP/social work support, training and mentorship to newly qualified social workers and health colleagues within the Trust and they will also act as a practice assessors for student AMHPs.
The post holder will aim at all times to promote the independence and well-being of adults of working age and/or older people, to assist social inclusion and valued community presence and to enable the widest possible expression of chosen lifestyle.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 – 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
This advert closes on Monday 14 Jul 2025
The post holder will be based within a community mental health team within Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will support and supervise social workers in that area. The post holder will be an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) and will carry out the statutory duties of an AMHP in accordance with the relevant legislation, national and local policies and professional code of conduct. The post holder will be expected to maintain their AMHP status, to participate in the management of the AMHP duty system and to take part in the AMHP duty rota as required.
The post holder will hold a small number of highly complex cases and will also act as a social worker/AMHP consultant for team managers and the MDT on other highly complex cases as required.
The post holder will report to the Operational Lead for day-to-day management. Professional social work supervision will be provided by the Divisional Lead for social care for North Manchester services. The post-holder will be required to provide AMHP/social work support, training and mentorship to newly qualified social workers and health colleagues within the Trust and they will also act as a practice assessors for student AMHPs.
The post holder will aim at all times to promote the independence and well-being of adults of working age and/or older people, to assist social inclusion and valued community presence and to enable the widest possible expression of chosen lifestyle.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 – 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
This advert closes on Monday 14 Jul 2025