Specialist Social Worker | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	22 Gorffennaf 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£47,810 - £54,710 per anuum (pro rata)
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	21 Awst 2025
Lleoliad:	Manchester, M13 9WL
Cwmni:	Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7309028/349-MCH-7309028-RL4

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To function as an independent senior member of the MDT leading on the identification of social care requirements, safeguarding needs of children and young people, and safeguarding processes within the service ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the children and young people and ensuring staff follow correct policy and procedure).



To contribute towards the management and development of the Service.



To provide social care risk assessments appropriate to the child/ young person’s and parent’s /carers needs and contribute to care planning within a multi-disciplinary team.



To work with and develop effective relationships with voluntary and statutory social care services.



To ensure parents and carers needs are identified and assessed.



To develop the role of social work within the service and ensure active engagement with national inpatient CAMH services.



Safeguarding

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To promote safeguarding best practice, working in partnership with the MDT and Safeguarding Team.

Toensuresafeguardingreferrals aremadetothelocal authorityandleadon disclosure work in collaboration with the MDT and Safeguarding Team.

Supportfamilies/carersindevelopingpracticalparentingstrategieswhich enhance positive parent/carer-child relations.

Accesstheneedsofchildrenandyoungpeoplewho mayneedLocal Authority Children’s Social Care intervention and make appropriate referrals

Createandmaintaineffectiverelationshipswithchildren,youngpeople,their parents,families, andcarerstoensurediverseneedsareidentified,metandreviewed.

To liaise with local authorities under Section 85 of the Children Act where childrenhavebeen,orareexpectedtobe,aninpatientforthreemonthsormore

To further enhance safeguarding training and safeguarding supervision to servicestaffinaccordancewithTrustandDivisional SafeguardingSupervision Policy and Safeguarding Training Needs Analysis.

To provide information and advice and signpost to resources on safeguarding children/youngpeople andbeaccessibletoallstafftosupporttheir day-to-daypractice

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Please see JD &PS for further information.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.



We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.



We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.



At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


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