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Social Worker

Employer
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Retford
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)+ High Secure Allowance £3000
Closing date
10 Jun 2023

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Profession
Other Health Profession
Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
We are seeking a dynamic and compassionate Social Worker to join our Forensic Social Work Team at Rampton Hospital in Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

As a Social Worker you will report to the Social Work Manager and contribute to the delivery of an excellent Social Care Service to a forensic patient population across four Clinical Care Streams at Rampton High Secure Hospital. This includes the National Service for Women, the National Learning Disability Service for men, National Deaf Service for men, as well as the Male Personality Disorder and Mental Health Service for men

This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of �2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit individuals who are confident, and committed to providing a high quality Social Care service to a caseload of up to 25 forensic patients and their families. You will be motivated to work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team and link with external agencies. It is desirable that you have an interest and understanding of issues affecting people in secure mental health services. We expect you to be knowledgeable about legislative frameworks and issues regarding safeguarding vulnerable adults and children. We welcome applications from under-represented groups, and have a strong commitment to anti-discriminatory practice. The successful candidates must be able to prepare and present complex reports in a variety of forums. You can expect regular supervision and support, and opportunities for professional development.

About us

We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.

We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

Do you want to make a difference?

Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?

Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Providing a social work service in accordance with National Standards to a clinical caseload of forensic psychiatric patients detained in high security. Participate as a member of a multi-disciplinary clinical team (MDT), within a Clinical Care Stream and represent the Social Care Service (SCS) internally and externally. This requires liaison to provide the interface between the MDT, family/carers, social care agencies and probation identifying, assessing and managing risk whilst balancing public protection with quality of life and effective treatment for patients identifying and challenging discriminatory structures and practices so as to engage effectively with patients and their carers. Take a lead role in relation to safeguarding adults and children in particular procedures based on the Government Directions for visits by children to the High Secure Hospitals.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional social work qualification: Masters, Batchelor's Degree, Diploma or Certificate of Qualification in Social Work.
  • Social Work England registered/eligible for Social Work England registration
  • NQSW/ASYE or equivalent work experience at experienced social worker level


Desirable

  • Practice Educator Award, or willing to work towards or other post graduate qualification relevant to the position


Training

Essential

  • Mental Health Act 1983 as amended 2007, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Criminal Justice Legislation, Care Act 2014, Children Act 1989 & 2004, Human Rights Act, Equality Act 2010.


Desirable

  • Evidence of continued professional development relevant to the position


Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience working within the following relevant legislative frameworks Mental Health Act 1983 as amended 2007, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Criminal Justice Legislation, Care Act 2014, Children Act 1989 & 2004, Human Rights Act, Equality Act 2010.
  • Evidence of multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working with individuals presenting with complex needs and posing risks to themselves and others.
  • Previous experience in providing professional challenge to restrictive practices and promoting the rights and freedoms of others.


Desirable

  • Experience of working within adult mental health
  • Experience of mentoring, training and/or supervising staff, or students


Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge acquired through post-qualifying experience, in the application of social work practice, relevant to individuals with complex needs who present significant risks to themselves and others.
  • Application of social work practice, associated policies, theories, and frameworks relevant to: capabilities framework at experienced social worker level.
  • Knowledge of how the Mental Health Act 1983 amended 2007 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 apply within a mental health hospital.
  • Knowledge of how to incorporate culture, race and gender perspectives to underpin anti-oppressive practice and promote equal opportunities


Skills

Essential

  • Ability to sustain and model engagement with people in fluctuating circumstances and capacities, including where there are negative responses, rejection of help, hostility and risk.
  • Ability to gather information quickly and effectively so as to inform judgment for interventions including in crisis, and in response to challenge, or in the absence of sufficient information.
  • Skills in autonomous report writing, including reports for court.
  • Ability to work proactively as an effective member of a clinical team while providing professional challenge.
  • Ability to offer advice to Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDT) regarding risk assessment and risk management.
  • Ability to use IT systems and software packages to maintain accurate and comprehensive work records.
  • Ability to travel to other secure units within the UK.


Desirable

  • Ability to contribute to developing and participating in educational, training and professional
  • Demonstrate evolving leadership skills


Employer details

Employer name

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rampton Hospital

Woodbeck

Retford

DN22 0PD

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186-835-23-FS

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