Are you a compassionate and skilled social worker looking to advance your career in a supportive and inclusive environment? East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) is seeking dedicated Social Workers to join our exceptional team and help transform lives through outstanding care.
This is a unique opportunity to work with a leading NHS foundation trust known for its innovation and commitment to mental health, community health, and learning disability services. With visa sponsorship available, we welcome applications from both UK-based and international candidates who meet the required criteria.
About the Trust
East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT), formerly known as East London and The City University Mental Health NHS Trust, was established in April 2000. The Trust was formed by merging mental health services from three community trusts across Tower Hamlets, Newham, The City, and Hackney, consolidating expertise to become one of the UK’s largest specialist NHS providers.
Our Services and Reach
Core Areas: The Trust serves City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire, and Luton (since April 2015).
Specialist Care: ELFT delivers mental health, community health, and primary care services, extending its impact beyond core areas.
Award-Winning Units: We are home to an acclaimed mother and baby psychiatric unit in Homerton, serving referrals from across the southeast.
At ELFT, we are committed to delivering exceptional care, supporting recovery, and improving health outcomes across diverse communities.
Join our team and help us make a difference in the lives of those we serve. Apply today!
Position: Social Worker
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata per annum
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Bedford, UK
About the Role
Looking for a new and exciting challenge?
Bedford Older People’s Community Mental Health team are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Social Worker to join our forward-thinking and dynamic team.As a post holder, you will be working collaboratively with secondary mental health services, local authorities, Integrated Care Board, primary care services, housing associations as well as the voluntary and private sector all contributing to provide a person centered and recovery focused model of care.
You will have access to various career growth opportunities such as;
- Training and development opportunities specific to social work including ASYE, AMHP training and PE training.
- Psychosocial intervention training
- Regular supervision with experienced social work professionals
- Regular social work forums and seminars.
We understand that this may be your first job in mental health services, however we are committed in supporting our staff with their wellbeing, training and career development. Continuous professional support is given throughout your career with us and unique skills and achievements are highly recognised and celebrated Trust wide
We welcome applicants from all sections of the community to ensure our workforce is representative of the population we serve.
The post holder will hold a caseload and work within the principles of the agreed model of care for the service as laid down in the operational policy. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner within an integrated Multi-disciplinary team. This will involve the assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of the care provided and will liaise with all agencies involved with the client.
Main Duties
- Ensuring that the values outlined in the NHS Constitution are adhered to daily and any matters of concern are raised with the relevant Line Manager or through the necessary processes within the Trust. Responsible for delivering a compassionate, dignified and respectful service to patients at all times.
- Continually delivering and maintaining high standards for a defined caseload as agreed with your Line Manager.
- Leadership, supervision and support to junior staff.
- Ensuring national targets and standards are achieved.
- Building trust and developing relationships to ensure service user involvement.
- Demonstrating a professional manner in all work carried out.
- Maintaining accurate and timely records.
- Ensuring equality and diversity values underpin the day to day working of the practice area.
- Continuous professional development
Qualifications
Education/ Qualification/ Training (Essential)
- An appropriate social work qualification
- Registration with Social Work England
- Education to degree level
Desirable
- Master’s degree or equivalent post-qualifying training
- Approved Mental Health Professional training and qualification (or prepared to undertake training within a year of appointment to role)
- Relevant post-qualifying training for social workers
- Other relevant post-qualification training (e.g. CBT, family therapy)
- Best Interest Assessor training
Experience (Essential)
- Extensive knowledge of legislation, statutory guidance, theory, and policy in relation to adult and children’s social care.
- Experience of undertaking assessment focused on personalisation, choice and control, and care planning.
- Understanding of and experience of use of personal budgets and direct payments.
- Evidence of multidisciplinary and collaborative working.
- Evidence of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect, particularly in very challenging situations
Knowledge and Skills (Essential)
- Excellent ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders, including service users and carers, other professionals and colleagues, members of other organisations and locally communities – verbally and in writing.
- Evidence of successful management of challenging meetings.
- Ability to manage highly sensitive information
- Experience of using electronic record systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate, and timely reports.
- Demonstrable ability to working sensitively with diverse needs and environments
Desirable
- Ability to analyse service user and carer information.
- Experience of undertaking small scale audits and surveys
- Understanding of basic research methods
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice
Other (Essential)
- Ability to visit and attend meetings at a variety of locations and environments.
- Experience of using a computer (PC literate to ECDL standard).
- Car driver (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving
- Ability to meet deadlines and respond to crises as appropriate
- Flexibility and ability to respond to a variety of tasks and to prioritise own workload
- Ability to manage others and convey information which may be contentious sensitively so that it achieves required improvements and outcomes.
- Ability to deal with distressing and sometimes aggressive behaviour of service users and carers.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an integrated health and social care environment.
Benefits
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
You will have access to various career growth opportunities such as;
- Training and development opportunities specific to social work including ASYE, AMHP training and PE training.
- Psychosocial intervention training
- Regular supervision with experienced social work professionals
- Regular social work forums and seminars.
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly CLICK HERE to learn more and apply
Application Deadline
January 12, 2025