Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is looking for a compassionate and dedicated Social Worker to join its team and make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals and their families. This is a fantastic opportunity for professionals committed to delivering exceptional care within a supportive and innovative environment. Visa sponsorship is available for eligible candidates.
About the Trust
HPFT is an outstanding organisation with a strong focus on excellence and ambition. Recognised as one of only five mental health trusts to achieve an overall ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission, HPFT is committed to being the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the UK.
With a team of over 3,500 staff, HPFT supports more than 400,000 individuals experiencing mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk. These services are delivered in community settings and inpatient facilities, alongside a range of nationally commissioned specialist services, including:
Tier 4 services for children and young people
Perinatal services
Medium and low secure learning disability services
HPFT’s care is guided by the principles of choice, independence, and equality, with a focus on improving the lives of service users, their families, and carers.
Our Values
HPFT’s work is underpinned by its core values:
Welcoming
Kind
Positive
Respectful
Professional
Apply today to join a team that is transforming lives and making a difference every day. Visa sponsorship is available for suitable candidates.
Position: Social Worker
Salary: £37,388 to £44,962 a year, pro rata +5% basic salary (min £1,258 max £2,122)
Job Type: Full Time
Location: St. Albans, UK
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Band 6 Social Worker to join us in delivering community mental health care within the St Albans area of Hertfordshire and surrounding villages.
The area is well served with transport links to historic Hertfordshire and its glorious countryside as well as into London and beyond. We are looking for a Social Worker who is passionate about care delivering care to adults with mental health issues.
We would welcome applications from London based Social Workers looking to move to this idyllic part of the county.
You MUST BE a registered with Social Work England in order to apply for this role. Previous applicants need not apply.
This role attracts a Golden Hello of £3,500, new employees only. £1,500 on commencement and £2,000 on completion of one years’ employment. Terms and conditions apply.
All Social Workers must be registered with Social Work England.
As a Social Worker, you will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing high quality social care services to adults of all ages experiencing mental ill-health. The core functions of the role will be to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care from a social perspective to adults accessing the service.
You will delivery recovery-focused care and support to service users and their carers that is focused on the principles of choice, control, and independence, as well as ensuring safety.
You will actively address adversity and will support adults at risk of social inclusion and assist adults accessing support to deal with a range of adverse circumstances. You will actively champion equality and diversity and be expected to challenge discrimination in all it’s forms as part of your role.
You will hold a caseload which may comprise of adults experiencing a wide range of mental health and social care needs. You will ensure that you maintain constant reflection and development of your practice and will ensure your continuing professional development in line with the standards set out by the professional regulator, Social Work England.
If you are not already an AMHP, you will be prepared to undertake the training required to undertake the AMHP role as your career progresses. If you are already an AMHP, you will contribute to the Trust’s countywide AMHP rota.
Main Duties
- To be a champion of social care with a comprehensive understanding of legislation and statutory guidance.
- To take a lead in the promotion of adult safeguarding practice and undertake safeguarding enquires and contribute to the provision of care plans that protect both adults and children from abuse.
- To undertake comprehensive assessments and reviews, for people who may present with a high risk, or those with significant interpersonal, social, legal and/or environmental complexities, ensuring people are assessed appropriately against social care eligibility criteria as defined by The Care Act 2014.
- To offer direct support to service users and their carers, and to colleagues, through information and advice, to ensure that those who do not meet social care eligibility are appropriately signposted and supported.
- To ensure that appropriate health and social care services are commissioned with and on behalf of service users, including the duty to offer direct payments, and that processes are in place for service users to be charged by the local authority for the social care services they receive, if applicable.
- To ensure that commissioned services allow choice to service users and carers and focus on people living in the community with appropriate support and access to universal services.To undertake regular risk assessments and ensure that vulnerable people are kept safe.
- To undertake carer assessments, including identifying contingency plans, and provision of support.
Qualifications
Knowledge, training and experience (Essential)
- An appropriate professional social work qualification
- Education to degree level
- Registration with Social Work England
- Training in principles and application of outcomes focussed assessments and personalisation
- Relevant post-qualifying training for social workers
- Training and experience in Safeguarding
Desirable
- Approved Mental Health Professional/Best Interests Assessment Training
Areas of experience and knowledge (Essential)
- Strong post qualification experience
- Knowledge of legislation, theory and policy in relation to relevant care group
- Experience of undertaking assessments, focussed as personalisation, choice and control, and care planning
- Understanding and experience of personal budgets and direct payments
- Experience of multidisciplinary working and ability to work collaboratively
- Experience of partnership working with service users and carers, demonstrating dignity and respect
Desirable
- Experience of work as Approved Mental Health Professional and/or Best Interests Assessor
Communication skills (Essential)
- Excellent ability to communication with a wide range of stakeholders including service users and carers, other professional colleagues, members of other organisations and local communities, verbally and in writing
- Ability to manage highly sensitive information
- Experience of using electronic recording systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate and timely reports
Analytical skills (Essential)
- Ability to analyse service user and carer information
- Experience of undertaking small scale audits and surveys
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.
Required Documents
- CV/Resume
- Cover Letter
Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly CLICK HERE to learn more and apply
Application Deadline
January 6, 2025