Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is offering an exciting opportunity for compassionate and dedicated individuals to join our team as a Social Worker. This rewarding role is ideal for candidates with the required qualifications, and visa sponsorship is available for eligible applicants.
About the Trust
We provide exceptional physical, mental health, and social care services for people of all ages across:
– Oxfordshire
– Buckinghamshire
– Swindon
– Wiltshire
– Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES)
Our services are delivered in community bases, hospitals, clinics, and even people’s homes, ensuring care is as close to home as possible.
At Oxford Health, we focus on:
– Community health services
– Mental health care
– Specialized healthcare solutions
If you’re passionate about making a difference and delivering quality care, we encourage you to apply for this Social Worker position.
Position: Social Worker
Salary: £29,970 to £44,962 a year
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Didcot, UK
About the Role
Are you a qualified social worker with a passion for supporting individuals with mental health needs? Do you have expertise in care coordination, safeguarding, and mental health legislation? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Adult Mental Health Team (AMHT) as a Social Care Specialist.
As a key member of the AMHT, you will bring your social care expertise to the team, working alongside multidisciplinary professionals to ensure that individuals receiving support have their full care and support needs assessed under the Care Act 2014. You’ll play a crucial role in coordinating support plans that address these needs, empowering service users and their families to make meaningful decisions about care.
Main Duties
- To work independently as part of a multi-disciplinary team to: assess, plan and implement patient specific programmes of care/interventions within the Care Programme Approach, contributing to the continuous holistic assessment of patients.
- To participate in and contribute to the multi-disciplinary team, articulating the social care perspective and ensuring that meeting the social care needs of service users retains a high priority and profile within the functioning of the team.
- To undertake Care Act assessments some of which will be for patients presenting with highly complex needs using your profession specific knowledge and skills.
- Ensure that there are no delays to service users receiving appropriate care and support by completing the relevant process to access care funding and implementation of support plans.
- To function effectively across a variety of environments (e.g. AMHT, ward, department, service users homes etc.) involving changing and demanding conditions
Qualifications
Occupational Experience (Essential)
- To have appropriate, relevant experience which should include a thorough understanding of working within community mental health services.
- To understand and have experience of Risk Management
- To understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
Desirable
- To have experience of supervising student placements.
- To have experience of supervising other staff
- Other requirements (Essential)
- To comprehend and work within the Trust policies of data protection, equal opportunities, Health & Safety and to meet the diverse needs of patients
- Able to travel to undertake work and have the capacity to carry equipment relative to your post
- To be able to manage in a stressful working environment and with emotional or aggressive patients/or carers
Desirable
- Car driver with car available for work
Education and Training (Essential)
- Professional Qualification (Degree or equivalent)
- Professional Registration
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio
Desirable
- Post graduate education specifically relating to client group (Post basic qualification in community care/ research awareness/ management & leadership)
- AMHP Qualification
- BIA Qualification
Benefits
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount
- Pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups
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 5, 2025