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Joining our Mental Health and Substance Misuse Team as a qualified and experienced Social Worker, you’ll be innovative, person-centred and committed to working in a strengths-based way.
You’ll enjoy working in a team that thrives on supporting each other, sharing experiences and learnings to encourage continuous improvement. We have varied experience and backgrounds across the team, with regular opportunities for training and ongoing development.
What you’ll be doing:
Conducting comprehensive assessments of individuals' needs and available support.
Managing a complex caseload whilst providing supervision for Case Workers and Senior Case Workers and practice advice on complex cases.
Participating in duty to triage urgent cases as well as triaging safeguarding referrals and making informed decisions.
Liaising with colleagues in Health to facilitate hospital discharges.
Holding forensic cases and working closely with the Ministry of Justice.
What we’re looking for:
Social Work qualification and registered with Social Work England (SWE).
Due to the needs of the team, we’re unable to consider Newly Qualified Social Workers for this post.
A sound understanding of how to apply a strengths-based approach.
Understanding of social work issues, legal frameworks and social services’ statutory duties.
Commitment to demonstrating our values and behaviours, showing compassion, empathy and respect.
To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.
This role is based across Hampshire in the four Mental Health Team bases (Totton, Basingstoke, Havant and Andover). You will spend 20% of your week working in one of our four offices and the remaining 80% working in the community or remotely from home. Your work location will be flexible depending the demands on the service.
Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.
Other job titles you may be searching for may include: Welfare Worker, Social Services, Case Manager, Social Work Practitioner.
Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Other
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