Overview
The team is based at Hall Court in Telford and provides mental health assessment, treatment and support to people in the area of Telford & Wrekin. As an integral team in the Urgent Care Pathway we work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We work with people who are experiencing a mental health crisis, require extra support alongside their regular support network or who can have the same treatment provided at home that they would receive in a Mental Health Hospital.
We are a team that consists of Band 5 and 6 Nurses, Social Workers, Band 3 Support Workers, Non-Medical Prescribers, Medical Staff, Occupational Therapists, Administrators and Business Support Staff. As we work with people with all types of mental health presentations, we need to have a range of skills and interests that create a strong and responsive team.
Responsibilities
* Social Worker will oversee and deliver the provision of planned recovery focused care working in partnership with service-users, carers and other professionals.
* Work collaboratively with other services to provide seamless care for service-users on defined care-pathways and within defined care clusters.
* Work in partnership with agencies external to the Trust supporting service-users access to services in the independent and non-statutory sector.
Main duties
* Working in a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with internal and external agencies, you will provide specialist assessment and care planning in conjunction with service users and carers.
* Evaluate treatment plans and undertake home treatment.
* Triage and assess referrals received by the service in liaison with multi-disciplinary colleagues.
* Coordinate the work of the Team.
Working for our organisation
* Supporting your career development and progression
* Excellent NHS Pension scheme
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Options for flexible working
* Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
* Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
* If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
* Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained
* Salary sacrifice car – fully insured and maintained
* Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
* Free car parking at all trust sites
* Free flu vaccinations every year
* Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one-off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
Person specification
Qualifications
* First Degree Level qualification/DIPSW Practice
Experience
* Experience (equivalent to post-graduate level of practice) of working effectively, delivering/managing care and associated risks in mental health settings
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working effectively in a community mental health setting
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