Location: WarnefordHospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
Ward:In-patientSocial Work Team
Pay Rates: £22.99 per hour
Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours Mon-Fri9-5pm
Why might this job interest you?
OxfordHealth NHS Trust are currentlylooking for an experienced Social Worker to join their team in Oxford. If you are looking to develop your NHS experienceand provide social care with the support of working within a multidisciplinaryteam then please do apply!
You willwork within the inpatient social work team providing social work expertise andstatutory social care interventions to people with mental health needs.
Main duties of the job
* Participate in and contribute to the multi-disciplinary team, articulating the social perspective of mental health and ensuring that meeting the social care needs of service users retains a high priority and profile within the functioning of the team.
* Demonstrate the skills and knowledge essential for developing risk management plans, and timely review of the risk management plan identifying opportunities for positive risk taking in conjunction with the client, forensic services and clients Carers, Friends and Family.
* Use a comprehensive range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with colleagues, service users, and their families/carers. This will include service users who may have difficulties with understanding or communication.
* Undertake Care Act or s.117 aftercare eligibility assessments some of which will be for people presenting with highly complex needs using your profession specific knowledge and skills.
* Support community-based colleagues to identify and address safeguarding issues and act on them as needed.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Professional Registration with Social Work England.
* Degree in Social Work or equivalent qualification.
Experience
* Appropriate and relevant experience which should include a thorough understanding of working within community mental health services.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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