Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Social Worker
The closing date is 12 October 2025
The service is designed to provide an integrated model of social care that promotes a positive experience for service users and carers across the whole service. LPFT have a Section 75 agreement under the National Health Service Act (2006) where Lincolnshire County Council have devolved their assessment and care management duties to LPFT. Social work in the Trust is delivered through a Community Social Care Resource where social care staff are aligned to the integrated community teams but are managed and supervised from within the social care resource. Three distinct Social Work teams exist covering the East, West and South of the county respectively. Each team has a Team Manager and managers are expected to work closely in order to provide a consistent service across the county.
As a service we hold quarterly social work development days to assist with continued professional development.
Peer supervision groups meet on a regular basis and one to one regular social work led management supervision will be provided
The post is permanent, Full Time 37.5 hours per week
Main duties of the job
As a social worker you will develop your core skills towards becoming a more competent practitioner within a specialist service through the guidance of the National and Local competency frameworks
To contribute positively to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teamwork
Ensure evidence-based practice and research awareness is used as the foundation for the assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of care.
To engage with service users and their families/carers, developing therapeutic relationships, and providing evidence-based, psychosocial interventions in a variety of settings
Promote service user and carer involvement; ensuring choices are embedded into the philosophy of care.
Empower people to identify and address specific needs in relation to their health and well being
Ensure social work perspectives and values are supported and represented within the multidisciplinary approach.
Keep up to date with current practices and issues in Mental Health and Social Work.
Assess health and well being needs, develop, monitor and review care and support plans to meet specific needs.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
* Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
* Competitive annual leave allowance
* Car leasing scheme
* Free eye tests
* Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
* Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person Specification
Experience
* Post-qualifying experience in mental health
* Knowledge of mental health issues and legislation relating to mental health
* Experience in carrying out comprehensive mental health and risk assessments and providing subsequent psychosocial interventions
* Experience of own caseload management
* Experience of supervision and training of junior, learners and unqualified staff
Qualifications
* Social Work Qualification, eg: C.S.S., C.Q.S.W., Dip/SW, Degree in Social Work or equivalent qualification in Social Work.
* Currently registered with Social Work England
* Willingness to undertake Practice teacher training and work.
* PQ Consolidation module or equivalent.
* Management/Leadership training
Special Requirements
* Ability to travel independently throughout the county without the use of public transport
Skills
* An understanding of the social perspective on mental illness
* Possesses good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
* Demonstrates a reflective and self-critical approach to clinical work
* Excellent engagement skills through assertive outreach principles
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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