Overview
We are seeking experienced Mental Health Social Workers to join Ealing's Mental Health Social Care service. The teams are responsible under the Care Act 2014 for assessing and reviewing adults with primary mental health needs, developing person-centred, strengths-based support plans, and working within a robust multi-disciplinary framework alongside West London NHS Trust.
Responsibilities
* Complete Care Act assessments, proportionate reviews, eligibility decisions, and Section 117 aftercare planning.
* Undertake capacity assessments and Best Interests decisions under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (including DoLS / Schedule 21A Court of Protection challenges).
* Prepare Social Circumstances Reports for Mental Health Tribunals and act as Social Supervisor for conditionally discharged s37/41 MHA patients.
* Lead and coordinate safeguarding inquiries (Section 42) as Safeguarding Enquiry Officer, managing risk and achieving the person's desired outcomes with the Safeguarding Adults Manager.
* Contribute to the duty rota: triage referrals, screen safeguarding concerns, and respond to queries from service users, carers, and professionals.
* Produce high-quality court, tribunal, and welfare reports within team timescales.
* Embed strengths-based, recovery-focused, trauma-informed practice that keeps people at the centre of decision-making.
Qualifications
* Qualified social worker with current SWE registration and substantial post-qualifying adult mental health experience.
* Strong legal literacy across the Care Act (#####), MCA (2005), MHA#####3 (as amende#####07), and Human Rights Ac#####998).
* Demonstrable professional curiosity, risk assessment, and analysis skills; confident working to deadlines and timescales.
* Skilled in multi-agency partnership working (CMHT/AMHP services/primary care/voluntary sector).
* Excellent written and verbal communication; able to evidence outcomes and defensible decision-making in complex cases.
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