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We are interested in hearing from Older People Mental Health Social Workers who are Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs), or ready to progress to this next step in their mental health career.
Social Care is special here
Come and work in a supportive environment at Merton Council, where you’ll do a social care role that matters in a place where you matter.
Merton Council is focused on prevention, and we work closely with our partners to enable people to live fulfilling and meaningful lives in their homes for longer.
The Council has maintained partnership agreement with South West London and St Georges, Mental Health Trust, following disaggregation from the Section 75, National Health Service Act. And the role requires partnership working, offering shared Care and support, to Merton residents, as needed .
About The Role
Everyone deserves to live with dignity and your invaluable role will change people's lives for the better every day.
We're here to help people live meaningful lives in Merton.
Our ‘social care roles/staff’ do important jobs, and we’re focused on looking after you so you can look after others.
Our people stay because we have a great culture, and staff tell us their colleagues are the best thing about working here.
Our ideal candidate
You'll work in a great team with knowledgeable, supportive managers and lots of recognition and reward.
You'll support people to live well in Merton, to maintain their independence, stay at home and improve their safety and quality of life.
This could be through connecting people socially in their communities, adding adjustments such as handrails or receiving care at home.
You are empowered to help people make the best decisions about their care.
The candidate will be able to use their knowledge and experience of physiological changes that take place in older age and impact mental and physical wellbeing to inform their practice. As well as having opportunity to use their understanding of different functional mental illness, to develop Care and Support Plans which hold personalisation as the central consideration
A career in social care at Merton Council
These are social work roles with great career progression and lots of learning and development opportunities.
You will have access to a range of resources, platforms and programmes including: Care Knowledge, the Adult Social Care -Development Academy, and the Developing Together Social Work Teaching Partnership.
Following a pay and benefits review, we now have one of the most progressive offers in outer London. We offer flexible working, employee support, wellbeing activities and active staff networks.
We have great transport links including our tram, making it an easy commute from surrounding boroughs, and central London in just 25 minutes.
We’re a borough on the rise, with big plans for the future and we want you to join us.
Bring your ideas, passion and energy and help us put Merton on the map.
With roles to suit everyone, find your future in Merton.
Get more information about working in adult social care in Merton. [https://www.merton.gov.uk/jobs/adult-social-care]
Get more information about our family friendly and flexible benefits. [https://www.merton.gov.uk/jobs/working-us]
Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Other
Industries Government Administration
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