Joining our Mental Health and Substance Misuse Team as a qualified and experienced Social Worker, you’ll bring creativity, compassion and a strong commitment to person centred, strengths-based practice. You’ll be part of a supportive team that values collaboration, shared learning and continuous professional growth, with plenty of opportunities for training and development.
Our Mental Health Service is entering an exciting period of transformation, reshaping how we work and adopting innovative, needs led approaches to improve outcomes for the people we support. You’ll play an active role in this evolving landscape – contributing to new ways of working, strengthening collaboration with health partners, and helping us enhance our engagement with individuals who are hardest to reach. It’s a great opportunity to be part of a service that’s moving forward and to help shape positive change through your day-to-day practice.
What you’ll be doing:
1. Conducting comprehensive assessments of individuals' needs and available support.
2. Managing a complex caseload whilst providing supervision for Case Workers and Senior Case Workers and practice advice on complex cases.
3. Participating in duty to triage urgent cases as well as triaging safeguarding referrals and making informed decisions.
4. Liaising with colleagues in Health to facilitate hospital discharges.
5. Holding fore...