Band 6 Inpatient Forensic Social Worker - Secure Care
The closing date is 15 June 2026
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced mental health social worker to deliver an inpatient service across secure care.
Our secure hospitals provide a service to the West Midlands region and accept referrals of male service users with severe and enduring mental illness and personality disorder who require rehabilitation in a highly supervised and structured medium‑secure setting. Patients are detained under the Mental Health Act 2025 and have a history of actual or potential harm to other people.
There are two vacancies for social workers with experience in mental health social work (two years post‑qualifying) and the ability to work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team is essential.
You must be registered with Social Work England and have a relevant Social Work qualification.
Candidates should have the ability to uphold anti‑discriminatory social work practice and maintain clear boundaries in clinical and professional relationships.
For an informal discussion please contact Michael King (Forensic Social Work Team Manager) 0121 301 3139.
Main duties of the job
* To support the effective risk management of service users in the forensic inpatient care pathway, supporting them to transition into the community.
* To prepare Social Circumstances Reports and attend Tribunals and Managers hearings under the Mental Health Act.
* To provide expertise in social care to multi‑disciplinary teams to support patients’ discharge planning from medium secure hospitals.
* To work with individual service users to prepare to reach their recovery goals in the context of MoJ community restriction orders following discharge.
* To offer support and interventions to families and carers, working across inpatient services.
* Forensic social workers bring a social perspective incorporating principles of diversity, equality, and human rights.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Social Worker.
* Mental Health experience.
* 2 years experience as a social supervisor post‑qualification.
Experience
* Knowledge and experience of MHA 2025.
* Experience of Tribunal reports and managers hearings.
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.
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum, pro rata.
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