Social Worker – Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHT)
The closing date is 22 June 2026.
We are looking for a motivated and skilled Social Worker to join our Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHT) in North Lincolnshire. As part of a 24/7 multi-disciplinary service, you will play a key role in providing urgent mental health triage, crisis assessment, and intensive home treatment as an alternative to hospital admission. You will also act as a gatekeeper for inpatient and crisis house admissions, supporting early discharge and ensuring safe, person‑centred care.
Main duties of the job
Working closely with health, social care and community partners, you will use your expertise in the Care Act, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act to complete high‑quality assessments, formulate risk plans, coordinate care packages and promote recovery‑focused, strengths‑based practice. The role also includes supporting individuals, carers and families, while contributing to safeguarding, multi‑agency working and the ongoing development of social work practice within the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* ASYE or Equivalent Experience
* Social Work (DipSW, BA Hone, BSc Hone, MA or Equivalent Qualification)
* Practice Educator / Experience of Supporting Students
* Evidence of Commitment to continuing professional development (PQ Framework or Equivalent)
* Registration with Professional Body - Social Work England
* AMHP/BIA
Experience
* Appropriate demonstrable experience working with people with lived experience people with mental ill health
* Experience of undertaking statutory duties under the Care Act & Mental Capacity Act.
* Demonstrable experience of undertaking assessment of needs for individuals who have complex health and social care needs
* Demonstrable experience of assessing high levels of risk and formulation of robust risk management plans including the ability to make decisions to ensure safety of individuals and carers.
* Experience of working within a multidisciplinary setting.
* Experience in safeguarding (both adult and children) and specialist risk assessment.
* Supervising social work students, ASYEs and junior members of staff when required.
Knowledge
* Specialist Knowledge of relevant legislation, including; Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, Care Act, Human Rights Act.
* Human Rights based Practice
* Strengths / Asset Based Practice
* Specialist knowledge of Social Work Theory and Practice
* Understanding of Critical Reflective Practice and ability to apply this to practice and support others to do the same.
* Good understanding of Anti-oppressive and Anti‑discriminatory practice / Anti‑racist practice / Health Inequalities
* Knowledge of a range of mental disorders, including co‑morbid drug, alcohol and personality disorders
* Good understanding of person‑centred care and the NHS Transformation Plan related to mental health services.
Skills
* Ability to work independently and with autonomy when required, respond appropriately to risk and ability to elevate as necessary.
* Ability to proactively formulate Risk Management Plans working with a variety of partners for this purpose.
* Highly motivated, conscientious with the ability to respond to changing situations to respond to the needs of people with lived experience and carers.
* Excellent organisation and time management skills to enable a flexible response to conflicting demands resulting in the daily reprioritisation of workload to accommodate service user need. Demonstrates good communication skills. Clear/concise command of English written/oral.
* IT literature with experience of Microsoft, alongside in-house systems or willingness to work towards this.
* Specialised skills e.g. appraising, interviewing, counselling, recovery focussed skills, systemic practice.
* Willingness to participate in associated research and development.
* Demonstrate an ability to assist in the educational development and skills of all junior staff
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.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.
Full‑time, flexible working, home or remote working.
Organisation: Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
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