Main area Social Worker Grade Band 6 Contract Bank - VISA Sponsorship not supported on the Bank Hours Flexible working - 37.5 hours per week (Bank) Job ref 367-Bank-SW-Welwyn4
Employer Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Rosanne House, Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL8 6HG Town Welwyn Garden City Salary £38,682 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 16/03/2026 23:59
Bank Social Worker Band 6
Band 6
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
We are currently seeking an experienced Social Worker Band 6 to work within one of our Adult Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS) via a Bank Contract, based in Welwyn Garden City for our Adult Community Services Team. You will be joining our Temporary Staffing Team within HPFT - Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
You will work as a member ofthe multi-disciplinary team, providing high quality social care services to adults of all ages experiencing mental ill-health. The core functions ofthe role will be to provide assessment, care planning and coordination ofcare from a social perspective to adults accessing the service. You will deliver recovery-focused care and support to service users and their carers that is focused onthe principles of choice, control, and independence, as well as ensuring safety. You will actasa champion of social care and safeguarding in your locality.
HPFT provides services for service users with mental health, learning disability and children’s and adolescent mental health problems. Applicants should have some experience of working in a healthcare setting. HPFT has a range of healthcare settings across the County and therefore access to a car would be beneficial unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving.
All applicants must be registered with Social Work England
Main duties of the job
The post holder will actively address adversity and will support adults at risk of social inclusion and assist adults accessing support to deal with a range of adverse circumstances. They will actively champion equality and diversity and be expected to challenge discrimination in all its forms as part of the role.
You will hold a caseload which may comprise of adults experiencing a wide rangeof mental health and social care needs. You will ensure that you maintain constant reflection and development of your practice and will ensure your continuing professional development in line with the standards set out by the professional regulator, Social Work England.
The post holder will be expected to work in partnership with service users and carers, so that they can feel empowered, and services can be improved as a result of feedback of their experiences.
Partnership working is a key component of this post, both within and outside of the Trust, and you will need to be innovative in ensuring that there is a range of appropriate services locally to support individual recovery journeys.
This role will require the ability to visit and attend meetings at a variety of locations and environments across the Trust.
Working for our organisation
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* Take a lead in the promotion of adult safeguarding practice and undertake safeguarding enquires and contribute to the provision of care plans that protect both adults and children from abuse.
* Undertake comprehensive assessments and reviews, for people who may present with a high risk, or those with significant interpersonal, social, legal and/or environmental complexities, ensuring people are assessed appropriately against social care eligibility criteria as defined by The Care Act 2014.
* Offer direct support to service users and their carers, and to colleagues, through information and advice, to ensure that those who do not meet social care eligibility are appropriately signposted and supported.
* Ensure that appropriate health and social care services are commissioned with and on behalf of service users, including the duty to offer direct payments, and that processes are in place for service users to be charged by the local authority for the social care services they receive, if applicable.
Please see JD attached for further information and responsibilities required.
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
* Registration with Social Work England
* Training and experience in Safeguarding
* Training in principles and application of outcomes focused assessments and personalisation
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
* Experience of undertaking assessments, focused as personalisation, choice and control, and care planning
* Understanding and experience of personal budgets and direct payments
* Experience of work as Approved Mental Health Professional and/or Best Interests Assessor
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
* Experience of using electronic recording systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate and timely reports
PHYSICAL SKILLS
* Experience of using computer - PC literate to ECDL standard
* Ability to visit and attend meetings at a variety of locations and environments
"Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship hereWork in the UK .
It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found hereCriminal records checks for overseas applicants .
Not everyone needs a ‘Skilled Worker’ visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, check if you’re eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead. It’s cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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