The job itself
An exciting opportunity to join one of East Riding's Community Mental Health Teams as a Social Worker has arisen, due to the post holder being on maternity leave.
Haltemprice Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) is a multidisciplinary team formed by staff from both East Riding Council and Humber Teaching Foundation Trust.
This post is a social work role forming part of our integrated partnership arrangements with Humber Foundation Trust, providing mental health services in East Riding of Yorkshire. The Haltemprice Adult CMHT is a joint Local Authority and NHS team which covers a wide geographical area, providing secondary mental health services to the people living in the Haltemprice area. As a social worker in this team, you would be part of the social care team, ensuring that the Local Authority meets their statutory duties and that people receive a service from Adult Social Care.
The posts provide appropriate Social Work advice and support within a multidisciplinary team, focusing on delivering effective interventions for adults needing mental health support. The post holder would promote independence and design personalized support plans to build community resilience.
The role involves providing a range of social work interventions for adults, their families, and carers. It aims to build and support links to wider adult social care and NHS services, ensuring holistic and person-centred support. Responsibilities include supporting individuals to remain well and independent, designing support plans to maximize recovery, and fulfilling statutory duties such as preventing, reducing, and delaying care needs. The role includes completing care and support assessments, support planning, and section 42 safeguarding enquiries under The Care Act, as well as implementing commissioned care services as needed.
The post will ensure compliance with all adult legislative requirements and provide legislative advice to other professionals within the multidisciplinary team and external services.
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