We are looking for a social worker to join our Local Mental Health Team (LMHT) at the City East LMHT.
There is an exciting opportunity to join the growing social work workforce within Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. Social workers play a crucial part in improving mental health outcomes for individuals, through understanding the social detriments of mental health and using a human rights approach.
The successful candidates will work as a social worker in a multi-disciplinary community mental health team. This involves supporting a caseload of individuals who are experiencing social issues which are impacting their mental health by applying social work and psychoeducation interventions and representing the social work and social perspective in the team.
The post holder will demonstrate the principles of social work through professional judgement, decision making and actions within a framework of professional accountability. They will promote and lead on the social perspective and trauma-informed social model of mental health and wellbeing within the multidisciplinary team.
Key responsibilities include:
* Completing pieces of work where a patient requires social work input/social work interventions
* Providing care coordination for people experiencing social stressors that are impacting their mental health or social stressors are the predominant issue that requires support
* Assessing and analysing risk/ongoing risks to ensure personalised risk and safety plans
* Focusing on strength/asset-based working, to support people to make positive self-directed change within their lives and engage with their communities
* Recognising the risk indicators of different forms of abuse and neglect impacting individuals and providing expertise to the multidisciplinary team with regards to adult and children’s safeguarding responsibilities
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions and offers a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups. The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority, with in-house occupational health and staff counselling services.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however, reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010. Applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check, with costs deducted from salary following appointment.
Note: This advert closes on Friday 3 Oct 2025
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. We are committed to improving the diversity of our workforce and therefore welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds.
J-18808-Ljbffr