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Lead social worker and safeguarding lead

Bury St Edmunds
Elysium Healthcare Limited
Social worker
Posted: 19 August
Offer description

Sponsorship is not available.


Introduction

Are you a Lead Social Worker and Safeguarding Lead looking to join a company that values and recognises you? If so, join the team at The Chimneys in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and help people in their recovery journey to develop new skills and build a brighter future.

Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will manage and support a caseload supporting women with mental illness. Responsibilities include assessments, CPA reports, Mental Health Tribunals, Managers Hearings, and supervising junior staff members. As a team manager, you will lead and promote adult safeguarding, empower recovery, and encourage service users to engage in their care plans and achieve their goals.

You will be supported regionally and have access to various training and online courses to support your career development and growth.


As a Lead Social Worker, you will be:

* Supporting the social work team to take the lead on child and adult safeguarding.
* Leading social work in quality assurance meetings.
* Supporting the social work team to deliver safeguarding induction and update training across the hospital.
* Leading multidisciplinary teams on non-medical mental capacity issues and best interest decisions.
* Delivering quality supervision and appraisal to junior and senior social workers.
* Liaising with external agencies such as MAPPA, Local Authority Social Services, CMHT, FIND, FOLS, Police, and Probation.
* Supporting carers and families of detained patients.


Minimum Requirements:

* A Social Work qualification.
* Registration with Social Work England.
* Good working knowledge of relevant legislation.
* At least 4 years' experience in a similar environment.


Work Location

The Chimneys Clinic, New Rd, Rougham, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 9LR. The clinic is a 12-bed service supporting women with diagnoses of emerging or personality disorders, focusing on recovery and reducing harmful behaviors.


Benefits

* Annual salary up to £46,800.
* 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off.
* Free meals and parking.
* Wellbeing support and activities.
* Career development and training.
* Pension contributions.
* Life Assurance.
* Enhanced Maternity Package.
* Additional benefits including retail discounts and offers.


About Your Next Employer

You will work for an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees, operating across England and Wales in various care sectors. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care, a global network with over 86,000 employees. They promote safe recruitment and are a Disability Confident employer. All staff must understand their responsibility to promote and safeguard service user welfare, with all candidates subject to a DBS check.

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