Forensic Social Worker
Reference
PRI101431
Location
Hazelwood House, Heath Road, Heath, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5QS
Priory Group Division
Healthcare
Salary
£37,450
Hours
37.5
Vacancy Type
Permanent - Full Time
Job Advert - Division Information
Providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health illness to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.
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Main Purpose
Co-ordinates, negotiates and manages the mandatory processes and procedures to ensure the unit’s compliance with current legislation and statutory regulation. Using skills, knowledge and understanding of practice in the specialist area of forensic social work, to provide a service to patients within the secure environment.
Key Accountabilities
1. To contribute to the provision of multi-disciplinary pre-admission assessments of patients referred to Hazelwood House, with the key responsibility for obtaining and verifying information regarding a patient’s family, victim issues and any other third party information
2. To identify and contribute to the assessment and management of risk, whilst balancing the need for public protection
3. To research, by obtaining and analyzing previous reports, conducting collateral interviews with the patient, family members, victims and community professional
4. To compile statutory reports and other associated documentation under current legislation and present these at ward rounds, care treatment review meetings, care program approach meetings, mental health review tribunals, and hospital managers’ hearings, as the detaining authority, offering verbal evidence in support of their contents
5. To offer a Social Work perspective to work with patients and the multi-disciplinary team highlighting and challenging discriminatory structures and practices where identified
6. To maintain accurate and up-to-date internal and statutory records that may be required as evidence in formal proceedings
7. Act as the main contact between relatives, agencies and other official organizations taking a lead in negotiations and communications regarding patients, together with risk issues within the Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA), the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA)
8. To act as Appropriate Adult (under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act) for patients when required
Knowledge and Skills
A degree level social work qualification and registration with Social work England, together with detailed knowledge and comprehensive understanding of relevant legislation
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Experience
9. Must have at least 1-2 years experience within a forensic, criminal justice or mental health setting where the role holder has acquired well developed skills in the assessment and management of individuals with mental health or forensic backgrounds
10. Frequently manages highly complex, sensitive or potentially volatile situations whilst retaining the confidence of patients, carers and families. The role holder also requires exceptional inter-personal skills
Division DBS info
About us
From education to hospitals, care homes and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term and respite mental healthcare.
The integrated strength of each service provides a seamless transition for the individual as they progress between higher and lower dependency care and across services. This unique approach ensures that every individual has the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes and quality of life with the Priory Group.
As 85% of our services are publicly funded and delivered in partnership with commissioners, our teams work with commissioning bodies across the country to provide transparent pricing models and evidence-based care programmes.
Disclosure
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer.
No agencies please
If you forward any CV’s to the Priory Group and you are not on the Priory Group PSL and have not been asked to work on the above role we will accept the CV’as a gift.