Community Mental Health Flow Social Worker
Job Description
Job summary
Rugby/Nuneaton (TBC)
This role will align with expectations for moving service provision from hospitals to the community, as well as with local and national ambitions for integrated neighbourhood teams. Place-based partnerships and integrated neighbourhood teams promote a focus on prevention and integration of statutory and voluntary agencies.
The focus of the position is to maintain patient flow whilst supporting a strengths-based approach to recovery. The role will be based in the community teams with an expectation that at least 50% of time will be spent on the Older Adult Wards. We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and experienced individuals who can work confidently on their own as well as being a team player. Good communication and problem-solving skills are essential, as well as knowledge of the needs of older adults. We also are looking for people who can demonstrate the Trust's vision and values in practice.
The successful applicant will work alongside the leads and colleagues to continue to develop the service and begin to pick up a specific relevant clinical caseload, and provide evidence based interventions as well as liaising with other agencies. You will form part of the multi-disciplinary team, and be expected to voice your professional experience to support the patients who are open to the service, and other services that may need your advice or support.
Visits to the team or questions are encouraged to appreciate this exciting and challenging role.
Main duties of the job
The main functions of the service will be to provide care, support and treatment to Older Adults with mental health needs in their own homes and will aim to:
- Increase stability and quality in the lives of patients and their carers/families through the provision of timely and clinically effective health and social care interventions that meet the needs of individuals in their own environment.
- Promote individuals' participation in their own recovery and enable them to develop coping strategies. Gender, cultural issues and personal preferences will be considered within the referral and assessment process.
- Promote positive risk-taking using a strengths-based risk assessment approach.
- Support patients to engage with community-based and neighbourhood services, to help to support hospital discharges.
- Improve individuals' social functioning and social inclusion and tackle issues such as loneliness and isolation that impact health and wellbeing through collaboration with other agencies.
- Work in partnership with carers so that carers are supported in their role and signposted where appropriate to carers' support services.
- Protect the emotional and physical safety of staff - as per risk management policies, staff wellbeing policy & supervision policy.
- Work in partnership with local authority social care colleagues to promote holistic assessment, care planning, interventions and outcome.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job responsibilities
The Older Adults Service work with Older Adults who have mental health needs in the Community and following an in-patient stay. The Team is multi-disciplinary consisting of OT, Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Worker, Voluntary sector, support workers and peer workers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities The successful applicant will work alongside the leads and colleagues to continue to develop the service and begin to pick up a specific relevant clinical caseload, and provide evidence based interventions as well as liaising with other agencies. You will form part of the multi-disciplinary team and be expected to voice your professional experience to support the patients who are open to the service, and other services that may need your advice or support.
As a social worker in the team, we will ensure that you have clinical and professional support from a qualified Social Worker to support the maintenance of your professional registration. This support will be alongside the supervision and management that will come from the Trust giving the best of both worlds.
We encourage staff development, and you will be supported throughout your supervision and appraisal process to develop your skills and reach your potential.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Relevant Professional Qualification ie. RMN, DipCOT
- Current unrestricted registration with HCPC/NMC
- Specialist knowledge across a range of procedures and theory
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree/ diploma
- Relevant training and experience specialist short courses
- Evidence of continuing professional development
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Substantial experience in a Community Mental health care setting.
- Developed specialist knowledge gained within a similar environment over a considerable period of time
- Significant experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management
- Experience of safeguarding and investigations
- Proven experience of people management
OTHER
Essential
- Must have full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business use
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent written communication skills.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
Address
Mirah House
Manor Court Avenue
Nuneaton
CV11 5HX
United Kingdom
