Mental Health In-patient Social Worker - Stevenage, United Kingdom - Hertfordshire County Council

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Job Title:
Mental Health In-patient Social Worker

Location:
East and North Older People Service's

Starting Salary:
£33,820 with the opportunity to progress to a maximum of £37,261 per annum plus relocation package, £1,000 welcome payment & lease car* terms apply

Hours: 37 hours per week


Contract:
Permanent


Diversity:
We are an inclusive employer and value a diverse workforce


Job Duties:


We have an exciting opportunity to join the East and North Herts Older People's Service in a specialist role to support discharges from mental health in-patient units.


Your role will be to work in a Multi-Disciplinary team to assess social care needs for individuals diagnosed with an Organic mental health condition.

You will have good knowledge of the Care Act and relevant legislation including the Mental Capacity Actand Mental Health Act.

You will attend Care Programme Approach (CPA) meetings for individuals and attend multi-disciplinary meetings on the wards.

We promote personalisation through our new assessment process focusing on the wellbeing of the individual and strength-based approach.

Through care planning we strive for increased independence, choice and control by offering personal budgets to enable peopleto direct their own support.


We have bases at Farnham House, Stevenage and County Hall, Hertford however we encourage working flexibly with the benefit of a laptop and smart phone so that you have the option of working at home or at one of our touchdowns across the area.

The post requires you to be a Registered Social Worker and essential car user.

Working for Hertfordshire County Council you will receive a generous annual leave entitlement plus paid bank holidays. As a qualified Social Worker you also benefit from an additional 5 days paid annual leave pro rata. We offer a comprehensive inductionand training programme, career progression opportunities and Local Government Pension Scheme.

Closing date: 12th February 2023

Interview date: 23rd February 2023

Further Information


Benefits of Working for HCC:

  • Flexible Working Arrangements (depending on the role)
  • Excellent Career Development
  • Salary Exchange for Additional Benefits
  • Excellent Pension Scheme with Employer Contributions
  • Shopping Discounts
  • Support Groups & Wellbeing Schemes

Additional Information Safeguarding:
Safeguarding children and adults is of utmost importance to Hertfordshire County Council. The Council requires employees to abide by legislation and best practice to enable Hertfordshire to achieve this. This role has been identified as requiringa Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving Roles Only:

As part of this role, you will be required to travel to other HCC Sites/Residences either using your own mode of transport or a company car.

In light of this, the ability to drive and/or travel around the County is required for this rolea DVLA check will be required on appointment.


English Fluency:

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

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