Social Worker

Job summary

You will be joining KMPT at an exciting time. The work around the implementation of the Community Health Framework which will enable Social Work to develop a strong profile within secondary care mental health service to improve patient experience and compliment our existing MDT.

As a social worker you will provide a high standard of support and care delivery with regards to social care needs to those service users whose ability to cope with the tasks of living are threatened or impaired by mental health issues, emotional, psychological and social problems.

You will be working in the West Kent Home Treatment Team, located at Priority House, Maidstone. The Team cover the West part of Kent and this includes Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells and Edenbridge..

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with other agencies and individuals to support service users with a clear focus on recovery, social inclusion and social justice. The role will entail assessment, support planning and the opportunity to provide 1-1 strength based therapeutic interventions.

You will act as Lead Health Care Professional, (where applicable) with individuals who have serious and enduring mental health difficulties.

KMPT believe that Professional Practice should be informed by the following principles;

• Our intervention only when absolutely necessary
• People know what they need best
• We see the person and not their difficulties
• People have the right to live without fear or harm

If you want to be part of a multi-disciplinary team and embed the Mental Health Social Worker role within the West Kent Home Treatment Team then we look forward to hearing from you.

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategyOur mission is what we set out to do every dayWe deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the futureTo provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Registration

Essential

• Registered with Social Work England

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant Professional Qualifications DipSW, BA, MA,MSc in Social Work, CQSW
• Successful completion of the ASYE programme.(for Band 6 post 2012)

Desirable

• PEPS 2 qualified Practice Educator or willingness to train
• Additional qualifications e.g. qualified AMHP or Best Interest Assessor, or other relevant continued professional development.

Experience

Essential

• Substantial prior experience working with individuals presenting with mental health issues
• Demonstrate a significant understanding in relationship based social work practice
• An understanding of the principles and values underlying the Mental Health Act (1983, as amended 2007) and Mental Capacity Act (2005); Human Rights Act 1998; Care Act 2014; Health and Social Care Act 2012; and other legislation as they relate to this service user group
• Evidence your ability to develop effective working relationships with service users and their carer's and show evidence of good assessment practice
• Prior experience working in community /other mental health services
• Work as part of an MDT

Knowledge and Skill

Essential

• To apply social work ethical principles and values to guide professional practice
• Ability to apply a number of holistic therapeutic social work interventions from strengths based perspective promoting recovery and independence
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to undertake direct work with complex clients, including the hard to engage, to address their psychosocial support needs
• To have the ability to support service users through a process of recovery and self-determination in order to support them to recognise there rights and needs to be free to make their own choices and decisions
• Ability to effectively manage case administration, maintain appropriate records including report writing
• Ability to cope with high demand and throughput
• Ability to use and understand the supervisory process, work to timescales be self-managing and proactive in caseload management
• Ability to collate and analyse complex information, and produce high quality data and reports that are easily understood by others, with clearly evidenced recommendations
• Ability to be creative, flexible and demonstrate professional curiosity. Promote and raise the profile of the Social Work profession
• Demonstrate a good understanding of reflective practice
• Understand the key themes of clinical governance and evidence based practice
• Have a commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and the ability to challenge inequality

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

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Priority House

Hermitage Lane

Maidstone

ME16 9PH

Employer's website

https://www.kmpt.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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