Mental Health Officer

Mental Health Officer

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PLEASE NOTE: this is a temporary post until the End of March 2026.

To provide a statutory Social Work Service in accordance with the provisions of relevant legislation and national and local guidelines, and to provide statutory mental health responsibilities including supplying links for the service to the community mental health team.

To assume case management responsibilities specific to the Service, carrying out assessment of service users’ needs and risks, where necessary using accredited risk assessment tools. To assume the role of the key worker within C.P.A. programme.

To follow Service procedures, delivering direct interventions to individuals and small groups as part of a programme of interventions. The role will also involve participating in structured consultation and supervision sessions as required, and representing the Social Work Service in multi‑disciplinary forums.

All of this will be done in accordance with the Council or hosted stakeholder arrangements, through a Service Level Agreement or Partnership agreement. To add to the development of the Mental Health Officer service across the HSCP and to undertake slots on the MHO rota in line with agreed working hours.

You can view the application pack below which contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job. You can also find our recruitment privacy notice and a general information pack about Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Clackmannanshire Council. Further guidance will follow in your conditional offer of employment on how to apply.

Please note you will be required to pay for the cost of this application if your salary is over £38,000 per annum, which will be deducted from your first pay. Further information can be found here.

There may be an opportunity for you to seek permission to apply for this position on a secondment basis. Applicants should ensure they read the secondment policy on Connect which can be accessed here and seek agreement from their service prior to applying.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Temporary
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industries:
  Construction