Social Worker, Mental Health

Social Worker

We are looking for a full time social worker to join our Gedling Local Mental Health Team (LMHTs).

• Maintain an individual caseload and complete team responsibilities.
• Assess and analyze risk and ongoing risks to develop personalized risk and safety plans, balancing risk management, safeguarding, choice and self‑determination.
• Provide psychoeducation interventions and social work support to individuals experiencing social issues that impact their mental health.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to improve mental health outcomes through understanding the social determinants of health.
• Represent the social work and social perspective in the team and lead on the trauma‑informed social model of mental health and wellbeing.
• Deliver evidence‑based practice informed by social work interventions, theories and values.
• Promote family and carers work within the multidisciplinary team and link in with the Family Intervention Team.
• Assist with safeguarding duties, including adult and children safeguarding responsibilities, and act as the safeguarding link role.
• Coordinate application of legislation (Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Equality Act, Human Rights Act, Transforming Care, Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation).
• Work in partnership with external agencies and Social Care to support adults and carers with access to services and statutory social support.
• Model anti‑discriminatory and anti‑racist practice and challenge system impacts.
• Attend multidisciplinary team meetings and attend duty system as required.
• Provide training or share best practice within the team.
• Supervise colleagues when required.
• Deliver medication under guidance and relevant procedures, where occasionally required.
• Perform any other duties consistent with the role and part of the duty system.

• Current registration with Social Work England (SWE), maintaining professional competency in accordance with the social work standards and Professional Capabilities Framework.

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use are required; reasonable adjustments are made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

• Act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust values:
  Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.
• Demonstrate understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and Human Rights legislation, and apply these principles to the role.

• Maintain an individual caseload and complete team responsibilities.
• Develop, coordinate and deliver personalized health and social needs assessments and care planning in collaboration with individuals, families, carers and support networks.
• Assess and analyze risk and ongoing risks, developing risk management and safeguarding plans.
• Plan and manage safeguarding in complex cases and support others in safeguarding skills.
• Interpret and apply current legislation and guidance.
• Work in an asset‑based, strengths‑focused approach, promoting self‑directed change.
• Collaborate with external agencies supporting adults and carers access to statutory and non‑statutory services.
• Manage complex risk, support others in risk management.
• Apply knowledge of harm and its impact on practice.
• Use evidence from multiple sources to inform decision‑making.
• Liaise with Social Care to ensure appropriate statutory support.
• Provide safeguarding expertise for adult and children safeguarding responsibilities.
• Promote family and carers work.

• Understand complex needs and mental health inequalities relevant to this group.
• Maintain expertise in legislation such as the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Equality Act, Human Rights Act, Transforming Care, Mental Health Act, and other relevant legislation.
• Critical knowledge of social work intervention theories and models for individuals, families, groups and communities.
• Specialised understanding of adult mental health models and approaches.
• Human rights approach with knowledge of statutory rights of individuals.
• Training in psychological and therapeutic approaches, able to integrate these into the social work role.

• High level communication…