Social Worker - Mill Lodge

Job Summary

As a Children and Young persons (CYP) social worker working across the inpatient and day service provision, you will play a crucial role across health & social care systems by providing social work intervention, advice and support to patients, carers and families with a variety of complex mental health needs. The post holder will form part of a social work structure across CYPS, working within and alongside a multi-disciplinary team.

The post holder will deliver evidence-based Social Work interventions, ensuring a holistic approach to patient care by promoting positive social and environmental outcomes.

This role requires effective communication and strong partnership working across health, social care, voluntary and statutory services to improve outcomes for children and young people with complex mental health needs. The post holder must communicate sensitive information clearly and compassionately to service users, families and carers, overcome barriers to engagement, advocate for service users' needs, and contribute to multidisciplinary meetings, risk discussions and care planning.

Professional relationships should be built on respect, collaboration and therapeutic engagement, while adhering to confidentiality and information governance standards.

The role requires a recognised Social Work qualification, Social Work England registration, and knowledge of key legislation including the Mental Capacity Act, Care Act, Mental Health Act, Human Rights Act and safeguarding procedures. The post holder should demonstrate sound clinical reasoning, reflective practice, risk assessment skills and the ability to assess social care needs.

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27-33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering a variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, responsibilities include completing assessments, developing and reviewing care plans, supporting discharge planning, managing risk, securing appropriate care funding and maintaining accurate records. The post holder must organise and prioritise their workload, work across a variety of settings, and contribute to service improvement, audits and evidence-based practice. They are expected to maintain professional development, participate in supervision, support staff and students, use resources responsibly, and…