Social Worker - Mental Health team

About us

The Vale of Glamorgan Community Mental Health Service for Older People is an integrated team made up of local authority and health professionals with specialist knowledge of mental disorders. Professionals within our team include Social Workers, Approved Mental Health Professionals, Psychologists, and Psychiatric nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Psychiatrists. We hold a weekly meeting that affords time to discuss complex cases in a multidisciplinary arena.

Our service offers secondary mental health care for adults living with dementia and people over 65 years diagnosed with mental ill health.

Through the provision of recovery focussed care and treatment, we encourage individuals to adopt a strengths based approach and offer support in achieving personal outcomes. Our team work closely with individuals and families to ensure they are safe and live well in their own communities.

• Ambitious - Forward thinking, embracing new ways of working and investing in our future.
• Open - Open to different ideas and being accountable for the decisions we take.
• Together - Working together as a team that engages with our customers and partners, respects diversity and is committed to quality services.
• Proud - Proud of the Vale of Glamorgan; proud to serve our communities and to be part of the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

Pay Details: Grade 8 Scp 26-30 £ 37,280- £40,777 Pro Rata £19.32 - £21.14

Hours of Work: 37 hours,
Working Pattern: Mon-Fri,
Main Place of Work: Llanfair Unit, Llandough Hospital

• To assess Adults to determine eligibility for the provision of services, promote user empowerment and independence.
• To offer appropriate information, advice and signposting to alternative services to meet identified needs.

• Experience of working with adults who are vulnerable through illness, disability, mental illness, substance mis-use or age-related frailty.
• Experience of working with adults living with mental health problems, and within mental health services.
• Assessment of Adult service users and carers.
• Understanding of illness, disability, mental illness, substance mis-use and age related frailty and its effects on individuals/carers/family.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation eg Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, Mental Health Measure (Wales) 2010, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act 1983.
• Knowledge of Safeguarding issues and procedures in relation to Adults.
• A good standard of general education.
• A recognised Degree/Diploma or equivalent qualification in Social Work i.e. Degree, DipSW, CQSW etc.
• Registration with Social Care Wales.

DBS Check

Required:

Enhanced

Contact:
Samantha Kennedy Opt 2

Please see attached job description / person specification for further information.