Social Worker - Astley Ainslie Hospital

Social Worker:
Residential Rehab and Recovery Team
Woodlands House, Astley Ainsley Hospital

Salary: £40,501 - £47,639 per year

Hours:

36 per week, 52 weeks per year

Edinburgh is an exciting city and excellent opportunities exist to join us and contribute towards helping all our citizens flourish. The Edinburgh City Health & Social Care Partnership (EHSCP) is on a journey to transform the way in which Social Work delivers support and services, for those impacted by Mental Health and Substance Use

We are looking for3 Social Worker to jointhe

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership, as we expand the Residential Rehab and Recovery Team, to meet the needs of citizens Edinburgh’s Recovery Pathway.

As a service we are committed to supporting citizens experiencing difficulties with alcohol and/or drug use to access Residential Rehab, both in Edinburgh and Out of Area. We also provide a recovery focused and person-centred service to citizens impacted by Alcohol Related Brain Damage, as part of their admission to Milestone ARBD Unit and support the Edinburgh Medication Assist Treatment Clinic (Edmac) to deliver a responsive service.

You will work across the Recovery Pathway;
Residential Rehab, ARBD and EdMac depending on the needs of the service, while working with health and partner agencies to deliver a coordinated and cooperative service. You will be involved in presenting information sessions to those wishing to access residential rehab, as well as professional groups. You will provide harm reduction input as part of your intervention and advocate for those impacted by stigma and judgment.

This post is open to qualified Social Workers who are committed to making a real difference to the lives of the adult citizens of Edinburgh. MHO, Practice Educator and ASP qualifications are desirable. We are looking for candidates who are energetic, imaginative, creative and resilient, who can make the best use of local resources. Trauma informed, relationships and strengths based social work is at the heart of our practice.

We use a Recovery Focused and Conversations approach to understand what really matters to people and families, what needs to happen next for them, and how we can be most useful. We also have the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 at the heart of our practice, to provide a range of choices to people for how they are provided with the support they need.

• -Knowledge and experience of working within Mental Health and Substance Use Services, Adult with Incapacity and Adult Support and Protection is essential as well as working with complex cases. Experience of managing others and working within a multidisciplinary team is also desirable.

Wide range of employee benefits

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Mic if you would like to know more about the role or have

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.

You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the…