Forensic Inpatient Social care Team Manager
Listed on 2026-10-03
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Healthcare
Mental Health, Community Health -
Social Work
Mental Health, Community Health
Band 7
Main area Mental Health Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
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1098-ZK
Site Guild Lodge Town Preston Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2026 23:59
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
Provide a specialised social work approach within LSCFT’s forensic inpatient setting Guild Lodge, providing safe and effective delivery of social care to patients, promoting the use of evidence-based practice through the provision of specialist knowledge and skills.
Have an understanding of the impact of social care issues upon mental health needs, and address these issues through support and signposting for example housing; debt counselling; supported employment; self-help groups and advocacy.
The post holder provides senior clinical leadership and team management, ensuring high-quality forensic inpatient social care while driving service improvement and operational delivery.
Utilise specialist social work knowledge and skills to promote effective liaison, working relationships and operational links as appropriate.
Champion adherence to relevant legislation relating to social care, community care, safeguarding, mental capacity, mental health, human rights and restrictions to liberty.
Champion patient participation within individualised care planning and service development initiatives, and to support a culture of participation within the wider team, service and partner services, promoting the provision of independent advocacy where applicable.
Work closely with the social care partners, commissioners and outside agencies, Provide support to facilitate hospital discharge/signposting.
Main duties of the jobAn opportunity has arisen to join Secure Services Guild Lodge as Forensic Inpatient Social Care Team Manager. The post holder is required to be a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.
The Forensic Inpatient Social Care Team Manager is a new post created to provide line management and clinical leadership to the team of Discharge Pathway Facilitators (Inpatient Social Worker) at Guild Lodge. Inpatient Social workers are integral members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team. The Post Holder will work in close partnership with a range of agencies and organisations internal and external to LSCFT to offer social care input They and take a lead role from pre-admission by completing a holistic social work assessment, identifying any social work needs, undertake family work, and support with discharge planning.
This includes early identification of barriers to discharge, taking action to prevent any unnecessary delay to discharges.
The post holder must be a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.
Working for our organisationLSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual…
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