Social Worker - Salford Older Adults Community Mental Health

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Job description

Employer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type NHS

Site Humphrey Booth Resource Centre

Town Salford

Salary £36,124 - £45,718 AMHP status 4B Per Annum

Salary period Yearly

Closing 15/04/2025 23:59

Social Worker - Salford Older Adults Community Mental Health

Grade 3c- Grade 4b

Job overview

Are you a registered Social Worker who has a passion for working with older people? Do you have an interest in mental health? If so, why not apply to work at Salford Older Adults Community Mental Health Team?

This is a full-time position to cover a secondment, which is expected to last for 18 months. The post is 37 hours a week, Monday to Friday (with some weekend working on a rotational basis).

To apply, you'll need to have a professional Social Work qualification and registration with Social Work England.

You will be offered regular line management, clinical and peer supervision. We provide regular support and opportunities for CPD.

Staff well-being is important and we offer regular peer support groups, reflective practice groups, mindfulness and other team activities.

You will provide a person-centred, statutory social work service for the most vulnerable adults and their carers in accordance with local and national policies and procedures.

You will actively support and participate in the development and implementation of integrated, multi-disciplinary working.

You will take a key role working with partners to safeguard service users through the effective management of risk and the recording and sharing of information.

You will adopt a strengths-based approach to meet the individual needs of people with lived experience through effective support planning.

Main duties of the job

1. Care co-ordination in line with the Care Program Approach.
2. Completing and updating risk assessments and relevant documentation.
3. Working in accordance the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005), Mental Health Act (1983) etc.
4. Assessment, support planning, reviews and safeguarding within the meaning of the Care Act 2014.
5. Multi-disciplinary working, including contribution to MDT meetings.
6. Participation to the Duty Rota, including triaging and completing initial assessments.
7. Demonstrating anti-discriminatory practice in accordance with the Equality Act (2010) and promoting the rights of vulnerable adults.
8. Demonstrating excellent organisation and communication skills.
9. Demonstrating an ability to collate information and write reports of a standard fit for legal processes such as Mental Health Tribunals and Hospital Managers Hearings.
10. Fulfilling the duties of an Approved Mental Health Professional / Best Interests Assessor (where relevant). You will be supported to gain relevant experience pertinent to the role.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to supporting the recruitment and retention of our Social Work staff. It is recognised by the Trust that many experienced Social Work staff are currently likely to be employed by local government organisations, and to ensure there is clarity over terms and conditions of employment we offer National Joint Council Pay Scales to Social Workers we appoint, rather than NHS pay-scales. We have adopted the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment which is used for recognising continuous service regarding annual leave, sickness, and maternity for moves within Greater Manchester. In addition, we also recognise previous, continuous, national local government service regarding annual leave.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered with Social Work England

Experience

• Substantial prior experience working with individuals presenting with mental health issues.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies and will not be liable for fees for candidates submitted speculatively.

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.

For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.

In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Michael Behan Job title Advanced Practitioner for Social Work Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0161 357 1344 Additional information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Michael Behan or one of the Senior Practitioners on 0161 357 1344

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Turnpike House
Eccles New Road
Salford
M50 1SW