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An exciting opportunity awaits a qualified social worker to join a dynamic forensic team in Greater Manchester. This role involves supporting individuals under the Mental Health Act, conducting risk assessments, and providing social supervisions. The team emphasizes collaborative working with police and health professionals, ensuring comprehensive care for clients transitioning from hospital or prison. This position offers a supportive environment where your expertise in adult social work, particularly in mental health and criminal justice, will be highly valued. Join a team dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the community while enjoying competitive compensation and ongoing professional development.
We are recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join a Forensic Team in the Greater Manchester area.
PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU ARE A QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER, REGISTERED WITH SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND AND HAVE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK WITH UK EXPERIENCE
What's on offer?
About the team
This team supports people who have been admitted under MHA. As a part of this team, you will do social supervisions, risk assessments, work with police under MAPA, Health colleagues, and work with ICB joint packages of care, accommodation, and support services. You will support people in hospital and sectioned or in prison or on the way out of prison. This team is supportive and focuses a lot on joint working.
About you
The ideal candidate will have post-qualifying experience in Adult's Social Work. The ideal social worker will have Mental Health awareness or experience. Experience in Criminal Justice or Learning Disabilities will lead well to this position. A degree in Social Work (Degree/DipSW/CQSW) is required. You will also need to be Social Work England Registered.
Job type: Full-time