Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
B5 Social Worker
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We are looking for a Band Five Social Worker to join our Adult Community Mental Health Service in Bishops Stortford.
As a member of our multi-disciplinary team, you will provide high-quality social care to adults facing mental health challenges.
Your main tasks will include:
- Assessment
- Care planning
- Coordination
You will follow a recovery framework that prioritizes individual choice and control. Supporting and assessing carers is also a crucial part of your role.
Car driver essential as a majority of the posts are community-based. The post holder will need a full valid driving license and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes – including business insurance (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
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Whether you're a newly qualified Social Worker or have some experience, we have exciting opportunities. We seek enthusiastic, compassionate Social Workers who believe in recovery for people with severe mental health issues.
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As a Community Mental Health Social Worker, you will manage a caseload, coordinate care, provide assessments, and deliver specific interventions for service users, their carers, and families. Flexibility and a positive, professional approach are essential. You should work well in a team, manage your workload, and show initiative.
An interest in mental health issues, understanding of Care Programme Approach, Care Management, and Safeguarding is essential. We support newly qualified Social Workers through the ASYE program.
About Us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
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Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provides health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health, and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence, and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout.
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Layla Younis
- Job title: Senior Social Worker
- Email address: layla.younis@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01279 464800
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