Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
Bank, Band 6, Social Worker, Watford - SW1457-SW1460
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Social Worker - Band 6 - Bank Contract
We are currently seeking an experienced Social Worker, at Band 6 to work via a Bank Contract, based in Watford for our Community Adult Mental Health Team. You will be joining our Temporary Staffing Team within HPFT - Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
About the Role
As a Social Worker, you will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing high quality social care services to adults of all ages experiencing mental ill-health. The core functions of the role will be to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care from a social perspective to adults accessing the service. You will deliver recovery-focused care and support to service users and their carers that is focused on the principles of choice, control, and independence, as well as ensuring safety. You will act as a champion of social care and safeguarding in your locality.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide assessment, care planning, and coordination of care from a social perspective to adults accessing the service.
- Deliver recovery-focused care and support to service users and their carers.
- Ensure the principles of choice, control, and independence, as well as safety, are upheld.
- Act as a champion of social care and safeguarding in your locality.
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About HPFT
HPFT provides services for service users with mental health, learning disability, and children’s and adolescent mental health problems. Applicants should have some experience of working in a healthcare setting.
HPFT has a range of healthcare settings across the County and therefore access to a car would be beneficial unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving.
Requirements
- Hold a valid Social Worker England Registration and can evidence this.
- Actively address adversity and support adults at risk of social inclusion.
- Assist adults accessing support to deal with a range of adverse circumstances.
- Actively champion equality and diversity and challenge discrimination in all its forms.
- Hold a caseload which may comprise of adults experiencing a wide range of mental health and social care needs.
- Maintain constant reflection and development of your practice and ensure your continuing professional development in line with the standards set out by the professional regulator, Social Work England.
Partnership Working
You will be expected to work in partnership with service users and carers, so that they can feel empowered, and services can be improved because of feedback of their experiences. Partnership working is a key component of this post, both within and outside of the Trust, and you will need to be innovative in ensuring that there is a range of appropriate services locally to support individual recovery journeys.
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About HPFT
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. Feedback from our staff about working for the Trust is very positive and, in the NHS national staff survey, we regularly see a high percentage of staff saying their role makes a difference to our service users and that they would recommend the Trust as a place to work. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional so that together we provide great care and great outcomes for our service users and carers.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: KAYLEIGH HAMMOND
- Job title: Team Leader
- Email address: kayleigh.hammond1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07971639506
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