The closing date is 25th Aug 2024

Job summary

Are you a social worker looking for a new challenge?

Would you like to review care and mental health needs of patients in high-cost placements?

Do you have a passion for safeguarding?

Are you a whizz at report writing for tribunals and funding applications? (if not we can help with learning)

Are you passionate that patients should have access to social care and enjoy care planning to help patients with their recovery journey?

Yes to the above? Apply to join our lovely team!

The Meadows CMHT is a busy, supportive environment which is caring to staff and keen to allow and bring new and positive change - we welcome bright new ideas. It is a dynamic multi-disciplinary team which provides care coordination and recovery focused care for individuals with complex and challenging mental health needs.

Would you like join a team where your voice will be heard as we continue our transformation programme to provide a holistic approach to physical and mental health wellbeing for our patients, their carers and families?

Would you like to join a trust that invest in its staff with additional training and fully funded leadership and management qualifications to ensure that your career stays on track? We have achieved funding for social workers to progress their career with university courses. We support staff in clinical practice, and this includes having a team of Practice Educators to support and guide staff as they work alongside them, we have regular learning events with our practice educator.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team supporting the assessment and care planning for our service users.

To act as care co-ordinator to an agreed caseload of service users with severe and enduring mental illness.

To undertake ongoing review, review of high cost placements, treatment and evaluation for service users known to the service.

To be a safeguarding lead in the CMHT. Seeking support and advice from the SHFT safeguarding team.

Support the transformation of the team to deliver local evidence based care.

About us

Southern Health is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health and learning disabilities, as well as offering physical health community-based services.

As a Trust, our footprint spans more than 200 sites across Hampshire, wholeheartedly committed to providing the best possible healthcare, reaching a range of diverse communities.

We function as a unified team, placing patients and staff at the forefront of all our endeavours.
Our 7,000+ workforce is skilled and diverse, with a deep commitment to ongoing staff development. We offer customised training, leadership pathways, and a plethora of career opportunities.
We respect and listen to your thoughts, ideas, and concerns via well-established network of staff groups to increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Building on all this, we are currently working closely with other local NHS Trusts to integrate all our collective community, mental health, and learning disability services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Our new organisation is set to launch in April 2024 and will incorporate Southern Health, Solent, Isle of Wight and Sussex Partnership Trusts.

While the new Trust will be substantially bigger, it will continue to cater to the unique needs of different communities, streamlining services and making healthcare across the county more accessible.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare in Hampshire.

Job description

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Happy to talk flexible working- all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Social Worker

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact:

John Kelly

john.kelly@southernhealth.nhs.uk

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37338.00 to £44962.00 Yearly

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-Time

Reference number

348-MNH-5552

Job locations

The Bridge Centre (Basingstoke)
New Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 7PJ

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