“As a social worker within a mental health team, I can draw on all my training and skills and apply all of these to my service users. I am thrilled to be working in a team where recovery is top of their agenda.

As a social worker I work with a range of other professionals to ensure that the service user and their families are held at the centre of all decisions.

Working as part of an MDT I can not only learn from my colleagues but can use my expertise, skills and my knowledge of the legal framework to develop my colleagues knowledge.”

Is it your passion to work creatively with young people and families?

Our Children, Family & Young People Services across Suffolk are seeking dedicated Social Workers to join their existing team.

We have opportunities throughout our services, and want to hear from passionate individuals who share our values.

We are confident that being part of CFYP Suffolk would enable you to be the Social Worker you trained, and would like, to be. Joining our team will offer you the time and facilities to make a difference.

If you’d like the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, intriguing role then we’d love to hear from you!

Please see the attached ‘Applicant Letter’ for a full list of services within our Care Group - we have numerous bases in Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket.

Ideally you’ll have experience and skills in working with children, young people and their families and carers. Our dedicated team is compassionate and responsive. There are processes to review our work, to develop areas of good practice, therapeutic skills and support learning and development of staff. We are a multi-agency team that has social workers, Practice Teachers and AMHPS working collaboratively across the care group. We uphold and advocate for the social model of recovery and are committed to the good practice guidelines of Social Work England.

The team has been developing ways of working which help to identify the types of needs that arise for young people and their families and channel resources appropriately.

As a social worker within CFYP Suffolk you will:
Managing and assessing risk is a large part of our role and as a team we robustly make decisions in complete collaboration with all systems.

As part of this team, responsibilities would include undertaking assessments of young people, working collaboratively with families and other supporting agencies to manage needs, as well as holding a caseload and undertaking duty.

You can expect regular clinical and management supervision with an emphasis on reflective practice. We hold a strong belief in team and individual development, you’ll be provided with a full induction program and access to extensive training and career development.

We are committed to formulation and ensuring that the pathway of the young person is based on the biosocial model of care and that the voice of the young adult is heard and validated throughout their episode of care.

We are seeking a warm, compassionate and needs-led approach with our service users, their families and their network.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

For informal discussions or observational visits to the team please contact Lead Nurse Paul Hill, paul.hill@nsft.nhs.uk

Previous applicants need not apply *

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