ASYE Social Worker

Overview

Are you a newly qualified Social Worker seeking your first position in mental health or a Social Worker with some experience looking to enhance your skills in mental health work? If yes, we would love to hear from you. We are seeking to recruit a ASYE Social Worker Band 5 to join the Adult Community Mental Health Service (ACMHS) in Southwest Hertfordshire.

We welcome diversity in our workforce and encourage applicants from people of all ages and backgrounds, including those with lived experience of mental health difficulties. Our friendly team is based in Borehamwood and provides services to the locality of SW Herts. The service operates Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm.

For an informal chat, please contact Emily Mann on . All Social Workers must be registered with Social Work England.

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 actively address adversity, support adults at risk of social inclusion and assist adults accessing support to deal with a range of adverse circumstances. You will champion equality and diversity and be expected to challenge discrimination in all its forms as part of your role. You will hold a caseload which may comprise adults experiencing a wide range of mental health and social care needs.

You will maintain constant reflection and development of your practice and will ensure your continuing professional development in line with the standards set out by the professional regulator, Social Work England. All entry level social workers joining the Trust will be expected to participate in the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission. Our family of over 4,000 members of staff provide 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 or informal visits contact:
Name:
John Oluseyi Oke

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Senior Social Worker Email address:  Telephone number: .