Social Worker - Adult Mental Health Team Sanctuary Personal

Social Worker – Adult Mental Health Team

Position: Social Worker – Adult Mental Health Team

Location: Oldham, UK

Salary: £37 per hour

Contract: Locum, Full Time

Duration: 3 Months

Are you an experienced Social Worker looking for a rewarding temporary role where you can make a meaningful and lasting impact? An excellent opportunity has arisen in Oldham for a Social Worker to join the Adult Mental Health Team on a full-time locum basis. Offering an attractive hourly rate of £37 and a 3-month contract, this role provides the chance to work with complex and challenging caseloads, supporting service users, carers, and families to improve outcomes and quality of life through effective social work practice.

• Locum role: Enjoy the flexibility that locum work offers, enabling you to manage your work–life balance while gaining valuable experience.
• Varied experience: Work across diverse cases and settings, enhancing your professional skill set and career prospects.
• Continuous professional development: Access regular training and development opportunities to keep your practice current and effective.
• Engaging work environment: Join a dynamic and supportive team that values creativity, reflective practice, and innovation.
• Networking opportunities: Build strong working relationships with multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies across health and the voluntary sector.

• Prepare for social work involvement by reviewing case records and liaising with relevant professionals
• Undertake assessments of need for service users, carers, and families, including complex and high-risk situations
• Develop, implement, review, and update Care and Support Plans
• Design and manage care packages to address social care, health, and wellbeing needs
• Support individuals and families to make informed choices under Self-Directed Support and Individual Budgets
• Apply safeguarding procedures and take appropriate action where abuse or neglect is suspected
• Manage and assess risk, promoting positive behavioural change to reduce risk
• Undertake crisis assessments and apply relevant legal interventions when required
• Maintain accurate, confidential, and up-to-date case records
• Participate in, and where appropriate chair, meetings and decision-making forums
• Advocate for service users, carers, and families within organisational and legislative frameworks
• Produce reports, provide data, and contribute to information sharing as required
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships with health and voluntary sector organisations
• Provide guidance and support to less experienced colleagues
• Embrace developments in working practices, particularly the effective use of ICT
• Commit to continuous professional development, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of legislation and best practice
• Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in both practice and service delivery
• Adhere to policies relating to customer care, data protection, finance, safeguarding, and health and safety
• Uphold and contribute to the Council’s Co-operative Agenda values to enhance service delivery

• Previous experience working within an Adults’ Mental Health Team in a local authority setting
• Strong assessment skills with service users, carers, and families, including complex and high-risk cases
• Proven ability to implement, review, and evaluate Care and Support Plans
• Effective workload management skills, with the ability to maintain accurate case records
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent analytical, communication, and report-writing skills suitable for formal and legal contexts
• Living and working in Oldham offers the best of both worlds. Situated between stunning countryside and the vibrant city of Manchester, Oldham combines rich industrial heritage with a strong sense of community. It’s a place where professionals can enjoy a balanced lifestyle while making a real difference to the lives of local residents.

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