HEO Senior Mental Health Social Worker

Go back Ministry of Defence (Defence Medical Services)

The closing date is 18 February 2026

Are you a highly skilled Senior Mental Health Social Worker, looking for an exciting and rewarding role? Are you seeking job satisfaction, numerous benefits, and training opportunities? Would you like your career to take a different direction into a friendly and professional organisation?

If the answer is yes, then you would be well-suited to the senior Mental Health Social Worker role that we have at Royal Air Force (RAF) Digby.

The vacant post is part time offering 20 hours per week, days are negotiable.

Could this be the role for you? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

• A Market Skills Allowance of £5,000 per annum (pro rata) will be offered to the successful candidate
• Access to learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
• Free on-site parking
• Professional registration fees reimbursed
• Onsite cafe and shop

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

The successful candidate will provide effective Mental Health Social Work (MHSW) in support of a designated Department of Community Mental Health, Defence Mental Health Social Work Service and the wider Defence Mental Health Services.

Our success depends on our people — our Whole Force, regular and reservist military, civil servants and contractors, all working as one, working together seamlessly to deliver for us.

Our civil servants are a central part of this Whole Force, developing strategy, making policy, supporting ministerial decision‑making and Parliamentarian processes. In fact, with over 2,000 different roles working across 650 sites around the world, now really is an excellent time to join one of the largest, most exciting departments in government.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to attracting and retaining people from across the full range of backgrounds and enabling flexible ways of working as the norm. We offer maternity, adoption or shared parental leave up to 26 weeks full pay followed by 13 weeks of statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, and a paternity leave of 2 weeks full pay.

In return, you can expect a department that helps you learn and develop that recognises your expertise and contribution, both as an individual and part of a team.

If you've ever wanted to do more, see more, go further or be better, we have roles in more professions and vocations than ever before. Let's see where your future will take you, together.

Duties and responsibilities for the role include but are not limited to:

• To provide effective Mental Health Social Work (MHSW) in support of a designated Department of Community Mental Health, Network, Defence Mental Health Social Work Service and the wider Defence Mental Health Services.
• Contribute to the development of service delivery, suggesting developmental initiatives in support of observations.
• Manage patient caseloads according to Defence Community Mental Health (DCMH) allocation processes and practices as directed by the clinical team lead / Manager and the MHSW Regional Lead.
• Support the management of the DCMH by providing direct delivery advice for MHSW to the DCMH line manager and/or the MHSW Regional Lead.
• Support management and DCMH by providing advice and support on safeguarding issues and practice as DCMH team Safeguarding Lead.
• Undertake such additional clinical/management tasks as may be appropriate to the grade and the role agreed in discussion with their line manager / Regional lead / Head of Service (HoS).

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full list of duties.

Selection Process:

At application stage you will be assessed against the following:

CV:

• Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.

Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form.

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application; however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

At interview you will be assessed against the following Civil Service Behaviours:

• Changing and Improving
• Making…