Description
The Community Forensic Team is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to work with adults who have significant mental health needs and who may have offended or present a risk to others.
The primary focus of the role is to promote recovery, reduce risk, support social inclusion, and contribute to public safety through effective assessment, intervention, and care coordination.
The post holder will work collaboratively with service users to enhance their wellbeing, independence, and safe integration within the community.
Job Responsibilities:
- Risk Assessment and Risk Management: Contribute to forensic risk formulations, risk-management plans, relapse-prevention plans and contingency arrangements.
- Care Planning and Case Management: Manage an allocated caseload, complete social care assessments and contribute to person-centred care plans and regular reviews.
- Recovery and Community Reintegration: Support safe transitions from secure hospitals, inpatient services or criminal justice pathways into the community.
- Multi-Agency and Multidisciplinary Working: Work collaboratively with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists, support staff and other social workers.
- Mental Health Act and Legal Responsibilities: Apply relevant mental health, mental capacity, safeguarding and social care legislation in practice.
- Safeguarding, Advocacy and Family Work: Promote the service users rights, dignity, strengths and participation in care planning while considering public safety.
- Professional Practice: Maintain professional boundaries, confidentiality and high-quality documentation.
Person Specification:
- Qualifications: An appropriate social work qualification, Registration with Social Work England, Education to degree level.
- Experience: Significant post-qualification experience with demonstrable evidence of excellent practice at advanced level.
Benefits:
- Salary: £41,957 to £50,387 a year per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS)
- Agenda for Change pay scheme
- Band 6
- Part-time, permanent contract