Crynodeb o'r swydd
Teitl cyflogwr
senior practitioner social worker
Band 7
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
- We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
- We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values
Our Vision
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.
Our Purpose
“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.
Our Values
- We Care
- We Learn
- We Empower
Our strategic objectives
- We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
- We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
- We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
- We will help our communities to thrive.
Our services
- Mental Health Services
- Community Health Services
- Learning Disabilities Services
- Social Care
Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
As a Senior Social Work Practitioner you will be required to provide a service for young people in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Inpatient Unit. Senior social worker for the service will supervise social workers in the service working across Rochford Hospital site and ST Aubyn Centre Colchester site. You may need to travel at times between sites. Working alongside inpatient staff, the post holder will liaise with other agencies, both within Essex and outside, to ensure that young people and their families/carers receive the best possible support and care in relation to their mental health problems.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
· Manage care, plan, support and review care needs in line with policy, procedures and legislation.
· To ensure where appropriate that service users are referred for suitable follow-up care.
· Be actively involved in developing of transitional assessments as required by the Care Act.
· To be conversant with the Children Act, the Care Act and the Mental Health Act and be able to work with this legislation to maximise safe and effective care planning.
· To develop knowledge of resources and services in local communities
· To develop links with local authorities and ICB’s to develop smooth transition planning both with and outside local area.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Swydd ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
· Manage care, plan, support and review care needs in line with policy, procedures and legislation.
· To ensure where appropriate that service users are referred for suitable follow-up care.
· Be actively involved in developing of transitional assessments as required by the Care Act.
· To be conversant with the Children Act, the Care Act and the Mental Health Act and be able to work with this legislation to maximise safe and effective care planning.
· Support in the development of effective transition from children to adult services. Offer joint training with partner agencies to staff in EPUT to support transition planning. To promote a recovery and strengths based approach focussing on the well-being of each young person or carer planning care around individual needs, wishes and outcomes, as per the Children and Families Act and the Care Act (2014). To understand and utilise Health and Social Care commissioned services, demonstrating an understanding of eligibility under The Care Act and working in collaboration with nursing and other health care colleagues to ensure the appropriate and timely presentation of cases to panel, and the robust reviewing of placements to ensure effective and efficient use of resources, and recovery based delivery of services.
· To develop knowledge of resources and services in local communities
· To develop links with local authorities and ICB’s to develop smooth transition planning both with and outside local area.
· Establish therapeutic relationships with service users, their families and carers. Maintain client centred approach balanced with need to manage risk of harm or deterioration.
· Enable individual’s families and carers to address issues which affect their health and social well-being.
· Statutory responsibility for the assessment of carer’s (including young carer’s) needs and the formulation of a carers care plan in conjunction with the carer’s support workers.
· Prepare and present clear, assessment and other reports as necessary to set out the basis of decisions made in respect of service users. Maintain all records to a high standard in accordance with relevant legislation, policy and procedures. Provide information, written assessments, reports and statements to support other service professionals, managers and agencies in making decisions related to care. Provide specialist reports to Mental Health Review Tribunals for service users subject to the Mental Health Act.
Manyleb y person
essential driver
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Be able to drive
essential
Meini prawf hanfodol
- social work registration
- experience working with children
Meini prawf dymunol
- previous experience working with children
- social work registration
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Debbie Griffiths
- Teitl y swydd
- social work lead for specialist services
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
Rhestr swyddi gyda Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust yn Nyrsio a bydwreigiaeth neu bob sector