Job overview

We are very excited to be able to offer a substantive Social Worker post within the Eating Disorders Service. The post is part time 22.5hours per week; days/ hours can be negotiated and we are seeking an experienced Social Worker. The post would be based at the Brownhill Clinic/Eastgate House, a community base for the community eating disorder teams to enable lots of helpful information/ skills/ knowledge sharing and positive interface working. 

The Eating Disorders Service is a friendly, welcoming and dynamic team providing secondary care services to children and young people, adults of working age, their families and significant others, to provide the best possible outcomes for people experiencing an eating disorder. We strive to ensure that  service represents excellent quality, (safe and a positive experience) and good value, (efficient and effective).

This is an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker who has some experience of working with adults of Working Age and caring for individuals with an Eating Disorder and other forms of Mental Illness. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

·       Work with allocated individuals with an Eating Disorder who have social care needs and serious and enduring mental health difficulties.

· Develop and provide social care/health evidence-based interventions for individuals of    working age with an Eating Disorder who are receiving social care/health funding and managed through the Social Care Hub.

· Ensure a clear focus on recovery and social inclusion

· The role will entail assessment, support planning and review of social care packages in robust and timely manner, in accordance with The Care Act 2014 requirements.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

 This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.