Job summary
- Main area
- Specialised/Forensic Sevices
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 267-SS6249891
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- HMP Bullingdon
- Town
- Bicester
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum/pro-rata (+RSU allowance £1,446 per annum/pro-rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Forensic Mental Health Social Worker - Prison Service - Bicester
Band 6
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
Oxford Health Foundation Trust Forensic Service is developing and delivering a new integrated model of mental health care for men in prisons across the region.
We are looking for forward thinking, innovative, creative, compassionate and reflective senior social workers, who will be able to offer a wide range of interventions in busy and challenging environments.
You will be managing a caseload of patients in a person-centred way to plan, deliver and evaluate care, whilst being supported by a well-resourced multidisciplinary team (MDT).
As part of the MDT you will ensure that the social perspective is at the forefront of the patients care. You will apply social work values and methods to help ensure that there is a holistic approach to patients care.
You will be able to develop your own practice, and support others to develop theirs, in partnership with primary health care providers and prison staff.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible to the integrated Mental Health Team Manager who will allocate, monitor, and review all work through regular and formal supervision alongside the senior practitioner. You will be working closely with colleagues from other disciplines in an efficient and effective way.
You will have a key role to play in assessing and accessing services for service users who are currently in prison. The emphasis of your work will focus on facilitating and supporting early assessment and identification of need. Where necessary, a timely Mental Health Act transfer to secure hospital will be facilitated, with you holding a key role in coordinating this.
We'll need you to be an integrated and supportive member of the team and to work autonomously within professional guidelines and comply with the governance of social work practice within the area served.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In this role, we'll need you to implement policies and enact service developments and policy changes within own area of practice as agreed with the relevant lead social worker and/or team leader.
You will provide support to the wider multidisciplinary team regarding both children’s and adult safeguarding responsibilities, and will also demonstrate the skills to maintain your Social Work professional identity and assert the social perspective when working within the prison environment.
Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for full duties.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Social Work qualification, DipSW, CQSW, CSS or Foreign qualification where certified by Health Professionals Counci
- Ensuring registration with the Health and Care Professions Council at all times
Desirable criteria
- AMHP status or willingness to train
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with service users with complex mental health problems.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- n depth knowledge of legislation as it relates to people with mental health difficulties.
- Good organisational skills - and ability to manage time, prioritise work and meet deadlines.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Steve Faulkner
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01869 353109
- Additional information
Rebecca Byrne
Matron HMP Bullingdon
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application
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