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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
354-AE-21138
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Millwood
Town
Uckfield
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/06/2025 23:59

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Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Mental Health Social Worker

NHS AfC: Band 6

Come and join us

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

Are you ready to step into a pivotal role in adult secondary mental health services?

This post will predominantly be based at the Millwood Unit in Uckfield which sits in beautiful countryside area near Ashdown Forest. It has a train link to central London and good road links to Brighton, Eastbourne and South Coast.  

Millwood is a lively community Assessment and Treatment Service that offers a wide range of evidence-based treatments for people with severe and enduring mental health problems. 

 

Main duties of the job

As a mental health social worker in the service in our service you will be focussed on improving the lives of the people who use our service users, working creatively with them and their carers to co-create care and safety plans that will help them achieve their goals and live as independently as possible. The key to successful outcomes often hinges on building effective partnerships with GPs, statutory agencies and third sector providers and this wider systemic work is where our social workers can really make the difference. 

We work with highly vulnerable people and we need the expertise of social workers to help us understand and help mitigate risks of abuse. 

Working for our organisation

As a mental health trust Sussex Partnership places a huge focus on the wellbeing of our staff, as well as ensuring our reward packages reflect the immensely important work they do. 
As a Social Worker in our team we can offer you:
-    Access to numerous wellbeing and support programmes, run by our internal wellbeing team
-    Excellent supervision programmes, with ongoing opportunities for training and development
-    Flexible working patterns
-    Access to a host of discount schemes (including gyms, shopping, restaurants and cars)
-    A position within a trust rated as ‘Outstanding’ for caring and ‘Good’ overall by the CQC
-    Generous holiday entitlement (starting at 27 days + 8 bank holidays)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

•    The post-holder is part of the multi disciplinary team, providing assessment and treatment for adults with severe and enduring mental health conditions;

•    They will need to be conversant with legal duties under MHA 1983, MCA and the Care Act, including Safeguarding of Adults at Risk and Children;
•    They need to be able to produce reports and clear written documentation 
•    They will need to hold a case load of patients as well as contributing to the Duty sytsem and conducting comprehensive holistic assessments.

They will be required to  visit families to assess and offer support and occasionally to visit patients in out of area placements to attend reviews and Case Conferences

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Social Work Qualification MSW DSW CQSW
  • Registered to practice with GSCC

Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post qualification experience
  • Significant mental health experience
  • Knowledge MHA Part 2 & 3
  • Excellent assessment skills including risk assessment
  • Proven ability to devise and deliver discharge planning
  • Previous experience of working in a multi disciplinary team
  • Sound knowledge of Safeguarding Adults and Children

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Simon Hellyer
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07471034300
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