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Lead Social Worker and Safeguarding Lead

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Elysium Healthcare

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United Kingdom , Charlwood

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Salary:

50000.00 - 55000.00 GBP / Year

Job Description:

Join the team at Farmfield in Charlwood, Surrey, a medium and low secure service for men who have been detained under the Mental Health and help people in their recovery journey to develop new skills and build a brighter future. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will manage and support a caseload support service users with mental illness. You will be responsible for assessments, CPA reports, Mental Health Tribunals, Managers Hearings and will be requested to supervise junior staff members. As a manager of the team, you will lead and promote adult safeguarding and will empower recovery to encourage service users to engage in their care plans and achieve their goals.

Job Responsibility:

  • Supporting the social work team to take the lead on child and adult safeguarding
  • Lead social worker in quality assurance meetings
  • Lead and contribute to the production of hospital procedures relating to social work and safeguarding
  • Supporting the social work team to deliver Safeguarding induction and update training across the Hospital
  • Leading the multidisciplinary teams on non-medical mental capacity issues and best interest decisions
  • Delivering quality supervision and appraisal to junior and senior social workers in the Team
  • Liaising with external agencies to enable them to fulfil their statutory duties for, for example: MAPPA, Local Authority Social Services, CMHT, FIND, FOLS, Police and Probation
  • Supporting carers and families of patients that are detained

Requirements:

  • A Social Work qualification
  • Registration with Social Work England
  • To have a good working knowledge of the relevant legislation
  • To Have at least 4 years’ experience of working in a similar environment
What we offer:
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave
  • Career development and training
  • Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate
  • Wellbeing support and activities
  • Access to Blue Light Card
  • Life Assurance
  • Stream – instant access to earned wages
  • 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion
  • Enhanced Maternity Package
  • Pension contribution

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 05, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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