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Senior Social Worker role in the Assessment to Intervention team (a2i) adult mental health based at St Mary's Hospital. The A2i team is an established multi-disciplinary team offering routine holistic assessments for individuals within 4 weeks of referral and interventions for up to 6 months dependent on identified need.
Job Responsibility:
Work with individuals and their families in a person-centred way
Identify best resource to assist with service users needs
Maintain high standards of care
Act as lead professional to several agreed cases
Promote independence, choice and wellbeing of service users and their carers
Offer comprehensive needs assessment, care plan and risk assessment
Ensure implementation and review of appropriate care and treatment
Supervise qualified and unqualified staff
Requirements:
Social Worker registered with Social Work England
Substantial social work experience
Previous experience of working with individuals with mental health difficulties
Thorough understanding of legislation governing adult social care
Comprehensive awareness of practice to safeguard adults
Knowledge of Adult Social Care eligibility criteria
Ability to effectively manage a caseload
Good evidence-based recording skills
Excellent assessment skills
Experience of being in a supervisory role
Good communicator with ability to deal with conflict
Ability to work on own initiative, organising own workload whilst responding to competing demands