In-Patient Social Worker

Job summary

Rehabilitation and High Support Care Hub (RHS): Prospect Place is a 45 bedded unit made up of 3 wards based at Birch Hill Hospital, rochdale . The unit is for male service users aged 18 to 65 years, who have been diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, for example > paranoid schizophrenia and are receiving treatment under the Mental Health Act.

Prospect Place offers a low secure forensic inpatient setting to support and promote recovery and daily living skills by offering interventions to increase the service user's insight around their mental health, early warning signs, vulnerabilities and risks associated with themselves and others.

Role Summary: The successful candidate will meet the social care needs of in-patient service users detained under the Mental Health Act and will form part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team. This is a challenging role as the patients we care for often have complex needs and require intense care and treatment. Clinical and managerial supervision will be available as well as opportunities for Continuing Professional Development.

Main duties of the job

• To use professional knowledge to assess, monitor and review social care needs of individuals, relatives, and carers within specific care group in accordance with agreed competencies, quality standards and professional good practice in relation to case and risk management.
• Use professional skills, knowledge, and experience plus a range of interpersonal and communication skills to gather information in order to make full assessments of risks protection and social care needs of individual and family carers within relevant legal and statutory frameworks and agreed priorities.
• Refer to other agencies and make joint assessments where appropriate
• Offer support and guidance and work in a professional manner with patients' carers and families.

About us

About the Trust:

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is proud to provide high quality mental health, learning disability and community services across a large area of Greater Manchester

Our vision is to enable a happier and more hopeful life for each and every person within our communities.

Our 4,500 staff work tirelessly to deliver the very best care and we receive excellent feedback from our patients. We're really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we are a great place to work.

We offer the following benefits:

? 27 days annual leave rising to 29 (after 5 years) and 33 (after 10 years) plus 8 bank holidays- pro rata

• NHS Pension scheme
• A dedicated Staff Wellbeing Service
• Annual personal development review and support for continual personal and professional development A number of NHS discounts across retail, leisure and travel
• Flexible Working
• Staff Discount with Stagecoach and First Buses

Job responsibilities

Provide for the social care needs of in-patient service users > detained under the Mental Health Act.

The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Carry out a range of social work responsibilities within framework of NHS and Community Care Act.

The post holder will be confident with legal duties under MHA 1983 and MCA including Safeguarding of Adults at Risk and Children

Have social circumstances report writing skills and ability to give evidence to MHT and reports to Ministry of Justice.

As part of the MDT attend Clinical Team Meetings, CPAs and undertake analysis related work.

Understand multi agency information sharing in the interest of public protection and MAPPA procedures.

See JD for full duties

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Social Work Qualification MSW DSW CQSW
• Ensuring current registration with the Professional Social Work regulatory body at all times.
• Further qualification in Family Interventions.

Desirable

• Further qualification in Family Interventions.

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience of working with service users with complex mental health needs.
• Post registration experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting

Desirable

• Post registration In-patient experience working within a Low Secure Service
• Experience of working in a forensic setting.

Knowledge

Essential

• Able to demonstrate applied knowledge of: ? Mental Health Act ? Mental disorder ? Safeguarding Adults ? Child Safeguarding ? Code of conduct
• Knowledge of a range of interventions appropriate to the needs of service users
• Understanding of MHA and governance

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent communication skills with service users, carers, colleagues and other professionals
• Sound analytical skills particularly in risk management
• Able to plan and deliver packages of care
• Excellent IT skills
• Negotiating and motivational skills
• Good organisational skills - an ability to manage time, prioritise work and meet deadlines
• Able to work as part of a team including multi-disciplinary working with adults, carers and other professionals
• A passion for promoting the rights and entitlements for those who face discrimination as a result of a mental ill health
• Able to perform duties working in a stressful environment and engage sensitively with patients, service users, carers and relatives who have high levels of distress, anxiety and aggression.