Job summary
- Main area
- Community Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 380-WK0141
- Employer
- Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Priority House
- Town
- Maidstone
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Social Worker in Mental Health Team
Band 6
The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
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Job overview
You will be joining KMPT at an exciting time. The work around the implementation of the Community Health Framework for Mental Health will enable Social Work to develop a strong profile within secondary care mental health service to improve patient experience and compliment our existing MDT.
As a social worker you will provide a high standard of support and care delivery with regards to social care needs to those service users whose ability to cope with the tasks of living are threatened or impaired by mental health issues, emotional, psychological and social problems.
You will be working in the West Kent Home Treatment Team, located at Priority House, Maidstone. The Team cover the West part of Kent and this includes Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells and Edenbridge..
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with other agencies and individuals to support service users with a clear focus on recovery, social inclusion and social justice. The role will entail assessment, support planning and the opportunity to provide 1-1 strength based therapeutic interventions.
You will act as Lead Health Care Professional, (where applicable) with individuals who have serious and enduring mental health difficulties.
KMPT believe that Professional Practice should be informed by the following principles;
- Our intervention only when absolutely necessary
- People know what they need best
- We see the person and not their difficulties
- People have the right to live without fear or harm
If you want to be part of a multi-disciplinary team and embed the Mental Health Social Worker role within the West Kent Home Treatment Team then we look forward to hearing from you.
Working for our organisation
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Evidence
Essential criteria
- • Registered social worker
- • One year experience within mental health
Desirable criteria
- • Post-registration certificate relevant highter academic or skills focussed awards
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Excellent IT skills
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
- Amanda Wetherill
- Job title
- Operational Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07814 689513
- Additional information
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