Senior Social Worker

Are you an experienced and qualified Social Worker – either senior looking for your next move, or ready for a step up to become a senior social worker?

Do you want to be part of changing lives for the better in a supportive and collaborative environment as you experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like?  

Join the team at The Farndon Unit in Newark and play crucial part in supporting women with severe and enduring mental illness and/or personality disorder and/or mild learning disability, ensuring positive outcomes through their care pathway.

As a Senior Social Worker from either the NHS or private care with experience of managing a complex caseload and being responsible for various social care assessments, you will build positive and professional working relationships, whilst focusing on personalisation and recovery to make positive, self-directed change. This can include family-focused work to support and optimise involvement and collaborative solutions.

As a Senior member of the team, you must be confident and able to support and provide guidance to your team members, as your main role will be within the Acute wards but will also require you to have oversight of the other service areas.

Your Responsibilities as a Senior Social Worker will include:

Managing a small established team consisting of one qualified SW and one Social Work Assistant

Facilitating access to welfare rights, housing, advocacy services and associated support services

Participation in and Provision of 1:1 supervision

Reporting to safeguarding agencies and regulatory bodies

Attending Safeguarding meetings with Local Authorities

Educating hospital staff about relevant safeguarding matters.

To be successful in this role you will need:

A Social Work Degree  

Current registration with Social Work England.

Experience within mental health, hospital discharge or Acute services.

Strong knowledge of relevant MH legislation

Strong knowledge of the process of MP, MHRT, CPA and associated reports

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Strong assessment and care planning abilities

Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative MDT.

Excellent understanding of Safeguarding requirements and duty to refer to external agencies.

Driver's License (full UK)

What you will get:  

Annual salary of up to £43,500 (Depending on experience)

The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!

Free meals and parking

 Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.

Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.

Pension contribution to secure your future.

Life Assurance for added peace of mind.

Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There are also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers and much more. 

About your next employer

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure