Social Worker

Job overview
You will be joining KMPT at an exciting time. The work around the implementation of the Community Health Framework which 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.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every day
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the future
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Registration

Essential criteria

• Registered with Social Work England

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Relevant Professional Qualifications DipSW, BA, MA,MSc in Social Work, CQSW
• Successful completion of the ASYE programme.(for Band 6 post 2012)

Desirable criteria

• PEPS 2 qualified Practice Educator or willingness to train
• Additional qualifications e.g. qualified AMHP or Best Interest Assessor, or other relevant continued professional development.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial prior experience working with individuals presenting with mental health issues
• Demonstrate a significant understanding in relationship based social work practice
• An understanding of the principles and values underlying the Mental Health Act (1983, as amended 2007) and Mental Capacity Act (2005); Human Rights Act 1998; Care Act 2014; Health and Social Care Act 2012; and other legislation as they relate to this service user group
• Evidence your ability to develop effective working relationships with service users and their carer's and show evidence of good assessment practice
• Prior experience working in community /other mental health services
• Work as part of an MDT

Knowledge and Skill

Essential criteria

• To apply social work ethical principles and values to guide professional practice
• Ability to apply a number of holistic therapeutic social work interventions from strengths based perspective promoting recovery and independence
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to undertake direct work with complex clients, including the hard to engage, to address their psychosocial support needs
• To have the ability to support service users through a process of recovery and self-determination in order to support them to recognise there rights and needs to be free to make their own choices and decisions
• Ability to effectively manage case administration, maintain appropriate records including report writing
• Ability to cope with high demand and throughput
• Ability to use and understand the supervisory process, work to timescales be self-managing and proactive in caseload management
• Ability to collate and analyse complex information, and produce high quality data and reports that are easily understood by others, with clearly evidenced recommendations
• Ability to be creative, flexible and demonstrate professional curiosity. Promote and raise the profile of the Social Work profession
• Demonstrate a good understanding of reflective practice
• Understand the key themes of clinical governance and evidence based practice
• Have a commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and the ability to challenge inequality

KMPT Staff Benefits:
NHS pension scheme Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
Please see Apply. Apply/Pensions.aspx for more details.
Annual leave for Agenda for Change On appointment to NHS
27 days for full time or pro rata if part time
After 5 years NHS service
29 days full time or pro rata if part time
After 10 years NHS service
33 days full time or pro rata if part time
Plus bank holidays, that's up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!
Medical staffs have national Terms and Conditions.
Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits.
Recommend a friend campaign If you already work for us you could refer a friend from outside of the Trust to any of the roles below and you can receive £1000 if they are successfully recruited; Nursing staff - RMN RGN RNLD - Band 5 and 6, Medical Doctors, Clinical Psychologist and Allied Health Professionals,
Flexible working Covers