Band 6 - Social Worker, Adult Mental Health Team

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Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Adult Mental Health Team to work Full Time based in Bromley.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £46,578 per annum.

Main duties:

* If a qualified AMHP, to undertake Mental Health Act assessments and any other statutory functions in order to ensure conformity to appropriate legislative framework. To participate in the AMHP borough wide rota.

* In partnership with people who use services and their carers, assess and identify their needs and ensure these needs are met enhancing their quality of life, and independence.

* To work in partnership with all internal and external professionals and organisations involved in assessment and service provision through effective communication and consultation networks ensuring a coordinated response to service users and carers.

* Provide professional advice and expertise to less experienced staff, including students and colleagues and carry a complex caseload. Establish, monitor and review care plans agreed with service users, carers and service providers. Using CPA policy and procedures and in line with the Care Act to identify measurable outcomes for service users and carers.

* Contribute to the control of team budgets by agreeing priorities with service users and carers, to ensure quality best value at all times.

* Ensure the welfare benefit entitlement of individuals in the community, or in hospital, are identified and met within the requirements of legislation and available resources.

* If required and where appropriate, to contribute to any plans relating to/respond to civil emergencies, supporting colleagues in the local Social Care teams and assessing/managing risk.

* Undertake safeguarding investigations, ensuring that the Council's safeguarding policy and procedures are adhered to whilst working with vulnerable adults and children and undertaking investigations as required.

* Familiarise, uphold and promote the aims of the Council's Equality and Diversity policies in the course of day-to-day work.

Requirements of this Social Worker role:

* A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.

* Understanding of relevant legislation.

* Registered or eligible for registration.

* Have a good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Zehnn Young; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning 'Best Candidate Care' at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.