Senior Social Worker

Senior Social Worker - Older Person Mental Health Team

Salary: Band 10: £42,838 - £47,181 per annum

37 hours per week

Office attendance is required and this remains flexible, subject to business needs.

Location: The Limes, Woodlands Walk, Milton PO4 8GB . Could potentially work across other bases including: The Orchards, Locksway Road, Milton PO4 8FE, Queen Alexander Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3LY

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Adults Board safer recruitment procedures.

DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Your new role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Senior Social Worker to be part of a forward-thinkingDischarge and Liaison Service within Acute Mental Health Services for Older adultsin Portsmouth. You will be part of a Discharge and Liaison Service that is committed to leading and developing innovative ways of ensuring safe, prompt and effective discharges from Acute Mental Health Wards, using Strength Based practice and completing timely community reviews.

Primarily you will provide effective liaison and discharge betweenHampshire and Isle of Wight Foundation NHS Trust, Inpatient Services and Older Persons Mental Health community Team and Hospital at home team,to ensure safe and effective transitions of care at the point of discharge from in-patient services as well as influencing step down / step up support placements in the community. You will coordinate hospital discharges by assessing clinical and risk information of all patient admissions, working in partnership with service users and their families, staff teams and Adult Social Care. You will seek creative solutions to system problems of patient capacity and flow that will avoid the need for acute Extra Contractual Referrals (ECR) and create early discharge plans reducing delayed transfers of care.

In this role, you willsupport thedrivetowardsthe transformation of discharge planning and practice, supporting a needs-led, financially sustainable and recovery-focused health and social care system. You will ensure timely community reviews and support appropriate treatment and placement options across mental health services.You will be fully conversant with statutory legislation and guidance and have experience of supervision as you may be required to supervise registered staff.

The role focuses on delivering outcome-based interventions using a strengths-based approach, working collaboratively with individuals and partners to help people achieve their goals and live the lives they choose.

Who is the person summary:

You will be a Social Worker registered with Social Work England and have substantial social work experience with previous experience of working with adults, ideally in a fieldwork setting within the sphere of Safeguarding. You will have a thorough understanding of the legislation that governs the adult social care role and a comprehensive awareness of practice to safeguard adults. With a thorough understanding and working knowledge of legislation that governs the Older Persons Mental Health role, you will be able to manage your own caseload, have robust and comprehensive skills in risk management with a professional curiosity and the ability to negotiate and work flexibly. You will be a good communicator with the ability to converse with a diverse range of people, sometimes under challenging circumstances and have good assessment skills. .

For full details, please review 'who is the person' on the job profile below attached.

About Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.

Additional Information

Please ensure that you read the job profile for full details on the post.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

Our recruitment process

Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants' page:Support for applicants - Careers portal

You must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person'points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that you will be successful.

We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found atEquality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our career's portal homepage:Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Adults Board safer recruitment procedures.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) at Standard/Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Please read the relevant DBSprivacy noticebefore submitting any information.

You will need to explain any gaps in your career history within the last 5 years - this is essential for all safeguarding roles.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contactrecruit@portsmouthcc.gov.ukor call the recruitment team on 023 92 616 800.