Mental Health Social Worker

Salary: £44,579 - £50,706 (dependent on experience) plus SWE reimbursement & 5% AMHP Allowance (if applicable)
Grade: Level 4 Zone 1
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time (36 hours)
Closing Date: Sunday 15th June 2025; 23:59
Interview Date: w/c 23rd and w/c 30th June

Join the London Borough of Camden, rated Outstanding by the CQC Assurance framework, and be part of the new Mental Health Social Work Team.

We are seeking a highly motivated Social Worker to join our new Mental Health Social Work team in Adult Social Care. Representing social work in a network of professionals across an integrated setting, you will confidently manage your own social care workload 

What You’ll Be Doing

Are you passionate about providing high-quality, community-based mental health social care and support? Join our new Mental Health Social Work team in Adult Social care and collaborate with health, social and voluntary service colleagues to ensure residents with mental illness and their families receive timely, holistic assessments of needs, balancing risk and maximising protective factors. Your expertise will be crucial across different settings, representing your profession and supporting those in the community who need it most.

In this role, you will manage your own workload and resources, respond to unexpected events and crises, and recognise and act on signs of harm, abuse, and neglect to safeguard vulnerable adults appropriately. You will support individuals with various mental health diagnoses using the Camden’s strength-based “What Matters” approach, focusing on core social work values, recovery, and trauma-informed care. This includes offering short-term support to address immediate concerns and developing long-term relationships to help individuals and their support networks maintain good mental health and build meaningful lives.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS.

Please note that if you are appointed as a newly qualified social worker and need to complete your ASYE, you will be appointed on Level 3 Zone 2 grade which is £40,911. After successful completion of your ASYE, you will move to Level 4 Zone 1 at £44,579.

All About You

You must be a qualified Social Worker with suitable qualifying experience and be registered with Social Work England. A thorough understanding of the Care Act 2014 and current mental health legislation and its application is essential, as well as promoting the best interests of residents and carers. You should be able to assess situations, determine their nature and severity, and take appropriate action based on professional knowledge and experience.

You will promote and embed a strengths-based approach to Social Work, contributing to a collaborative and reflective team environment. There will be opportunities to develop a wide range of skills, including coordinating Mental Health Act assessments and participating in Camden’s AMHP Duty Rota. If not already qualified, you should be willing to complete AMHP Training.

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

How To Apply

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section. 

To view the Job Profile, please CLICK HERE or copy and paste the below URL into your browser: http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/10937020/file/document?inline

What makes us different – why Camden?

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also know that a work life balance is extremely important so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. 

We also have an incredible pensions scheme. 

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Additional benefits for ASC Social Workers at Camden:

• Competitive Salary based on experience.
• Vibrant central London location with excellent transport links
• Reimbursement of the cost of Social Work England Fees for all qualified social work staff.
• A comprehensive core social work training offer provided in partnership with the Learning and Development Service.
• Opportunities for post-qualifying study including Practice Educator, Best Interest Assessor and Approved Mental Health Practitioner.

Inclusion and Diversity 

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity 

Asking for Adjustments 

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG,

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious b