Adults Senior Social Worker 5 yrs +
Job Category: Social Care Qualified
Job location: 1 Catford Road, Catford, London, Greater London, SE6 4RU, Lewisham Council Hours per week: 35 Start date: Immediate start Salary: £25.24 per hourhe Senior Social Worker will:
- thoroughly re-assess both health and social care needs under the Care Act 2014, S.117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and, where applicable, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 .
- evaluate the effectiveness of placements in meeting needs and in progressing recovery-focused step-down plans.
- present reviews to weekly panels, providing well-evidenced recommendations in relation to placements. formulate action plans for stepdown
- undertake direct work to progress stepdown of individual residents in collaboration with the responsible clinical teams
The Social Worker will champion and model a strengths-based approach to assessment and interventions, proactively identifying and addressing barriers to stepdown.
The successful candidate will have:
- A high level of legal literacy and substantial experience of carrying out statutory assessments and reviews within the framework of the CA 2014, MHA 1983 and MCA 2005
- Very substantial experience of adult mental health casework in a community mental health setting
- Commitment to strengths-based and least restrictive approaches to providing adult social care
- Knowledge and experience of the assessment and management of risk in relation to adult mental health service-users, including users of forensic mental health services
- The ability to collate and analyse information and present coherent recommendations and action plans to panel
- Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
- A high level of organisational skill and the ability to work to tight deadlines autonymously without continuous supervision
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