Job Description
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We are looking for a confident, compassionate & committed full-time Social Worker to join our team at Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton.
This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career as a valued member of a supportive team.
Purpose of the role
The Inpatient Social Worker provides specialist psychosocial assessment, safeguarding leadership, and systemic support to individuals admitted to the inpatient units.
The post holder acts as a key link between the service and external agencies, supporting safe discharge planning and promoting the welfare of service users in line with statutory responsibilities.
Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton:
Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton is our 29-bed state-of-the-art PICU & Acute hospital for men, in the West Midlands.
The service features two wards. A 12 bed PICU ward and a 17 bed Acute ward. Our Hospital has a full multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and supports the acute needs of adults requiring rapid access to mental health services, including those who may need an intensive care environment.
We’re focused on length of stay and making sure individuals move as quickly and safely as possible from our services to the most appropriate and least restrictive environment for them. Individuals can step down through the pathways available within Cygnet services.
Referrals can come to us from all areas, including other acute services and prison services.
At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.
You’ll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits to support you to be happy both in and out of work.
So if you’re passionate about what you do, we want to talk to you!
Key Responsibilities:
- To assist in ensuring the Company’s policies and procedures are implemented and carried out within the Social Work department
- To hold and be responsible for managing a ward caseload, ensuring individual Service Users receive appropriate therapeutic care and support in accordance with their social care needs, including those service users who may have committed serious offences such as homicide, arson, violent or sexual assaults against adults and children
- To assist with multi-disciplinary assessments of service users through referral to discharge
- To refer and support Service Users with assessment under the Care Act 2014 and for support under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983
- To support Family/Carers using appropriate assessments and to deliver advise, guidance and information; ensuring the Triangle of Care principles are used as appropriate at your service
- To attend all statutory and mandatory training as required
- To provide an evidence-based, recovery-focused, Person-Centred Social Work service.
- To assess and collaborate with Service Users in planning and implementing care plans and other assessment and support tools
- To assist service users through a range of Social work tasks and responsibilities. This may include individual home risk assessments, group work, and liaison with community professionals and the Ministry of Justice around discharge and safety planning.
- To liaise effectively with other professionals and significant others involved in a Service User’s care, ensuring integrated service delivery and to assist each Service User to attain his or her maximum level of functioning and independence.
- To keep up to date with developments in social work related to the client group
Person Specification:
- Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England professional registration
- Experience working within mental health and inpatient settings is desirable
- Knowledge of mental health legislation, safeguarding procedures, and social care frameworks
- Experience with discharge planning and multi-agency collaboration
- Ability to manage complex caseloads and competing priorities
- Excellent communication and report-writing skills
Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…
- Salary of £34,280 per year
- An opening to undertake further learning with our excellent apprenticeship scheme
- Expert supervision & support
- Free Health Cash plan
- Enhanced maternity pay: 8 weeks full Pay, 18 weeks half Pay (Inclusive of SMP) followed by 13 weeks SMP.
- 24 hours free GP support line
- Free life assurance cover
- Free eye tests
- Car lease discounts
- Discounted gym membership
- Free mortgage broker and Insurance cover
- Pension scheme
- Employee NHS discount savings & “Cycle to Work” scheme
- Smart Health Toolkit, providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
What next?
If you care about making a difference – we want to talk to you.
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