Adults Mental Health Social Worker

Social Worker Mental Health & Substance Misuse

Locum

Initial 3 Months

38 per hour

Are you an experienced Social Worker or Mental Health Practitioner, if so this is an unmissable opportunity for you to join Hampshire County Council's well respected Mental Health & Substance Misuse Team.

Responsibilities

Hampshire are looking for a qualified social worker who has experience of:

• Mental health and/or substance misuse.
• Must be able to complete care act assessments and safeguarding adults work along with hospital discharge.
• Will need to be able to complete community face to face visits with clients.
• Support with duty work in the team.

The Mental Health service in Hampshire is thriving, with creativity, drive, and a strong. vision to deliver improved outcomes for people living with poor mental health and their carers. Our operational teams pride themselves with high performance, low waiting lists and delivering best practice.

Requirements:

• This is a full time role
• Initial 3 month period
• Based in the Basingstoke area, Client visits required so must be a care driver
• Expectations - The team do work within a Hybrid model The team is subject to high demand but remains focused on delivery of excellent care and support. The successful candidates will need to be resilient, effective team workers and able to operate autonomously. The case load will incorporate a range of community-based clients, care act assessments and reviews as well as duty cover.
• Experience required - Working with Adults with Mental Health

Benefits

• A 9 day working fortnight
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum
• A hybrid tablet device, so you can work more effectively and flexibly.
• 5 personal development days per annum.
• Access to permanent vacancies as they are released.
• Hybrid working
• 38 per hour umbrella rate

About Us

Connect2Hampshire is a managed service agency owned by Hampshire County Council providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities into the Council. Our service is built on our values of ethical, trustworthy, and caring, and our profits are returned to our Local Authority shareholders.

Connect2Hampshire is a trading style of Hampshire & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Hampshire County Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Hampshire is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.