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Adults Social Worker Team: Mental Health Location: Rotherham Rate: £33.12
The Mental Health Social Care team is part of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s Adult’s and Community Wellbeing Offer. The team comprises of four subsections supporting adults with a functional diagnosis of mental health.
The AMHP Team focus on referrals under the pathway of the Mental Health Act 1983 (Amended 2007). The teamwork across all age groups and with individuals experiencing both Organic and functional mental ill health.
The Mental Health front door team are a duty team to respond to the most urgent cases needing support under the Care Act 2014. This service also includes the Mental Health Enablement Pathway. Ensuring the duties of The Care Act is adhered to promote and achieve the prevention and wellbeing principle.
There are then two community teams 'North’ and South’ that manage all long-term Care Act mental health support and reviews.
The team provides proportionate and targeted support to people at the right time to ensure maximum independence. The service is focused on recovery, reablement, empowerment, and social inclusion, that emphasises prevention and early intervention. Managing demand through proactively engaging and supporting people with functional mental health needs that significantly impact on their lives.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop work with individuals to achieve their goals/outcomes and promote independence and autonomy using a strength based, person-centred approach. You will be working at part of one of the community teams.
The team works collaboratively with other professionals, organisations/providers, carers and families.
We are looking for qualified and experienced social workers who share our vision and aspirations for people - Social Workers who want to make a difference.
As our ideal candidate you will:
Proven experience of working with individuals with a function mental health diagnosis.
Have knowledge and experience of applying statutory legal frameworks and policies including the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Mental Health Act 1983 including 117 aftercare, Making Safeguarding Personal, and Continuing Healthcare Frameworks.
Root your practice in compassion, social work values and theories, understanding the why of what we do in our unique profession, to best promote people’s wellbeing.
We currently have a hybrid working policy in place. There is an expectation that candidates can travel into the Borough 3 days per week.
