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Qualified Social Worker | Wellbeing and Mental Health in Schools (WAMHS) Team | West Sussex County Council
- Qualified Social Worker required to join a statutory Mental Health Team
- Office base: Bridge House, Worthing
- 35ph to 38ph, plus 150 per week expenses
- Hybrid Working, 3 days on site
- To be considered, you must have a social work qualification and full SWE registration as well as over 3 years post qualified experience gained in a Hospital setting
Client info:
Job Description & Person Specification
- Advanced knowledge of risk management within Mental Health.
- Breadth of understanding of the therapeutic interventions that can be used and an excellent understanding of the partnership agencies including health, housing, learning, statutory, voluntary and independent sector.
- Demonstrable experience of dealing with a wide breadth of issues andcomplex situations and using highly developed analytical skills to provide solution focussed and resource efficient options.
- Evidence of good assessment skills, including the ability to ensure regular reviews and risk management with a variety of individuals, carers or families.
- Evidence of effectively prioritising work and meeting deadlines.
- Experience of effective partnership working with those who access or need the service and maintaining a focus on the needs of the individual whilst handling conflict and disagreement.
- Experience of forming effective working relationships within a multi-agency/ multidisciplinary setting.
- Evidence of working with those who access or need the service to identify issues and identify specific action by means of creative and pragmatic solutions.
- Experience of managing levels of risk within a caseload of complex safeguarding cases.
- Experience of effectively coaching and supervising others, acting as a practice
- role model and promoting exemplary practice.
- Sound and accurate IT knowledge.
Please apply to be considered
If you are interested in discussing this position in more detail please call (phone number removed) and ask for Anton Mostert or email (url removed)
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