Social Worker

at  Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Social Worker to join the Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT).
You will have experience of working with people with severe and enduring mental health problems including forensic experience and have Social Work Qualification.
As an ideal candidate for this post you would be a highly competent Social Worker looking for a new challenge and seeking an opportunity to make a real difference to people’s lives. We are seeking a motivated individual, if you have an interest in forensic care and have a passion in providing specialist, diverse and collaborative approaches then this vacancy may be for you.

To provide clinical support, consultation and advice, working freely within the 4 Tier model.

• To ensure the delivery of expert assessments and interventions and ensure care is delivered effectively and to a high standard. Ensuring that everybody involved in the case are involved including other professionals, outside agencies, carers and family.
• Ensure the delivery of consistent care, professional boundaries are maintained and based around evidence based in accordance with best practice.

To ensure we are able to clearly identify risks and any safeguarding concerns and escalate accordingly. To ensure all child protection, adult safeguarding and Mental Capacity Act issues are dealt with according to policy.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites , providing a divers e range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust .
The annual NHS S taff S urvey gi ves our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust . For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues g ave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
The post holder will be based within the Social Care Hub and will work as part of a centralised Social Work Team. Within the Social Care Hub, social workers have a specific focus upon the needs of adults of working age with mental health problems who have social care needs.

Please refer the Job description for details