SPECIALIST SOCIAL WORKER (MENTAL HEALTH/LEARNING DISABILITY)

at  Hull City Council

FULL TIME EQUIVALENT SALARY (BASED ON A 37 HOUR WORKING WEEK)

£38626 - £41511
Occupational group
Care/Social Work - Adults
Job term
Various
Appointment type
Permanent
Hours
37
Division
Public Health - Directorate
Closing Date
09 December 2024
Proposed Shortlisting Date
11 December 2024
Proposed Interview Date
06 January 2025
Place of work
Warehouse 8, Hull HU1 1HJ
For an informal discussion please contact
Deborah Haytree
Contact telephone
01482 614209
Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference for the people of Hull?
We currently have vacancies for experienced social workers to support individuals with a Learning Disability and associated mental health diagnosis for adults transitioning young people into adult services. The team provides consistent and intensive case management during initial stages of a service being set up and where the professional view is that support can be reduced over a period of time e.g. over the first years of care. It provides a level of assurance for the management team (DMT) in terms of having oversight across packages of support which may involve a deprivation of liberty and where there is a requirement to regularly review the restrictions which are in place to keep the person safe.
If you are inspired by a challenge and how to make a lasting difference, we look forward to hearing from you.
You will be based in the High Needs team, at the guildhall in Hull, working collaboratively with mental health and learning disability heath colleagues, to plan, prepare and deliver bespoke services for people with complex needs.
You will ensure through ongoing case management that these services continue to meet needs and are best value, proportionate and least restrictive for their assessed need.
Through case management, you will be the specialist social worker to inform multi agencies, such as Mappa, mental health tribunals, and coordinate the mental health provider involvement to ensure there is not duplication of effort.

We are looking for individuals who can demonstrate:

• a strong value base that informs your work with adults
• a relentless commitment to quality - and to be able to talk about what good practice ‘looks like’
• a capacity for honest reflection and openness to learning
• Ability to establish professional, effective working relationships with a range of partners/colleagues, in children’s services through transitions, adults, families and their carers

You will hold a professional social work qualification registered to Social Work England and will have experience of assessment and planning, initiating, monitoring, developing and providing outcomes-driven services in adult social care.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Deborah Haytree on 01482 614209.

Please refer the Job description for details