Social Worker Level 1

Id Job: 316a354

🏢 On-site

💼 Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

📍 Cannock, England

🕒 2 days ago

💰 27055 – 32934 GBP ANNUAL

Job Description

At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:

Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
“In our Gift” providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
Child Care Vouchers Scheme
Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

An exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team at the heart of hospital discharge has arisen. The post is for a Band 5 Social Worker working within the Discharge to Assess team covering the South West. Multi-professional working is a key skill required as you will work alongside therapists, care providers and others such as Mental Health services to support people to return home and regain their independence. The interventions are short term and the work is of a fast pace but rewarding when the outcome is that the person is able to live as they choose in their own home.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

As a Band 5 Social worker you will undertake the more complex interventions so will require good knowledge of The Mental Capacity Act and The Care Act. You will also be required to complete Safeguarding investigations where needed.

The Social Work Learning Academy offer a wide and varied range of training and there is the opportunity to complete your ASYE if required

As you will be visiting people in their own homes it is essential that you are a car owner and able to drive.

The post will include some weekend working on a rota basis.

MPFT offers a comprehensive induction and support package with your wellbeing and career development in mind. You will be auto enrolled into the Social Work Learning Academy membership, supporting workforce career development and aspirations, with strong leadership and support in place encouraging you to be the best that you can be.

We are a forward thinking Trust and understand that your work and life balance need to complement each other to promote your enhanced wellbeing and for us as an employer to get the best out of you. We are open to negotiate flexible working options together with a mix of blended working arrangements to allow base and remote working. The Trust are committed to listening to our employees to effect change in working practices/arrangements and packages offered in response to the ever changing social and economic environment in which we work.

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