Senior Practitioner - Social Worker
Trafford Older Adults Community Mental Health Team
Address – Crossgate House, Sale, M33 7FT
Salary - £36,922 - £39,880 per annum plus AMHP allowance
Salary Grade - Band 9
Working Pattern - Full Time
Working Hours - 36.25 hours (some weekend and bank holiday working)
Contract Type - Permanent
Closing date –23rd March 2022
Interview date - To be confirmed
Trafford Older Adults CMHT are looking to recruit a Senior Practitioner Social Worker to join our team who holds the AMHP qualification, or is willing to complete AMHP training. Working within the Older Adults Community Mental Health Team in Trafford, the successful candidate will be based in a multi-disciplinary team managed by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust and will work alongside colleagues from nursing, occupational therapy and medical backgrounds.
The successful candidate will be a skilled and reflective social work practitioner with demonstrable experience of working with people with an organic or functional mental health diagnosis within a community setting.
The successful candidate will; care co-ordinate a caseload of service users, carry out rotational duty work and assess new referrals, take on responsibilities as the safeguarding lead for the service, , complete and support others to complete social care commissioning for a range of care packages, contribute to the out of hours weekend work on a rotational basis and actively contribute to a multidisciplinary approach to the management of the health and social care needs of the users of our service. The successful candidate will be familiar with the CPA process and report writing for Mental Health Review Tribunals. The role will include AMHP duties and being part of the AMHP rota.
Senior Practitioner Role Profile.pdf
You will be joining a highly supportive and motivated team with a strong commitment to learning and practice development. The successful candidate will provide clinical supervision to other members of the team and can also expect to receive regular clinical and managerial supervision.
Trafford recognises the importance of staff health and wellbeing and offer a number of initiatives for staff including health and wellbeing events, mindfulness, running & walking groups and health and wellbeing events.
o Benefits
o Pension
o Home Technology Scheme
o Car Lease Scheme
o Cycle to Work scheme
o Simply Healthcare
o Employee Discount Scheme - 'Perks at Work'
Trafford the place - Trafford continues to be one of the best places to live, in the country. According to statistics, the borough scores highly in terms of recycling, education, employment and crime reduction, and has a reputation of being one of the safest places to live in Greater Manchester.
Trafford has some of the best schools in the country; it also has excellent transport links and is globally recognised for its, sport, culture and leisure interests.
Please contact Julie Carey Team Manager on 0161 358 0631 or julie.carey@gmmh.nhs.uk for an informal discussion.
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