Senior Social Worker Cmht

Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint 3 permanent Social Workers within Bexley Community Mental Health Teams, which includes primary care mental health wellbeing hub, ICMP and HTT. 
These position are open to recently qualified Social Workers as well as experienced Social Workers. You will be supported by our social work team to develop your skills and experience within the field of mental health social work. 
Newly qualified Social Workers will be supported to complete the ASYE program with the support of experienced Social Workers within the team. You will be offered regular line management and clinical supervision. 
 
Completing and updating risk assessments. 
Working in line with the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Mental Health Act (1983). 
Assessment, support planning, reviews and safeguarding within the meaning of the Care Act 2014. 
Multidisciplinary working. 
Demonstrating anti discriminatory practice and promoting the rights of vulnerable adults. 
Demonstrating excellent organisation and communication skills. 
Demonstrating an ability to collate information and write reports of a standard fit for legal processes such as Mental Health Tribunal's and Hospital Managers Hearings. 
Fulfilling the duties of an Approved Mental Health Professional / Best Interests Assessor or being willing to work towards gaining the associated qualifications. You will be supported to gain this experience and qualifications. 

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.

We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached. 
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date. 

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached. 
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)  
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 
This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.     

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Additional Information 
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on  recruitment@bexley.gov.uk  
 
This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees.  The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.