Mental Health Social Worker | Leicester | £34ph | Hybrid | ASAP in Leicester
Posted by Caritas Recruitment
£34 an hour
Leicester · Temporary · Remote working
Caritas Recruitment is looking for an experienced Mental Health Social Worker to join a busy team based in Leicester.
This is a high-pressure, extremely fast-paced service working with adults with complex mental health conditions. The successful Social Worker will need to be confident managing risk, progressing complex cases and moving cases through to closure on a weekly basis.
The manager is looking for someone with strong statutory Mental Health experience who can hit the ground running from day one.
The role will include:
- Managing a complex Mental Health caseload
- Completing Section 117 reviews and associated work
- Working with individuals with personality disorders and EOPD
- Complex risk assessment and risk management
- Progressing cases efficiently and achieving regular case closures
- Attending Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) meetings
- Attending Clinical Cabinet
- Completing Mental Capacity Act (MCA) assessments
- Undertaking Court of Protection (COP) work
- Working collaboratively with health and other multidisciplinary professionals
- Maintaining high-quality, timely case recording and statutory documentation
About you:
Ideally, you will have significant experience working within a Mental Health Social Work team, with particularly strong knowledge of Section 117, complex mental health needs, personality disorders and risk management.
Applications will also be considered from experienced Social Workers with strong transferable skills from Learning Disabilities or Adult Safeguarding services, provided you can demonstrate the ability to manage complex cases and work effectively in a demanding environment.
You will need to be:
- An experienced, qualified Social Worker
- Social Work England registered
- Confident working autonomously with complex Mental Health cases
- Experienced in s.117 work
- Knowledgeable around the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Court of Protection processes
- Highly organised and able to prioritise effectively
- Comfortable working at pace and progressing cases quickly
- Able to start contributing immediately with minimal support
The package:
- £34 per hour
- Leicester
- Hybrid working, 2 days per week in the office
- Fast-paced, varied Mental Health caseload
- Immediate interviews available
- Manager looking to appoint quickly
For more information on this role or for a discussion about opportunities across England and Wales please contact Davina at Caritas Recruitment - (url removed) / (phone number removed)
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