Qualified Social Worker - Neuropsychiatry - St Andrew's Healthcare : Job Details

Do you want to make a real difference advocating for people with complex mental health needs within a forensic hospital setting?

Neuropsychiatry

Hours: 37.5 per week

Starting Salary: £37,388 - £40,784 per annum (depending on experience)

About Us

We are St Andrew's. We are a mental health Charity and our purpose is to inspire hope for those living with complex mental health needs.

We are looking to a future with less stigma, more community support, more research and education, and we aim to be at the forefront of inspiring real change. We want to ensure we can all live in a society where everyone with complex mental health needs is heard, valued and has hope for their future.

Come and join us, and support us to help people transform their lives.

Your role with us

An exciting opportunity has come up within the Neuropsychiatry Division for a qualified Social Worker. You would be joining a high achieving and committed social work team within an inpatient hospital setting.

Our Neuropsychiatry services are all based in Northampton at either our central 140 acre campus, or in the surrounding community.

With over 460 Neuropsychiatry specialist staff we deliver truly tailored care to adults with complex, acquired or progressive neurological conditions, alongside their co-morbid physical needs and mental health disorders.

We manage physical healthcare and the most complex neuropsychiatric needs from our central campus. With a service of more than 200 beds, from medium secure through to community-supported transitional living, we can tailor the environment and therapy to each patients' needs.

Our model of care focuses on meeting the complex, highly specialised needs of patients and takes forward our strategy to deliver progressive, world-class and holistic care. Patients benefit from tailored therapies and interventions, delivered by the most extensive neurobehavioural inter-disciplinary team.

As a Social Worker you will be able to gain experience across all our specialisms, develop a deeper understanding of complex mental health needs and have access to further training such as RAID and a comprehensive ASYE programme.

You will work in partnership with our multi-disciplinary teams (including Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Nursing and other Allied Health Professions) to provide holistic individualised treatment plans, and work directly with our patients on their recovery journey. Taking the lead with carer engagement and involvement ensuring that families are part of the team. You will become an expert in mental health legislation and practice, giving evidence at Tribunals and taking the lead on safeguarding.

You will have a recognised Social Work Qualification and ideally experience of working in Mental Health and Mental Capacity Legislation; as well as Safeguarding Adults Legislation and practice, to include the undertaking of safeguarding investigations.

St Andrew’s Healthcare Social Workers must be registered with Social Work England and there will be opportunities for training to ensure registration. In addition, there will be regular clinical supervision, an annual performance review and opportunities for development to stay up to date with the latest research, trends and best practices in psychiatric social work.

As a Charity with a focus on Education, Research and Training, we offer access to ASYE, Practice Educator course, Social Work forums, and have strong links with the University of Northampton and local teaching partnerships.

Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrew’s CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day.

Rewards

We offer an excellent benefits package including: Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 41 after 10 years' service; Buy and Sell your Annual Leave; Employee Assistance and Wellbeing Programme; Menopause Group; Life cover; Electric car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Free parking; onsite gym and swimming pool facilities; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications.

Closing Date: Sunday 12th January 2025

Interested?

If this sounds like you then we’d love you to apply here. If you would like an informal and confidential chat then please contact our Recruitment Team at