About this role
Job summary
Priory Hospital Middleton St George
£37619
Full Time - 37.5 Hours
Priory Hospital Middleton St George has an opportunity for a Social Worker to join our team.
Priory Hospital Middleton St George, Darlington, County Durham is a specialist inpatient service for adults with mental health issues, complex needs and behaviours that challenge. It is accessible by public transport, with a local train station approximately 5 miles away and local bus services to Darlington.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Social Worker is to participate as an active member of the Multidisciplinary Team. The Social Worker is allocated to work across site and participates in ward rounds, risk assessments, care planning, discharge planning, decision-making and team meetings. In this role, you will play a key part in patient recovery, supporting the assessment and delivery of tailored treatment plans while ensuring dignity, respect, and high standards of care.
To engage effectively with service users to assist with each persons rehabilitation and recoveryTo provide a link with service users locality services and the Multi-Disciplinary TeamTo provide a link with service users social supports (carers, family members, friends) and the Multi-Disciplinary TeamTo act as Carer Champions for the hospital and promote carer engagement in service users treatment as appropriateTo support and encourage visits by making sure visits are supportive and beneficial to service usersTo ensure child visits are in the best interest of the child and properly risk assessed prior to a visit being approvedTo identify, assess and contribute to the management of riskTo act as a lead in the multi-agency contact relating to matters of Safeguarding At Risk Adults, Children and Young People, acting as Appropriate Adult for police interviews, and supporting MAPPA/MARAC needsTo identify and challenge discriminatory structures and practices.You can find additional information in the attached job description.
About us
Priory Hospital Middleton St George, Darlington, County Durham is a specialist inpatient service for adults with mental health issues, complex needs and behaviours that challenge. It is accessible by public transport, with a local train station approximately 5 miles away and local bus services to Darlington.
Job description Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Applicants must hold a Degree in Social Work and be currently registered with Social Work England, with completion of the ASYE or equivalent post-qualifying experience. They should have experience managing a caseload independently and undertaking assessments, risk management, safeguarding enquiries, and care planning, as well as working with multi-agency partners. Strong knowledge of relevant legislation and policy is required, along with the ability to manage complex cases under appropriate supervision. Candidates must also demonstrate strong assessment, analytical, and decision-making skills, alongside the ability to produce professional reports and maintain accurate records.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Priory Healthcare
Address Darlington
Darlington
County Durham
Dl2 1TS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://jobs.priorygroup.com/why-join-us/ (Opens in a new tab)