About the role
Salary: £48000.00 to £50000.00
Are you a Deputy Lead Social Worker looking to join a company that values and recognises you? If so, join the team at Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham and help people in their recovery journey to develop new skills and build a brighter future. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will manage and support a caseload of up with mental health conditions. You will be responsible for assessments, CPA reports, Mental Health Tribunals, Managers Hearings and will be requested to supervise junior staff members. As a deputy manager of the team, you will lead and promote adult safeguarding and will empower recovery to encourage service users to engage in their care plans and achieve their goals. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be supported regionally and will have access to a variety of training and online courses to support your career development and growth. As a Deputy Lead Social Worker you will be: Supporting the social work team to take the lead on child and adult safeguarding. Deputising for Lead social worker in quality assurance meetings. Supporting the social work team to deliver Safeguarding induction and update training across the Hospital.
As a Deputy Lead Social Worker at Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham, you will play a pivotal role in supporting individuals in their recovery journey. Working within a multidisciplinary team, your responsibilities will include managing and supporting a caseload of individuals with mental health conditions, conducting assessments, preparing CPA reports, and participating in Mental Health Tribunals and Managers Hearings. You will also supervise junior staff members. In your role as Deputy Manager, you will lead and promote adult safeguarding, empowering recovery by encouraging service users to engage with their care plans. Additionally, you will support the social work team in leading child and adult safeguarding efforts, deputizing in quality assurance meetings, and delivering safeguarding induction and update training. Collaboration with external agencies to fulfill statutory duties is also a key aspect of this position. Your leadership will guide multidisciplinary teams on non-medical mental capacity issues and best interest decisions while providing quality supervision and appraisal to junior and senior social workers. Support for carers and families of detained patients is also an integral part of your role.
Are you a Deputy Lead Social Worker looking to join a company that values and recognises you? If so, join the team at Thornford Park Hospita in Thatcham and help people in their recovery journey to develop new skills and build a brighter future. Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will manage and support a caseload of up with mental health conditions. You will be responsible for assessments, CPA reports, Mental Health Tribunals, Managers Hearings and will be requested to supervise junior staff members. As a deputy manager of the team, you will lead and promote adult safeguarding and will empower recovery to encourage service users to engage in their care plans and achieve their goals. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be supported regionally and will have access to a variety of training and online courses to support your career development and growth.
As a Deputy Lead Social Worker you will be: