Adult Mental Health Social Worker

Sheffield City Council

  • Sheffield
  • £41,511-44,711 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 15 days ago
Adult Mental Health Social Worker Job descriptionA rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced Mental Health Social Worker to join Sheffield City Councils mental health portfolio to work into the Forensic Social Work Team. This small specialist team is close-knit and mutually supportive, providing a Social Work service to individuals with serious mental health conditions and offending histories in a variety of settings.The nature of the work, whilst at times challenging, is also stimulating and rewarding, offering insight into the interplay between people experiencing mental illness and the criminal justice system. Working alongside Health and Criminal Justice, this is an excellent opportunity to practice a wide range of social work skills and gain broad experiences, whilst forming part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team. The role encompasses the provision of client care and public protection through:
  • Social Supervision of Conditionally Discharged patients in the community;
  • Liaison with the Ministry of Justice;
  • Provision of Social Circumstances reports for and attendance of Mental Health Review Tribunals;
  • Attendance of regular meetings in both secure and open inpatient settings, locally and nationally;
  • Risk assessment and risk management skills;
  • Social Care assessments and reviews;
  • S42 Safeguarding responsibilities;
  • Mental Capacity Act assessments and Court of Protection work.
The successful applicant will be dedicated, passionate, dynamic and autonomous, a team player with organizational skills and emotional resilience. Strong Social Work values, anti-oppressive practice and a commitment towards recovery and rehabilitation are crucial in this role, as is the ability to travel. In return, you will receive Continuous Professional Development, regular supervision, and support and learning opportunities from a motivated and committed team.Informal enquiries can be directed to Stephanie CorkerEvidence of Social Work qualification and evidence of SWE registration required before appointment to the post.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our

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