Mental Heath Adults Social Worker

Job Details

Enfield Council are recruiting a role for an adults mental heath social worker to provide assessment, care management and social work services to users and carers arising out of the Council’s duties and powers under legislation, Council and Group Policy. To provide the social work component of Barnet, Enfield Haringey NHS Mental Health Trust’s multidisciplinary Community Mental Health Teams. To work in accordance with guidelines set out by local management and make full use of local voluntary and statutory resources in delivering a service. 4.1 Undertake assessment of need and establish eligibility for services under Fairer Access to Care and the Care Programme.

  • Undertake assessment of need and establish eligibility for services under Fairer Access to Care and the Care Programme approach for adults with mental health problems and their carers and families.
  • To provide a social work services for adults with mental health problems and their carers
  • To manage, monitor and review care plans involving service users and carers in liaison with the other workers and agencies as necessary to meet service user’s assessed need. Including users of residential accommodation and other purchased placements
  • To act as a care coordinator according to the requirement of a care programme approach
  • To undertake training as required including training as an Approved Mental Health Professional and Best Interest Assessor
  • To undertake the duties of an AMHP participating in the boroughs AMHP rota
  • To carry out all duties according to the professional code of conduct and with due regard to Council and Mental Health Trust Policies
  • To undertake any other appropriate duties commensurate with the post and as directed by the line manager or other senior managers

Payrate: £29.18 umbrella Or £23.50 paye