Full Time, Permanent
The Mental Health Hospital Discharge Team is recruiting for 2 FT Social Workers.
The Mental Health Hospital Discharge Team is recruiting for 2 Full Time Social workers.
You will have a Social Work qualification, and registration with Social Work England. The right should have experience of working with mental disorder, pre or post qualifying.
You should have experience of working in a multi-disciplinary way, be able to work quickly, proportionately and have confidence in their decision making, and positive risk taking.
You should have a reasonable working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, the Mental Capacity Act and Care Act 2014.
Mental Health Hospital Discharge
We are a small team of social workers, located at City Hall, but with an office space available at Callington road Hospital, and the opportunity to hot desk throughout other city office bases. The main function of the team is to facilitate timely discharges from mental health hospitals. We work closely with the psychiatric wards to coordinate safe discharges from hospital.
The work is fast-paced and varied, with a strong focus on person centred, multi-disciplinary working.
Many of our service users experience multiple disadvantages, including homelessness, substance abuse and forensic histories. Therefore, you must be prepared to work with several complex cases simultaneously.
We work with the acute wards at Callington Road Hospital, Weston General Hospital and Southmead Mental Health Wards.
Please note this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
Why Bristol City Council?
At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles, hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.
Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
How do I apply?
If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.
To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.
We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.
For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Faye McCrory, [email protected] Team Manager, or Stephen Cribb, [email protected], Senior Practitioner.
Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black and racially minoritised and Disabled candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.
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