Level 2 Social Worker

An opportunity has become available in the North Unplanned care service for a permanent Band 6 Social worker. We need a resilient and dynamic individual to join the experienced and enthusiastic team.
The work is varied and challenging and will focus on pathway 2 of the D2A service. You will be supporting and assessing people within a rehab focused bed based setting following an acute hospital stay. The core work will be undertaking statutory assessments in complex situations so knowledge of Mental Capacity and Continuing Health Care legislation is crucial. A knowledge of safeguarding adults will also be an advantage.
The successful applicant will be part of a multi-disciplinary team including nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, discharge facilitators and support staff within the Haywood hospital and private residential and nursing homes. The team also works closely with a number of external partners such as the ICB and Staffordshire County Council. The work is on a short term basis and cases are usually closed within 12 weeks; this means the successful individual will need to be able to work at pace and be able to move between competing priorities., This is an ideal opportunity for any individual that wants to work within an unplanned care setting and access a variety of training via the social work learning academy (SWLA) where you will also have an annual "my time meeting" to consider your professional development and identify career goals.
The notional base for this post is the Haywood Hospital but flexible/blended working is supported and following a period of induction staff will work mostly from home to complete documentation, with regular face to face visits within the D2A settings. Daily support is offered via a team group chat on Microsoft teams and an open door policy from management.
Going forward this post may involve some weekend working on a rota basis and also offers consideration for 9 day working.
Social Work Learning Academy (SWLA)
On appointment, the post holder will be auto-enrolled in the SWLA and aligned to the appropriate British Association of Social Work Professional Capabilities Framework. The relevant SWLA 'stage' (i.e. stage 1 (ASYE), 2 (Social Worker) or 3 (Advanced Social Worker) will also be agreed taking all prior Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and relevant experience into consideration. The post holder will be required to take responsibility for their own Continuous Professional Development.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:
+ Our SOOTHE resources - supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
+ Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
+ "In our Gift" providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
+ The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
+ Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
+ Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
+ Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
+ Child Care Vouchers Scheme
+ Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
+ NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes, Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.
We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.