Remedy Recruitment Group are currently seeking an experienced Qualified Social Worker to work within a Mental Health Team for a Local Authority based in South London.

Main Purpose

1. To assess the needs of people with acute, complex or enduring mental health issues and the needs of carers.

2. Together with the service users and carers, formulate and implement care plans appropriate to their needs.

3. To monitor, review and evaluate services in order to ensure that they are provided effectively in accordance with need.

4. Within the setting of a multi-disciplinary Rehabilitation Support Team, provide rehabilitation packages of care to service users.

Responsibilities and Duties

1. Provide an assessment and care management service to individuals, their carers and other agencies.

2. Ensure the provision of an assessment, care co-ordination and care management service under CPA for service users and carers, and in collaboration with professional colleagues and representatives of voluntary and private agencies, and where appropriate, to undertake the role of Care co-ordinator.

3. Monitor, review and evaluate care plans in order to ensure that they are meeting the needs of service users.

4. Hold a small caseload concentrating on those with complex care needs.

5. Review the needs of individual service users and their carers and to undertake Carer's Assessments where appropriate.

8. Identify and report unmet needs and short-falls in the construction of individual care plans.

9. Contribute to service development by providing information and ideas for future services.

10. Advise manager on quality and value for money of purchased services.

11. Co-ordinate, participate and where appropriate chair case conferences / plans meetings.

12. Participate in multi-disciplinary and inter-agency meetings and working groups and represent the service as required.

13. After training, perform the duties of an Approved Mental Health Professional (formerly ASW).

14. Undertake any other duties commensurate with the level of the post, as required to ensure the efficient and effective running to the Department/Section.

About you

• Experience of working within a Council environment
• HCPC registered
• Enhanced DBS
• Full compliance required

If you are interested and would like to find out more please apply to this advert with a copy of your updated CV. Alternatively, please send your CV directly