Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Approved Mental Health Professional / Approved Social Worker to work full time based in Guernsey.
The salary for this permanent Approved Social Worker job is up to £69,605per annum.
Main duties:
- To ensure the protection of persons and safety of service users’ property throughout and following application of the Mental Health Law 2010.
- To be cognisant with issues relating to people from a wide diversity of backgrounds and to ensure that these are taken into account at all times.
- To communicate with a wide range of people and, in particular, to communicate and deliver messages which will potentially be received in a hostile manner, which will require sensitive management.
- To undertake and manage the process of Mental Health Law assessments.
- To manage the assessment and conveyance process dealing with potentially highly distressing, volatile, emotional, unpredictable situations.
- To manage and take responsibility for a defined caseload and ensure full compliance with the Safeguarding of vulnerable adults, MASH protocol and all other policies at all times.
- Maintain high standards of service user care, ensuring individually and dignity is maintained at all times, whole promoting recovery and independence.
- Ensure that each service user in his/her care receives an individual assessment and is given a regularly updated care plan which, wherever practicable, is formulated in conjunction with the service user and approved by their supervisor.
- Ensure that information regarding the service user’s needs and progress are communicated promptly and accurately to their relatives and to other workers involved in their care, having due regard for confidentiality.
- Ensure that information regarding service user needs and progress are communicated promptly and accurately to other team members involved in their care, having due regard for confidentiality.
- Facilitate open and harmonious communications amongst staff within the team, as well as with other departments, with the aim of promoting multi-disciplinary approaches to care.
- Liaise closely with other statutory and voluntary agencies when required.
Requirements of an Approved Social Worker:
- A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
- Understanding of relevant legislation.
- Registered or eligible for registration.
- Experience in a Manager/Supporting Manager role.
Contact:
This Approved Social Worker job is advertised by Zehnn Young; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.
Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
