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Job Description
Please be aware this is a Long Term Temporary post to start ASAP.
The following is essential criteria:
– Degree in Social Work
– SWE Registration
– Right to work within the UK
MCC are looking for a Social Worker with Mental Health experience for the Adults Early Support Team
Role portfolio:
Manchester Local Care Organisation
Manchester is at the forefront of the transformation agenda with the formation of the integrated local care organisation in which both health and social care staff work for the same organisation having a shared vision, shared values and working towards shared outcomes for the people of Manchester as central to its service model.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape, design and deliver Adult Social Care’s new early help offer and model within the newly formed Adults Early Support Team. The aim of the team is to provide impactful strengths-based working at the front door to prevent, reduce or delay needs from escalating to maximise independence and enable Manchester residents to achieve their best outcomes at the earliest opportunity.
This opportunity gives you experience of being at the forefront of social work, as the service is the first point of contact in Adult Social Care, for adults who are experiencing a range of situations. You will one of the social workers who specialises in mental health delivering the triaging function. Using your professional knowledge and expertise you will deliver strength-based assessments and support for residents alongside being a professional resource for other ASC & Health colleagues. You will meet need by providing short-term interventions and completing assessment to achieve person-centred outcomes. These outcomes can range from signposting and providing information and advice right through to the provision of early help, targeted support services, crisis intervention and adult safeguarding responses when needed. You will work closely with partner agencies including GMP attending daily meetings to triage GMP referrals.
You will be an experienced mental health social worker with two years of post-qualifying experience and experience/knowledge of adult social care legislation/processes. You will be able to work in line with the appropriate legislation, (Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Human Rights Act 1998)and follow relevant guidelines, policies and procedures.
This will require you to work collaboratively with colleagues you will use your knowledge of early help and secondary care offers to provide information and signpost people to the most appropriate services. You will be working in a fast-paced environment, be resilient, creative and able to deliver innovative and creative solutions. You will identify risk and explore risk management and mitigation in high risk and complex situations
A key element of the role is developing effective working partnerships with a wide range of internal and external agencies to support delivery of the new front door model and an innovative and responsive early help offer. This will include supporting on the delivery of prototypes to test and embed new operational ways of working.
The successful applicant will be office based for 6 weeks at Alex House to support induction after which time hybrid working will be considered.
Please be aware this is a Long Term Temporary post to start ASAP.
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