Social Worker (Permanent) – REN05263 Full Time

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Based in Older People Community Mental Health Team, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Ward 38, PA2 9PJ
You will provide assessment and care management services to people with mental health difficulties.

You must hold a BA (Hons) in Social Work or equivalent and be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council. Applications from Mental Health Officers and Practice Teachers are desirable. An additional allowance is payable to practicing MHO’s.

It is essential you have experience in assessment and care management; working in a multi-disciplinary setting and familiar with local authority systems and processes. You must have effective interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to prioritise your workload; work as part of a team as well as on your own; use various IT packages; have good assessment and writing skills; able to organise and deliver care management responsibilities and must be reliable and able to act on your own initiative. You must have a flexible approach; be highly motivated and committed to social work values.
Full training and support will be given to ensure that you are able to maintain the department’s commitment to continuous improvement.

The service will operate between 8.45am– 4.45 p.m Monday to Thursday and between 8.45am-4.00pm on Friday. For further information please contact Pamela Bailey, Social Work Team Lead at the Older Peoples Community Mental Health Team on: 07483358100

If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check, the level of check will be determined by the duties of the post. If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.

Closing Date – Monday 31 August 2020