About the role
An exciting new opportunity has arisen to join the 18–64 Adult Mental Health Services in Cambridgeshire—including Huntingdon and Fenland—as a permanent Social Worker, working 22.5 hours per week.
In this role, you’ll benefit from a flexible working approach, with the option to work both from home and in the office, supported by knowledgeable managers and a strong peer network.
The role of a Mental Health Social Worker is incredibly varied—its breadth and depth make it difficult to sum up in a single sentence. What we can say is that no two days are ever the same, and you'll have the chance to make a meaningful difference every day.
There are many benefits that are very specific to Mental Health Teams, including:
• Opportunities for development in both Cambridgeshire County Council and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, as well as access to specialist and individual training.
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team with Doctors, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists and Psychiatrists.
• There are weekly team meetings where you can bring cases you want to speak about and get advice and peer support, achieving the best outcomes for service users.
• Clear professional pathways and opportunities for progression including opportunities for funded training to become an AMHP.
One of our Social Workers shares:
“‘Having recently started working in Adult’s Mental Health as part of the Social Worker Team I am learning how our role fits within the wider Multi-Disciplinary mental health locality team. Our days are never the same and we work with a variety of individuals and professionals. As Social Workers we are able to work flexibly from home and the office alongside ensuring our relationships with our colleagues are maintained through regular Team Meetings and Supervisions.
I have found the Social Worker Team and Adult Locality Teams so welcoming with a vast amount of knowledge and experience between them.
There is also a wide variety of support and training provided not only from Cambridgeshire County Council and the NHS, but from colleagues to ensure that we are providing the best support we can with the individuals we work with.''
Supportive managers who promote a culture where you feel safe in your practice. As one social worker comments:
“The managers give you autonomy to be able to make decisions. They trust you as a Social Worker to know what’s best for the service users you work with.''
For more information or to discuss this opportunity, please contact Claire Tyrrell at claire.tyrrell@cpft.nhs.uk or on 07528 254207.
Interviews are planned for the week commencing 26 January.
We are looking for experienced, exceptional Social Workers to join us on our journey. For an informal chat about our vacancies, contact Beth on 01480 372 425 or e-mail welovesocialworkers@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
What will you be doing?
You may be wondering why you should join our Adult Mental Health Team. Well, here are some of the reasons our Social Workers gave:
It’s impossible to be bored in mental health social work and the skills you gain are so varied.
The role of the Mental Health Social Worker is really aligned with the core values of social work that encourages you to see a person holistically.
In our work, we really focus on people’s strengths and recovery. We have clear goals and work in partnership to achieve these.
Working in partnership with health colleagues means there is a lot of knowledge and resource sharing. My knowledge and skills have vastly improved due to working with health professional.
About you
We're looking for a confident and dynamic individual who enjoys making a difference in their local community, is curious and spots things that others might not see, enjoys building relationships and likes to explore possibilities.
We would expect you to have some mental health experience. The individual will need to be autonomous and be confident in making decisions independently or proactive in seeking advice/guidance from colleagues/managers if need be. They will need to be confident in communicating decisions to colleagues and other professionals. The main bulk of the work consists of short-term pieces of work so would suit somebody who enjoys working with these types of cases.
You must:
- Be an experienced qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration
- Can work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description and Person Specification.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
- A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
- A Refer a Friend Scheme where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we’ll pay you an introduction fee of £350
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
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