About the role
This role is a Senior Social Worker role and it entails working specifically working with those people who have needs associated with their mental health and are eligible for care and support from Cambridgeshire County Council – Mental Health Social Work. This role will also include support to those people with eligible needs who are currently cared for within the geographic area of Norfolk.
The Central Council for Training and Education in Social Work first defined the forensic social work role in 1995 as follows: “Forensic social work is social work with mentally disordered people who present, or are subject to, significant risk and as a consequence are, or could be, in contact with the criminal justice system…The key purpose of forensic social work is to hold in balance the protection of the public and the promotion of the quality of life of individuals and by working in partnership with relevant others to identify, assess and manage risk; identify and challenge discriminatory structures and practices; engage effectively and identify, develop and implement strategies.”
We are looking for exceptional Social Workers to join us on our journey. For an informal discussion about our vacancies, contact Beth on 01480 372 425 or e-mail welovesocialworkers@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
An Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required for this post. 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.
What will you be doing?
Provide professional leadership to colleagues in situations involving highly complex case arrangements for assessment and support planning, particularly in scenarios that involve risk, complexity, and the safety of the service user and others.
Complete Ministry of Justice reports in a timely fashion and undertake social supervisor tasks within the community.
Complete and agree with service users on assessments, care/support plans, and s117 reviews.
Actively engage with, assist, and provide advice to carers, conducting carers’ assessments when appropriate, to enable them to sustain their caring role.
Allocate and authorise support packages as appropriate.
Manage and utilise cash-limited budgets to commission services and assistance from other sources.
Support other team members when the Team Manager is away.
Complete Social Circumstances reports and be available for any cases that go to court.
About you
You need to be dynamic, innovative, committed, and passionate. You’ll bring a comprehensive knowledge and skill base to the challenge of working as part of the team.
Your existing skills enable you to support and develop others, act as a role model for good practice, and ensure the very best outcomes for the people of Cambridgeshire.
You represent Cambridgeshire County Council in multi-agency networks, working jointly with them to assess, plan, and implement integrated care. This promotes independence and choice, avoids admissions, and facilitates discharge.
You work in partnership with other organisations at a strategic level to achieve positive outcomes for service users and carers.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to 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 relocation package of up to £8,000 (eligibility applies)
- A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
- Scalable retention payments of up to £7,650 over a 3 year period, starting after your first full year of employment, in specific teams
- 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 Employer. 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. Some examples of adjustments 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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