Forensic Social Worker - Band 6/7 with AMHP Status - FIRST St Andrews NHS Location: Birmingham Salary: GBP 10,000 - 40,000 About the Role The current vacancy is for a forensic social worker (Band 6) with AMHP status (Band 7).
ASYE would be considered.
FIRST supports the discharge of patients from different medium secure hospitals within the West Midlands.
The role involves supporting discharge from St Andrews Healthcare - Birmingham, and providing aftercare in the community.
The role works closely with a multidisciplinary team including CPNs, OTs, Psychology, substance use specialists, Peer mentors, and consultants.
Forensic social workers provide statutory social work to hospital inpatients in secure care and social supervision to restricted community patients under the Ministry of Justice.
This position requires flexible working practices, including working across sites to meet the challenges and opportunities in the NHS.
AMHP Role Requirements Participation on Birmingham City Council AMHP rota (one day a month).
Participation on forensic service on-call rota outside of normal working hours (reimbursed with additional pay).
You will have knowledge of Mental Health Social Work and the legal framework of the Mental Health Act 1983 (amended 2007), Criminal Justice, and safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.
Regular supervision and opportunities for professional development will be provided.
Main Duties of the Job Undertake the roles and responsibilities of a Social Supervisor in line with Ministry of Justice (MoJ) guidelines in combination with the Clinical Supervisor.
Support the effective risk management of service users in the forensic care pathway.
Prepare Social Circumstances Reports and attend Tribunals and Managers hearings under the Mental Health Act.
Provide expertise in social care to multi-disciplinary teams to support patient discharge planning from medium secure hospitals.
Work with individual service users to reach their recovery goals in the context of MoJ community restriction orders.
Offer support and interventions to families and carers, working across inpatient and outpatient services.
Incorporate principles of diversity, equality, and human rights in practice.
Participate on FIRST out-of-hours on-call rota.
Act as an AMHP for forensic service and support BCC City wide AMHP rota (currently one day a month).
About Us Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year.
We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally.
We aim to ensure everyone can access the help they need, working as a team of compassionate, inclusive, and committed people to provide excellent care to support our community.
If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Job Responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification Qualifications Registered Social Worker AMHP Mental health experience Experience of being a social supervisor Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Address Forensic Intensive Recovery Support Team (FIRST) Community Team Manager - FIRST St Andrews £37,338 to £52,809 a year per annum, pro rata Contract Permanent Working Pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours Reference Number 436-6871302 Job Locations Forensic Intensive Recovery Support Team (FIRST) #J-18808-Ljbffr