Social Worker with Mental Health Expertise
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Experienced Social Worker with current UK professional registration (Social Work England- SW94985). Skilled in delivering secondary mental health care, crisis intervention, and multidisciplinary team collaboration. Proficient in Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Care Act legislation. Strong background in assessment, care planning, risk management, and service user supervision.
Social Worker - Progression to Management - Rosedale Community Unit - Hedon, Hull
(2023-12)
Working under CPA umbrella and delivering secondary mental health care to individuals in the community. Completing assessment, support plans and reviews in line with care act legislation. Utilising and having good working knowledge of the MHA and the MCA.
Arranging funding to provide direct support to individuals. Consulting with and involving other professionals in the service, such as nurses, psychologists, or psychiatrists to offer a safe multidisciplinary approach to care. Sourcing specialist help from other services, including the local council, the police, drugs and alcohol services, housing associations, charities, and faith groups.
Working as part of a collective MDT and delivering safe care to people with long term mental health conditions. Ensuring that service users are transferred to appropriate services when this is an identified need. Providing supervision to colleagues and creating a learning environment for them to grow and learn as practitioners.
Specialist Practitioner - PSYPHER (Early Intervention in Psychosis Service) - Cottingham Road, Hull
(2021-10 - 2023-07)
Responsible for assessment, care planning, risk assessment and review under the care programme approach umbrella. Utilised legislation such as the MCA, MHA and Human Rights Act. Utilised the social model of care whilst acknowledging and utilising the medical model of care alongside and sometimes hand in hand.
Non-judgemental in approach and skilled communicator. Skilled at balancing the power dynamics between professional and patient to bring out the most trusting relationships which enable the patient to open up. Familiar with the services in the community both charitable and statutory who can offer ongoing support to patients.
Responsible for multiple staff members to whom supervision, support and advice was delivered. Valued peer support workers and advocated for their role in the team.
Social Worker - Beverley CMHT - Trust HQ Willerby Hill Nr Beverley
(2020-11)
Employed as a social worker within the Team. Carried a case load of service users with varying mental health problems. Devised care packages and risk and relapse plans in line with the care programme approach.
Held regular CPA reviews in line with the service users cluster, generally between 6 and 12 month intervals. Team works based on a recovery focus model using an empowerment approach to encourage service users and give them hope that full recovery is always a possibility. Regularly attended training courses to keep knowledge base up to date and to fulfil the requirements of mandatory training expectations.
Gained experience of responding to clients in crisis and implementing packages of care which cater for needs in line with increased risk and the care programme approach/Nice guide lines. Responsibility for providing supervision to the teams 'Home Link Worker' and Care Officer meeting on a monthly basis to complete supervision in line with the NHS supervision of staff policy. Gained some experience of the practice educator training.
Good working knowledge of the Care Programme approach and risk management training to implement safe care plans/risk relapse plans for service us
Specialist Practitioner - Hospital ED Mental Health Team HRI - Castle Hill, Gladstone Street Anlaby Road, Hull
(2019-12 - 2020-07)
Provided a mental health crisis service to all wards, departments and clinical teams across the hospital. Patients presented with a wide range of mental health and psychological problems, including following an episode of self-harm, psychiatric emergency and as a consequence of physical illness. Worked with individuals experiencing psychosomatic disorders and a variety of psychological and adjustment issues resulting from physical illness.
Required to make autonomous decisions, based on an analysis of complex presenting problems, while utilising effective clinical judgments about the most appropriate treatment, discharge and follow-up options. Utilized higher-level communication skills, both written and oral and ability to engage with challenging and/or acutely distressed individuals, sometimes in potentially hostile and/or antagonistic situations.
Social Worker - Priory Health Care - Stockton Hall, Stockton on the Forrest, York, YO329UN
(2018-12 - 2019-03)
Supported 24 bed, male medium secure ward with tribunals as part of a multi disciplinary team. Made links to the community when patients were due to move to low secure wards or rehabilitation wards as part of their long term resettlement plan. Liaised with local CCG's and contributed to funding bids for patients who had complex needs.
Liaised with probation services to ensure that patients were not breaching any restrictions placed upon them and the risks linked to them were managed appropriately. Utilized therapy skills such as CBT, MBT etc to enhance assessment skills and gather information effectively. Worked in line with the Mental Health and Capacity Act regulations and constantly assessed risk in line with best practice.
Devised planned discharges in line with the Care Act 2014 legislation and worked with local authorities and appropriate support teams to provide a safe and holistic service.
BA Hons - Social Work - Hull University (2013)
Access to HE - Social Science - East Riding College
RSA 2 part 2 - East Riding College
RSA 2 part 1 - East Riding College
RSA 1 part 2 - East Riding College
RSA 1 part 1 - East Riding College
European Computer Driving Licence - East Riding College
Edexel level 1 - Computing - East Riding College
