Social Work Assistant

We are looking for an empathetic, resilient, and highly organised Social Work Assistant to join us. If you want to live our Trust values of being Respectful, Open, and Empowering while making a tangible difference during someone's most critical time of need, we want to hear from you. As a Social Work Assistant within Dartford CRHT, you will hold delegated responsibilities crucial to the seamless and safe delivery of our social work interventions. Working under the direct guidance of the Social Work Team and alongside our diverse Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT)--including nurses, occupational therapists, doctors, and support workers--you will help service users and their carers safely navigate crisis recovery. This is a fast-paced, community-facing role that bridges social care support with clinical crisis intervention., The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

• To undertake certain specified tasks with service users as agreed with the Social Worker/MDT
• To liaise with a range of partnership agencies, both statutory and voluntary on behalf of service users as well as the wider MDT.
• Encourage feedback from service users/carers and other professionals about our service delivery
• Be aware of the need to report any safeguarding issues as a matter of urgency and complete the necessary paperwork
• Contribute to safeguarding investigations
• Contribute to risk assessment and risk management planning
• Support our Child Protection policy in completing and recording contracts with SSD and Persons with PR
• Support the undertaking of capacity assessments where appropriate and when advice is available
• Developing skills and ability to work effectively with service users who are experiencing severe and enduring mental health problems and may be in crisis
• Keeping abreast of changes in legislation, policy and practice guidance
  
  We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD. Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve. Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident. Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.