Social Worker - Aquarius Ward

This is a specialist professional leadership post offering social work leadership across the CAMHS service line, with a unique opportunity to strengthen social work practice within a mental health trust.

The successful candidate will be confident, skilled, and highly knowledgeable in both child and family social work and children and young people's mental health. A strong understanding and practical application of the law as it pertains to children and young people, including Mental Health Act 1983, is essential. The postholder will be required to provide expert professional advice, often in complex and high-pressure situations.

The role bridges operational delivery and strategic leadership, providing visible and effective social work leadership across the CAMHS service line. You will ensure the provision of an efficient, effective, and high-quality professional service that meets all statutory, regulatory, and NHS requirements relating to social work practice with children and young people.

Working collaboratively with senior leaders and multi-agency partners, the postholder will ensure social work practice aligns with wider organisational objectives and maintains the highest professional standards.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced social work leader who is passionate about improving outcomes for children, young people, and families within mental health services.

Main duties of the job

The post will provide advice and guidance across the CAMHS Park to the social work staff

The post holder will have a primary practitioner role servicing the social work function on Aquarius ward.

The post holder will be expected to deputise for the CAHMS Social Worker Team Manager when unavailable

The post holder will be a highly experienced social worker who has a sound knowledge of Mental health Legislation and Children's inter-related children's legislation

The post holder will be expected to provide advice on child safeguarding processes and ensure Trust safeguarding policies and procedures are followed

The post holder will provide clinical practice input across the Park in an advisory capacity and provide cover when required, but will have a primary commitment to Aquarius Ward.

The post holder can provide professional supervision for social workers in CAMHS and related services.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.