Social Workers

This temporary position is open to both internal and external applicants. Internal Wakefield Council employees interested in applying on a secondment basis should discuss this with their line manager and obtain approval before applying.

Key Roles

As a member of a specialist forensic social work team, you will play a key role in supporting service users, their families and carers throughout their care pathway.

You will work collaboratively within multidisciplinary clinical teams and alongside a wide range of partner agencies to deliver high-quality, person-centred interventions that promote recovery, social inclusion and safe community reintegration.

Key responsibilities include:

Delivering high-quality forensic social work interventions and psychosocial support.

Supporting service users and their families throughout their care pathway.

Coordinating and contributing to discharge planning from admission through to community transition.

Working collaboratively with health colleagues, local authorities, criminal justice agencies and community services.

Contributing to multidisciplinary meetings, care planning reviews, risk management processes and case formulations.

Promoting service user rights, safeguarding, recovery and social inclusion.

Supporting statutory social work functions and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and policy.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Social Worker to join our specialist Forensic Social Work Team within a secure mental health inpatient service. We welcome applications from Senior Social Workers and Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) who are passionate about improving outcomes for people receiving forensic mental health care., We are seeking a confident and skilled practitioner who can work effectively within a complex and challenging forensic mental health environment.