Senior Social Worker/Approved Mental Health Professional
Salary: £42,786 - £48,605 per annum (increasing to £44,070.00 - £50,063.00 from 1st of April 2024)
plus £2000 annual retention payment, a £2000 Golden Hello and lease car
Hours: Full time
Location: Community Mental Health teams based in Orpington and Beckenham
Our values and behaviours have a key part to play in how staff carry out the work of the Council and how we engage and build working relationships with key partner agencies. This framework outlines the desired behaviours that align with our established values, to help create a workforce that are able to deliver services that are seen as ‘excellent’ in the eyes of local people. To read more about our REAL Values and Behaviours, please click here: Values and Behaviours.pdf
About the Role
The London Borough of Bromley, in partnership with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit a full-time Senior Social Worker/AMHP to work within our Community Mental Health teams based in Orpington and Beckenham.
Senior Social Workers must hold the AMHP qualification. Your role will be to offer support to both community and in-patient services, with the focus on working together with service users to enhance their independence and quality of life. You will be expected to undertake the statutory requirements of your role and that of the local authority to include Care Act duties, Safeguarding, both adult and children.
You are required to have proven experience of supervision, mentoring or supporting the learning of others. Your knowledge and skills will be valued and opportunities for further development encouraged.
We aim to develop and maintain a culture of continuous learning and will actively promote this throughout your employment, ensuring through good quality supervision both managerial and professional that you are developing and delivering on the skills and knowledge required for the post.
You must hold a Dip SW, CQSW or degree in Social Work and be a qualified AMHP and Practice Educator. Registration with Social Work England is a mandatory requirement.
If you have any of the above qualifications and relevant experience, we would like to hear from you.
Please click here to view the job description: Senior SW AHMP JD.doc
Please click here to view our Making Bromley Even Better strategy: Making Bromley Even Better.pdf
If you would like to find out more about the roles, please contact: Grace John-Baptiste, Head of Social Care – G.John-Baptiste@nhs.net or Alison Burns, AMHP Team Manager – Alison.Burns6@nhs.net
Some of the benefits working for the London Borough of Bromley:
- Eligibility to join the Lease Car Scheme
- Membership of the excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
- Generous Annual Leave entitlement
- Excellent transport links
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes make huge savings on – Cycle2Work bike scheme.
- Employee Benefits Lifestyle Discounts –hundreds of discounts at local and national retailers, restaurants, holidays and much more
Equal Opportunities Statement
We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery. We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work and a wide range of unique discounts.