Social Worker - Hampshire - 30+k

Mbi Medical are pleased to have a Social Worker vaccancy in Winchfield, Hampshire.

About Us

- As one of the UK's leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services to adults and young people, Priory Group promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development.

- Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes, education facilities and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

What You Need

- To contribute to the provision of multi-disciplinary pre-admission assessments of patients referred to the Hospital with key responsibility for obtaining and verifying information regarding a patient's family, victim issues and any other third party information.

- To identify and contribute to the assessment and management of risk, whilst balancing the need for public protection.
- To research, by obtaining and analysing previous Reports, conducting collateral interviews with the patient, family members, victims and community professionals; to compile statutory reports and other associated documentation under current legislation and present these at case conference meetings, s117 after-care planning meetings, Mental Health Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers Hearings, as the detaining authority, offering verbal evidence in support of their contents.

- To offer a Social Work perspective to work with patients and the multi disciplinary team highlighting and challenging discriminatory structures and practices where identified.

- To maintain accurate and up-to-date internal and statutory records that may be required as evidence in formal proceedings.

- Act as the main contact between relatives, agencies and other official organisations taking a lead in negotiations and communications regarding patients