From the City Fringe, Brick Lane and Whitechapel to Canary Wharf and the River it’s all happening here in Tower Hamlets. With its unique history, Tower Hamlets has an exceptionally vibrant and diverse community. 

Adult Social Care in Tower Hamlets offers you a variety of opportunities to steer your career in the direction you want to go. We are currently undertaking a huge programme of change to deliver quality standards of practice and are keen for new people to join us to help take this forward.

We are looking to recruit a Social Worker/ AMHP in the Bethnal Green and Globe Town Neighbourhood Mental Health Team to a 12 month secondment/fixed term contract. We are a multi-disciplinary team, whose focus is on the care of adults aged 18-65 in the North West area (PCN 1/2) of Tower Hamlets who have severe and enduring mental health problems. The team provides early assessment, comprehensive programmes of treatment and continuing care for clients. The objective is to assist people with their recovery, reduce relapse of illness and admission to hospital, and to enable people to remain at home, thus improving their quality of life.

We are particularly keen to receive applications from Approved Mental Health Professionals but will also consider applicants from experienced Social Workers who are willing to undertake training for this role.

Requirements

A recognised social work qualification and registration with HCPC is required.

You must be a committed and dedicated Social Worker with experience of working in a community mental health setting.

Excellent team player who can collaborate with health and social staff and other agencies.

You should have experience of working with the Care Programme Approach (as laid out in the NHS and Community Care Act of 1990), Mental Health Act (1983, updated 2007), Mental Capacity Act (2015) and the Care Act (2014).

You will have excellent needs and risk assessment skills. 

An enhanced DBS Certificate which is satisfactory to Tower Hamlets will be a condition of your appointment.

For an informal discussion about the role and the team you can contact Mark Akyea Addo or Ismail Ali on 0203 487 1400

Application Details

All applications should be made via our online application system, no CV’s or alternative forms of applications are accepted.

Internal employees should apply via the council's Intranet. External applicants apply via the Council's website www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/careers

• Shortlisting will take place week commencing 13^th May.
• Interviews will take place week commencing 20^th May 

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