Designated Safeguarding Lead

Are you a qualified Social Worker with at least 4 years post-qualification experience looking for the next step in your career? If so, join Potters Bar Hospital as the Designated Safeguarding Lead and become an integral part of the team.

You will be responsible for accessing the social care needs of young people and be a principal provider of a quality social work service to assess those needs as outlined in patient care plans. This will involve working with young people who have complex mental health needs and psychological needs.

As an experienced Social Worker, you will bring your knowledge of social policy and expertise in social work practice ensuring and maintaining a quality social work service to service users and their families.

You will also be responsible for the management and supervision of social work staff and take a lead in developing and managing the social work department.

As a Designated Safeguarding Lead, you will be:

• Contributing towards completion of service users CPA documents providing comprehensive assessment reports when required.
• When it is part of an agreed care plan, to complete focussed work with individual young people using a range of interventions.
• Maintaining contact with young people's families, carers and/or significant others offering support, information and where relevant to the care plan joint family and patient sessions which are enabling.
• Taking a leading role in promoting anti-discriminatory practice in a way that links the young person's individual circumstances to the broader, social, political, legal and cultural context (with relevance to care plan).
• In conjunction with the responsible Social Services Department or integrated NHS assist in the assessment of suitable after care placement working across professional boundaries.
• Maintaining accurate and up to date records of their social work inputs to the care plan including Section 117 care planning and transfer summaries, which reflect the patient's views.
• Maintaining accurate and up to date records of their social work inputs to the care plan including Section 117 care planning and transfer summaries, which reflect the patient's views.
• Responsible for the day-to-day administration of annual leave and sickness within the social work department.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Be qualified Social Worker who holds registration with Social Work England
• Have minimum of 4 years post qualification experience
• Have experience working within a forensic or eating disorder setting

Where you will be working:

Location: 190 Barnet Road, Potters Bar,Hertfordshire, EN6 2SE

Join the team at Potters Bar Clinic providing care for young people and adults with acute mental health needs and personality disorders in an established 24-hour care environment. The CAMHS Tier 4 Low Secure services are for young people aged 13-18.Potters Bar Clinic is located in a residential area, only one minute drive from the M25 and a short bus ride from Potters Bar Train Station, with a bus stop right outside, making it an easy commute for most.

What you will get:

• Annual Salary of £57,200
• Free meals and parking
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) - plus your birthday off!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.