Job Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join our Adult Community Mental Health Services Team in North Hertfordshire.
The area is well served with transport links to historic Hertfordshire and its glorious countryside as well as into London and beyond. We are looking for a Social Worker who is passionate about care delivering care to adults with mental health issues.
We can offer you a competitive salary, staff benefits package, excellent career development and training that comes from working for Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
Whilst it is a challenging period for the NHS, there has never been a more exciting time to join HPFT. We are on a “Good to Great” journey as we continue to innovate, improve, transform and deliver the very highest standards of care to the service users and communities that we serve.
Main duties of the job
Registered with Social Work England.
Experience of working in a community based setting. Responsible for the delivery of care to an allocated caseload of clients living in the Community experiencing, or recovering from, mental health difficulties.
Provide direct support and advice to Service Users and Carers, within the recovery framework.
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary Team, working in partnership with a range of stakeholders inside and outside of the Trust.
Providing high quality social care services to adults of all ages experiencing mental ill-health. The core functions of the role will be to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care from a social perspective to adults accessing the service.
Deliver recovery-focused care and support to service users and their carers that is focused on the principles of choice, control, and independence, as well as ensuring safety.
You will hold a caseload which may comprise of adults experiencing a wide range of mental health and social care needs.You will ensure that you maintain constant reflection and development of your practice and will ensure your continuing professional development in line with the standards set out by the professional regulator, Social Work England.
If you are not already an AMHP, you will be prepared to undertake the training required to undertake the AMHP role as your career progresses. If you are already an AMHP, you will contribute to the Trust’s countywide AMHP rota.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- An appropriate professional Social Work qualification.
- Education to Degree level.
- Registration with Social Work England.
- Training in principles and application of outcomes, focussed assessments and personalisation.
- Relevant post-qualifying training for Social Workers.
- Training and experience in Safeguarding
Desirable
- Approved Mental Health Professional / Best Interests Assessment Training.
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- Minimum of 2 Years’ post qualification experience
- Knowledge of legislation, theory and policy in relation to relevant care group.
- Experience of undertaking assessments, focussed as personalisation, choice and control and care planning.
- Understanding and experience of Personal Budgets and Direct Payments.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working and ability to work collaboratively.
- Experience of partnership working with Service Users and Carers; demonstrating dignity and respect.
Desirable
- Experience of work and an Approved Mental Health Professional and/or Best Interests Assessor.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders including Service Users and Carers, other professional colleagues, members of other organisations and local communities verbally and in writing.
- Ability to manage highly sensitive information.
- Experience of using electronic recording systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate and timely reports.
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to analyse Service user and Carer information.
- Experience of undertaking small-scale audits and surveys
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 01 March 2026
