Senior Social Worker

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Job summary

We are looking for aSenior Social Worker, with extensive mental health knowledge, educated to degree level who has completed their AMHP training and currently registered.

Are you an experienced clinician who is highly motivated with a range of transferrable skills and is enthusiastic about working withchildren, youngpeopleand families? We want to hear from you! In exchange you will be well supported within a friendly and well established team, with continuing opportunities for you and your ongoing professional development.

We are looking for people to join us to continue to build a successful service. We aim to continuously improve the service delivery and outcomes as a part of NSFT.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide clinical leadership to the clinical team in the care, treatment and therapy of the client group, with a clear focus on clinical risk and its management.
  • To influence, lead and motivate staff at all levels within the clinical environment to deliver high quality care.
  • To provide expertise, support and advice to clinical practitioners regarding all aspects of clinical care including implementing best practise based on evidence-based practice and National Guidance.
  • To sustain the clinically based training programme aimed at the development of staff within the clinical environment.
  • To provide information, education and support for service users and their carers re coping with diagnosis and treatments.
  • To interpret national guidelines and relevant research to inform local practice and procedures to achieve best practice.
  • To maintain own expert status by developing training and improvement projects underpinned by research and legislation.
  • To be member of the Trust Senior Nursing team and to contribute to relevant forums and meetings.
  • Be able to travel independently

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Specialist Knowledge and training of working with Young people to Master level or equivalent level of knowledge.
  • Current AMHP Approval

Desirable

  • Recognised professional Assessors/Mentor Qualification

Other

Essential

  • Ability to travel to all Trust locations if required

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with individuals presenting with complex needs requiring multi agency care packages informing practice and MDT working
  • Experience of working in mental health

Desirable

  • Experience of running Psychotherapy groups with young people and parents.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 16 July 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.