Senior Social Work Practitioner – Working Age Mental Health

About Us

Working for us at West Sussex County Council is all about making a positive difference to the people of West Sussex. The Working Age Mental Health Services (WAMHS) teamhas a vacancy for a full time Senior Social Work Practitionerwith demonstrablepost-qualifying experience. This is an excitingand unique opportunity to operate at a senior level within the WAMHS team,co-ordinating allaspects of health and social care needs for users with severe and enduring mental health challenges.

If this sounds like an interesting opportunity for you, why not join us and let’s make a difference to our communities together!

About The Job

In this exciting role, you will be required toact as a lead professional responsible for delivering a statutory social work service to those people who access or need the service,to include assessment, planning, implementing and review, and being responsible for leading on a specialist area of service delivery, ensuring that key developments are communicated to colleagues and that business change is successfully implemented.

To be qualified for this role, you are expected to be working at Senior Social Worker level or higher. You will possess the ability to influence in a multi-disciplinary setting,and communicate clearly and effectively to explain complicated information to a wide range of people,negotiatingwith and persuadingothers to adopt a particular course of action that they may not otherwise wish to take.

Experience and Skills

Please refer to the job description for a full list of key skills and experience associated with this role. These will be used as shortlisting criteria.

Rewards and Benefits

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE04743.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact (Team Manager, WAMHS Northern). For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

To apply, upload your CV and cover letter explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran’s Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our application help page.