Mental Health Social Workers | Tameside Council
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and experienced Mental Health Social Workers to join Tameside Council's community-facing Adult Services. Based at Wilshaw House, the successful practitioners will work within an integrated framework alongside NHS partners to deliver high-quality, needs-based support. Tameside values diversity and is highly committed to staff well-being, offering regular clinical supervision, peer support groups, and a clear path toward AMHP training.
Summary of Job
The roles deliver a comprehensive, community-based social care service to working-age adults experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
Practitioners promote a partnership-driven approach, collaborating across multiple disciplines to advocate for person-centred outcomes.
The positions place a strong focus on building meaningful, persistent engagement with individuals and families who are traditionally deemed difficult to reach.
Holding an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) qualification is highly advantageous, though the council will fully support un-warranted staff to train for this path.
Duties & Responsibilities
Conducts statutory Care Act assessments of service users and carers to formulate clear, outcome-focused support plans.
Completes complex statutory legal work, including funding applications, court reports, Copdol, DoLS, and 21a challenges.
Collaborates across health and social care disciplines to monitor, review, and evaluate complex community care packages.
Participates on a rota basis in the local authority's Mental Health duty system to provide rapid responses to acute community crises.
Offers regular clinical and peer supervision to local authority Community Support Workers and junior colleagues.
Intervenes proactively in safeguarding matters when adults with care and support needs are identified as being at risk of abuse or neglect.
Assists young service users with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) as they prepare to transition into adult provisions.
Upkeeps accurate case records using the local authority's secure electronic recording systems.
Candidate Requirements
Qualifications: Social Work degree (or CQSW/DipSW/CSS), Social Work England registration, completed ASYE, and a full UK driving licence.
Experience: Minimum of 2 years post-qualification experience, including experience in clinical supervision and risk management within a mental health setting.
Employment Package
Salary: £39,862 - £45,091 per annum. Warranted AMHPs on the rota receive an extra £82 per shift worked (averaging 25-30 shifts annually).
Hours & Patterns: Full-time (36 hours per week, Monday to Friday) with a 1-day work-from-home hybrid arrangement. Flexibility for occasional Saturday working is required.
Benefits: 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), salary sacrifice schemes, and joint training sessions with Pennine Care Mental Health Services.
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