Mental Health Social Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Social Worker to join the Mental Health Urgent Care Department (MHUCD) in Basildon. The role involves providing person-centred, strengths-based care, focusing on psychosocial factors impacting mental health. You will conduct biopsychosocial assessments, integrate social context into care planning, and support access to social care services. The position also requires leading on safeguarding processes and engaging with carers and family members to promote recovery and social inclusion.
Key responsibilities
- Identify and address social determinants of mental health, including social exclusion and its impact on wellbeing.
- Contribute to biopsychosocial assessments, ensuring social context is integrated into risk assessment, formulation, and care planning.
- Support access to appropriate social care services and community resources.
- Lead on safeguarding processes, in line with Trust safeguarding policies and statutory responsibilities.
- Provide specialist advice, guidance, and consultation to the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
- Lead and engage with carers, children and family members, in discussion around their own support needs.
Essential criteria
- Possession of recognised Social Work Qualification - Degree in Social Work, DipSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent
- Registered with Social Work England
- Multi-disciplinary Social Care experience within multi-disciplinary team - relevant to people with mental health difficulties.
- Knowledge and understanding of Social Care practice as defined by Social Work England and appropriate legislation and guidance.
- Working knowledge of The Care Act and other key legislation.
Desirable criteria
- Studying or willingness to study towards full Post Qualification Award in Social Work
- A variety of experiences working with people with mental health difficulties.
- Supervisory experience
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health Social Worker
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
Mental Health Social Worker - MHUCD
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a mental health Social Worker in our MHUCD.
The Mental Health Urgent Care Department (MHUCD) is a place where anyone in Essex, aged 18 and above, who is in a mental health crisis can receive an urgent biopsychosocial assessment and immediate care planning. It is a purpose built department based at the Basildon Mental Health Unit on the Basildon Hospital site.
The department will offer a calm and therapeutic mental health setting to see the majority of urgent/emergency mental health presentations and represent an improvement on the service previously offered in busy emergency departments.
Main duties of the job
Social workers within the Mental Health Urgent Care Department (MHUCD) provide a person-centred, strengths-based approach to care, with a focus on the psychosocial factors that impact an individual's mental health, wellbeing, and behaviour.
Within assessment and intervention, social workers will:
- Identify and address social determinants of mental health, including social exclusion and its impact on wellbeing (e.g. housing instability, poverty, unemployment, and social isolation)
- Contribute to biopsychosocial assessments, ensuring that social conte
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