Community Mental Health Social Worker (Flow)
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 role is for a Community Mental Health Social Worker within the Older Adults Service, focusing on maintaining patient flow and supporting recovery. The position involves working in community teams with an expectation of spending at least 50% of time on Older Adult Wards. The successful candidate will manage a clinical caseload, provide evidence-based interventions, and liaise with other agencies as part of a multi-disciplinary team. The role requires dynamic individuals with good communication and problem-solving skills, and knowledge of older adults' needs.
Essential criteria
- Relevant Professional Qualification in OT
- Current unrestricted registration with HCPC
- Substantial experience in a Community Mental health care setting
- Developed specialist knowledge gained within a similar environment over a considerable period of time
- Significant experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management
- Experience of supervising / overseeing staff and students
- Other
- Must have full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business use
- Relevant Professional Qualification in OT
- Current unrestricted registration with HCPC
- Substantial experience in a Community Mental health care setting
- Developed specialist knowledge gained within a similar environment over a considerable period of time
- Significant experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management
- Experience of supervising / overseeing staff and students
- Other
- Must have full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business use
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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Job summary
Older Adult Services
Community Mental Health Social Worker (Flow)
Stratford Upon Avon (TBC)
The Older Adults Service work with Older Adults who have mental health needs in the Community and following an in-patient stay. The Team is multi-disciplinary consisting of OT, Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Worker, Voluntary sector, support workers and peer workers. The service works closely with health, social care, statutory and voluntary sector partners.
Fit for the Future 10 Year Health Plan for England (2025) is the main strategic driver for change for Older adults accessing health and social care services. The role will align with expectations for moving service provision from hospitals to the community, as well as with local and national ambitions for integrated neighbourhood teams. Place-based partnerships and integrated neighbourhood teams promote a focus on prevention and integration of statutory and voluntary agencies.
Main duties of the job
The focus of the position is to maintain patient flow whilst supporting a strengths-based approach to recovery. The role will be based in the community teams with an expectation that at least 50% of time will be spent on the Older Adult Wards. We are looking for enthusiastic, dynamic and experienced individuals who can work confidently on their own as well as being a team player. Good communicat
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