Mental Health Officer (Maternity Cover) - CLA03570

To provide a statutory Social Work Service in accordance with the provisions of relevant legislation and national and local guidelines. As well as to provide statutory mental health responsibilities this includes supplying links for the service to the community mental health team.

To assume case management responsibilities specific to the Service, carrying out assessment of service users needs and risks, where necessary using accredited risk assessment tools. To assume the role of the key worker within C.P.A. programme.

To follow Service procedures, delivering direct interventions to individuals and small groups as part of a programme of interventions. The role will also involve participating in structured consultation and supervision sessions as required, and representing the Social Work Service in multi-disciplinary forums. This will all be in accordance with the Council or hosted stake holders arrangements, through a Service Level Agreement or Partnership agreement. To add to the development of the Mental Health Officer service across the HSCP and to undertake slots on the MHO rota in line with agreed working hours.

Disability Confident
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Please note as this post is part time, your salary will be pro rata to hours worked.

You can view the application pack below including our recruitment privacy notice. The application pack contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job.

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting for the (Get into Care for Adult Care) further documents can be viewed below (These do not relate to the job advertised).

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council operates a flexible hybrid approach for those roles that allow this type of working. Attendance at the office will be required to meet the needs of the business and for example to build team and stakeholder relationships. The exact pattern of working will be agreed with you as part of the recruitment process.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.