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      <title>Social Worker</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>The Community Forensic Team is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to work with adults who have significant mental health needs and who may have offended or present a risk to others.</p>
<p>The primary focus of the role is to promote recovery, reduce risk, support social inclusion, and contribute to public safety through effective assessment, intervention, and care coordination.</p>
<p>The post holder will work collaboratively with service users to enhance their wellbeing, independence, and safe integration within the community.</p>
<p><strong>Job Responsibilities:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Risk Assessment and Risk Management: Contribute to forensic risk formulations, risk-management plans, relapse-prevention plans and contingency arrangements.</li>
<li>Care Planning and Case Management: Manage an allocated caseload, complete social care assessments and contribute to person-centred care plans and regular reviews.</li>
<li>Recovery and Community Reintegration: Support safe transitions from secure hospitals, inpatient services or criminal justice pathways into the community.</li>
<li>Multi-Agency and Multidisciplinary Working: Work collaboratively with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists, support staff and other social workers.</li>
<li>Mental Health Act and Legal Responsibilities: Apply relevant mental health, mental capacity, safeguarding and social care legislation in practice.</li>
<li>Safeguarding, Advocacy and Family Work: Promote the service users rights, dignity, strengths and participation in care planning while considering public safety.</li>
<li>Professional Practice: Maintain professional boundaries, confidentiality and high-quality documentation.</li>
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<p><strong>Person Specification:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Qualifications: An appropriate social work qualification, Registration with Social Work England, Education to degree level.</li>
<li>Experience: Significant post-qualification experience with demonstrable evidence of excellent practice at advanced level.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Benefits:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Salary: £41,957 to £50,387 a year per annum, pro rata (Inclusive of 5% HCAS)</li>
<li>Agenda for Change pay scheme</li>
<li>Band 6</li>
<li>Part-time, permanent contract</li>
</ul>
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      <experiencelevel>senior</experiencelevel>
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      <salaryrange>£41957.00 to £50387.00</salaryrange>
      <skills>social work, risk assessment, care planning, multi-agency working, mental health legislation, Master&apos;s degree or equivalent post-qualifying training, Relevant post-qualifying training for social workers, Best Interest Assessor training</skills>
      <benefits></benefits>
      <licences>DBS check</licences>
      <category>Social Care</category>
      <industry>Healthcare</industry>
      <employername>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust</employername>
      <employerlogo>https://logos.yubhub.co/hpft.nhs.uk.png</employerlogo>
      <employerdescription>Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust provides health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk.</employerdescription>
      <employerwebsite>https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/</employerwebsite>
      <compensationcurrency>GBP</compensationcurrency>
      <compensationmin>41957</compensationmin>
      <compensationmax>50387</compensationmax>
      <compensationinterval>yearly</compensationinterval>
      <applyto>https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9367-26-0993</applyto>
      <location>Harper Lane</location>
      <city>Harper Lane</city>
      <state></state>
      <postalcode>WD7 9HQ</postalcode>
      <country>GB</country>
      <postedate>2026-10-26</postedate>
      <visasponsorship>offered</visasponsorship>
      <visasponsorshiptext><![CDATA[Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.]]></visasponsorshiptext>
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