Lead Social Worker - #145951
Elysium Healthcare
Date: 1 day ago
City: Widnes
Contract type: Full time

Are you a Lead Social Worker looking to join a company that values and recognises you? If so, join the team at Gateway Recovery Centre in Widnes and help people in their recovery journey to develop new skills and build a brighter future.
Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will manage and support a caseload of up to service users with mental health conditions. You will be responsible for assessments, CPA reports, Mental Health Tribunals, Managers Hearings and will be requested to supervise junior staff members.
As a deputy manager of the team, you will lead and promote adult safeguarding and will empower recovery to encourage service users to engage in their care plans and achieve their goals.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be supported regionally and will have access to a variety of training and online courses to support your career development and growth.
As a Social Worker You Will Be
Location: Bennett’s Lane, Widnes, Warrington, WA8 0GT
You will be working at the Gateway Recovery Centre, a state-of-the-art facility which provides care for men and women with complex mental health requirements.
The Hospital Is Split Into Four Distinct Areas
What You Will Get
About Your Next Employer
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
Working alongside the multidisciplinary team, you will manage and support a caseload of up to service users with mental health conditions. You will be responsible for assessments, CPA reports, Mental Health Tribunals, Managers Hearings and will be requested to supervise junior staff members.
As a deputy manager of the team, you will lead and promote adult safeguarding and will empower recovery to encourage service users to engage in their care plans and achieve their goals.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be supported regionally and will have access to a variety of training and online courses to support your career development and growth.
As a Social Worker You Will Be
- Supporting the social work team to take the lead on child and adult safeguarding.
- Deputising for Lead social worker in quality assurance meetings.
- Supporting the social work team to deliver Safeguarding induction and update training across the Hospital.
- Leading the multidisciplinary teams on non-medical mental capacity issues and best interest decisions.
- Delivering quality supervision and appraisal to junior and senior social workers in the Team.
- Liaising with external agencies to enable them to fulfil their statutory duties, for example: MAPPA, Local Authority Social Services, CMHT, FIND, FOLS, Police and Probation.
- Supporting carers and families of detained patients
- A Social Work qualification
- Registration with Social Work England.
- Have a good working knowledge of the relevant legislation
- Have at least 3-4 years’ experience of working in a similar environment
Location: Bennett’s Lane, Widnes, Warrington, WA8 0GT
You will be working at the Gateway Recovery Centre, a state-of-the-art facility which provides care for men and women with complex mental health requirements.
The Hospital Is Split Into Four Distinct Areas
- Male Autism Service for the challenging and complex needs of adults with Autism and Asperger’s syndrome
- Assessment and rehabilitation for women with complex mental health needs and personality difficulties
- Specialist inpatient service for older men with complex mental health and physical health needs.
- Low secure care setting for men with a mental illness with or without personality disorder/mild LD
What You Will Get
- Annual salary of £47,500
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
- Free meals and parking
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
- Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
- Pension contribution to secure your future.
- Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
- Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
About Your Next Employer
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
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