Job Description

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Adult Mental Health Social Work Service in Cambridgeshire; we have a Social Worker post available within our Huntingdon/Fenland Mental Health Social Care team. We are looking for a dedicated individual wanting to develop their career as a Social Worker into the inspiring area of mental health.


We want to hear from you if you are looking for a new career opportunity, you are self-motivated, organised, able to seek solutions to problems and have strong social work values. We offer a wide range of benefits including ongoing training and career development opportunities, regular supervision, mileage allowance, flexible agile working, generous annual leave entitlement, a yearly retention payment as well as membership of the Local Government Pension scheme.


Interviews are planned for the week commencing the 04th of August.

For more information about the post please contact Claire Tyrrell on 07528 254207

claire.tyrrell@cpft.nhs.uk

We've changed a lot but one thing's for sure, we still love Social Workers. Join us and be part of an authority that has accepted the challenge to constantly improve.


We are looking for exceptional Social Workers to join us on our journey. For an informal discussion about our vacancies, contact Beth on 01480 372 425 or e-mail welovesocialworkers@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.


Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.


What will you be doing?

The Huntingdon/Fenland mental health social care team is a team comprised of team manager, senior social workers, social workers and a support worker supporting adults who are experiencing severe and enduring mental health difficulties. Social Work input is aimed at recognising people's strengths, enabling people to exert choice and to live fulfilled lives, whilst supporting them to minimise risks to their well-being. There is a strong culture of support within the team and colleagues are willing to share knowledge, support and experience.



Cambridgeshire County Council has adopted an approach to social work and social care to make it increasingly proactive, preventative and personalised. This is focused on holistic and creative solutions to enable individuals to meet their aspirations through the care and support planning process. You will be bringing this approach working closely alongside health colleagues, providing a social perspective to understanding people's mental health challenges.




About you

The essential criteria for the post will require that you have a recognised social work qualification, have a current HCPC registration and a proven track record that demonstrates your knowledge, skills and experience of social work in the field.


The successful candidate must be willing to travel independently.


As a Social Worker within the Mental Health service an AMHP qualification or willingness to train towards this is essential.


About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.


Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.


We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don't meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don't be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.


Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.


We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.


Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.


https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers


Our benefits

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage...

A comprehensive

wellbeing package

to cover

all aspects of wellbeing

, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family 6 days of

protected time

each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development A

pay progression scheme

to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills

Scalable retention payments

of up to

8,852

over a 3 year period, starting after your first full year of employment, in specific teams A

Refer a Friend Scheme

where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we'll pay you an introduction fee of 350 Access to

development opportunities

, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support

your personal and professional growth

For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.