Senior Practitioner Forensic Social Work

Job overview

East London NHS Foundation Trust provides the regional forensic mental health service covering the boroughs of Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham, City of London, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. The inpatient units consist of the John Howard Centre (medium secure) in Hackney, and Wolfson House (low secure) in the Finsbury Park area.

The service meets the specialist needs of mentally disordered offenders, the majority of whom are admitted via the criminal justice system. The Forensic Social Work Team provides a comprehensive social care service to inpatients and community patients, working closely with families and other carers.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will provide managerial and clinical supervision to band 6 forensic social work staff.

The post holder will also carry a patient caseload which they will manage to a level consistent with the job description of Forensic Social Worker.

With the agreement of the Head of Social Work the postholder will represent the forensic social work service in various health and social care forums and undertake other delegated management functions  on behalf of the service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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