Job Details:

Salary range: £42,912 - £57,495 per annum (Plus additional 5% AMHP Allowance). Salary negotiable depending upon experience 
Work location: 190 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 1DX
Hours per week: 36 
Contract type: Permanent  
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check  
Closing date: 4 March 2026

About Us:

THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE POWER OF CREATIVE THERAPY

 
Adult Social Care in Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories, where our passionate, caring and committed professionals do brilliant work every day.

 
Mr J’s mental health had declined in which he was admitted to hospital. While he was being looked after we grew concerned about his personal care and lack of routine, and quickly realised that he needed social care support, to support his independence and help prepare him for a successful return to the community he loved.

He was assigned to Ms T, one of our experienced Mental Health Social Workers, who took a strengths-based, person-centred approach to his recovery. From their very first meetings, she built a strong rapport with Mr J and discovered he had a real passion for painting. She encouraged his creativity by providing art supplies and linking him with art therapy, helping him use his imagination and love of colour to manage his emotions and rediscover a genuine sense of purpose and fulfilment.

Working together, Ms T and Mr J developed a personalised plan for his discharge. This included re-establishing daily routines, building support networks, and engaging with a range of creative outlets. And so he could receive support and encouragement when he was back home, she also helped to connect him with a number of local art and mental health groups.

By the time he left hospital, Mr J felt much more positive, confident and hopeful about the future. His journey illustrates how our amazing Social Workers transform lives for the better, and focusing on a person’s creativity, strengths and connection to their community can make a world of difference to their mental health.

The Role:

As a Social Worker working with adults who are experiencing mental health problems, you’ll make your own powerful contribution to Westminster’s success. Undertaking need and risk assessments, establishing service users’ eligibility and generating and reviewing care plans, you’ll identify carers and appraise their support plans. Highlighting, investigating and managing any safeguarding issues that arise, and maintaining up to date records of all the work you do, we’ll also expect you to attend supervision sessions with your line manager where you’ll focus on workload management and your professional and personal development.

Committed to keeping abreast of the latest legislation, governmental policies and departmental procedures, you’ll attend local social work conferences which may include Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) forums or departmental-specific meetings related to social work. In addition, you’ll contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings, ward rounds, liaison groups and case reviews, and keep up to speed with the latest developments and issues related to your practice.

Once approved as an AMHP, you’ll make an important contribution to our borough’s duty rota system of managing Mental Health Act requests, referrals and assessments, take responsibility for maintaining key competencies, and ensure that you undertake the minimum mandatory AMHP-related training. Acting as a Practice Assessor for students who are studying for mental health related social work qualifications, if (or when) you’re qualified as a Best Interest assessor we’ll also ask you to take part in our system of managing BIA assessments.  

Please refer to the Job Description for more information. 

About You:

To be a success in this important role you’ll have well developed experience of working with adults from a diverse range of ethnic and cultural groups who are living with severe and enduring mental health problems. It’s vital that you possess well developed knowledge of our Department’s statutory responsibilities, including child and adult protection procedures, and practical understanding of current legislation and guidance, including the Mental Health Act 1983, the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and the Children’s Act 1989.

A confident written and verbal communicator, you should be ready to work with a diverse range of multi-disciplinary statutory and non-statutory teams and professionals, and be capable of applying the principles of equal opportunities to your duties. There’ll be times when you’re working in potentially stressful environments so you should be calm under pressure, able to prioritise your workload and evaluate your practice, and accept constructive criticism from your colleagues.

Committed to treating our service users with respect and dignity while adopting a culturally sensitive approach which considers the needs of the whole person, we’ll expect you to have a flexible approach to your diary, and be ready to occasionally extend your working day if required. When it comes to qualifications you should have a degree or its equivalent in Social Work, be registered with Social Work England, and hold (or be prepared to attain) an Approved Mental Health Professional, Best Interest Assessor or Practice Assessor qualification. It’s also important that you’re a confident user of IT systems and software, and be capable of teaching, mentoring and assessing junior colleagues and learners. 

Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme, will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.

What We Offer:

Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. Westminster City Council’s strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.   
 
At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit https://www.westminster.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/public-health-strategy-policies-and-reports/equality-duties  
 
As a forward-thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.  
 
The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.   

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.