Social Worker Adults Team

Social Worker Adults Team

We are looking for a Social Worker who is able to problem solve, prioritise quickly, identify risk, be an experienced safeguarding practitioner,
Our Clients service has expanded significantly to ensure safe caseloads whilst demand for services increases locally, and both senior management and the Council are committed to maintaining safe caseloads and supervision rations in the future as the basis for good practice.
Our client has made great strides on their journey towards excellence. As a result of a recent review they have increased the number of front line social work staff and first line managers, introduced a single competency framework and are establishing a new quality improvement team.
This is an exciting time for everyone in our clients service as they our undergoing a process of modernisation and change. You will be responsible for supporting service users and colleagues through this challenging but rewarding process.
The Role
To facilitate and support service users
To undertake supported self-assessments and reviews to identify needs and outcomes.
Providing assessments of need taking into account current support systems and to evaluate potential risks, for example Mental Capacity Act, continuing health care and safeguarding.

Job Purpose
To promote a model of self-directed support to service users and carers to determine their own solutions. To work generically as a member of a multi-disciplinary team within the self-directed support model using the principles of personalisation.

You will be responsible for
undertaking comprehensive multi-disciplinary assessments under the NHS and Community Care Act 1990, of people living in the community, and using a person centred approach to identify eligible needs.
Agreeing a package of care alongside the service users and /or family members or carers which helps the person remains in their own home or if this is not possible, to move to a suitable 24 hour care environment.
Carrying a caseload of service users (older people and people with a physical disability) and through the Care Management process provide advice, support and professional expertise with the aim to promote independence and maximise potential. Part of this caseload will involve long term professional support for a number of very vulnerable people whose condition is complex, unstable or deteriorating and/or where there are complex support network dynamics.

Benefits of the role for a Social Worker:

*Personal service
*An honest approach
*Experienced Consultants
*Recruitment service tailored to your individual needs

Candidate minimum requirements:
Enhanced DBS
HCPC registered
Car driver/ owner
Post Qualified experience working within this setting

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Eden Brown is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Eden Brown Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.