Senior Social Worker

About us

Do you fancy trying a new approach to working with older people within a hospital acute setting?

The Hospital Social Care team is currently pioneering a new approach to front line working which focuses on customer strengths and promoting use of universal services.

We have three hospital sites across Warwickshire County Council/Coventry. We are dedicated and supportive teams. We aim to respond quickly and efficiently in offering strengths-based assessments & providing support to customers and their carers within fast paced environment.

The teams have a mixture of staff skill sets and roles that include:

• Social Workers
• Social Care Workers
• Admin
• Trusted Assessors
• Team Managers & Senior Managers

Team Managers & Senior Managers

Joining our established Hospital Team, you ll be providing a social work service to a highly professional standard. Managing a caseload and travelling throughout the locality of North and South of Warwickshire depending with business need, you ll be working with older adults and their families and unpaid carers.

Undertaking and recording robust assessments and care and support planning will also be part of your role.

In addition, you ll be communicating with a wide variety of customers, communities, health partners and agencies as well as working on your own initiative, often in pressurised situations.

Team members are supported by their colleagues and Team Managers who deliver regular supervision and day to day support. Staff also have access to regular training provided by Warwickshire County Council

At Warwickshire County Council (WCC), we are dedicated to building strong relationships and connections within our communities. Our focus is on maintaining independence and preventing issues through strength-based, community-led support approaches to maximise positive outcomes.

Our work aligns with our broader County Council aim – to make Warwickshire the best it can be for everyone. This is a significant responsibility that can be challenging at times, but it drives our staff to succeed, develop, and achieve. If you are passionate, tenacious, courageous, and purposeful in your work, we want you to join us.

• To be successful in this role it s essential you have a professional Social Work qualification and are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Be able to work 5 days over 7 days, to support a streamline service and support timely discharges. The hospital teams currently work one weekend in a Month (4 weekly Rota). Candidates should be prepared to work weekends
• To work closely with the Multidisciplinary Health & Social Care team
• To participate fully in the duties of the team, including team meetings and other meetings determined by the Team Manager and/or Service Manager.
• DRIVER’S LICENCE IS ESSENTIAL for the social work role as you will be expected to complete reviews post discharge especially in care homes
• You will have a dynamic approach and will embrace our new way of working (Strength based Approach).
• You will be used to making difficult decisions and can work to tight deadlines.
• You'll also have adult social care experience and good Information Technology (IT) skills.
• Hospital Social Care Experience will be desirable- practitioners should be willing to learn within a fast-paced environment.
• In Warwickshire, we use the Mosaic IT System.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification;

Social Worker

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