Social Worker; Adults

Relevant multi-disciplinary Social Care experience within multi-disciplinary team - relevant to needs of post

Evidence of partnership working with other agencies including Social Care Services, Health Services, Voluntary Agencies and/or Education

Knowledge and understanding of Social Care practice as defined by Social Work England Guidelines, appropriate legislation and issues relevant to client group.

IT skills to enable effective input, manipulation and retrieval of data and information.

Ability to speak fluent English as stated in Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016)

A variety of experiences working with relevant client group including Learning Disabilities

Supervisory experience

Understanding of social care resources and provision available beyond statutory agencies

Awareness of government guidance and legislative changes across broad range of Social Service issues

Qualifications

• Possession of recognised Social Work Qualification Degree in Social Work (BA), a Masters Degree in Social Work, or equivalent.
• Registration with Social Work England
• Previous experience of working with health professionals

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrates empathy, sensitivity, self- awareness and acceptance of others.
• Able to prioritise workload, work with competing deadlines and organise time effectively.
• Self-reliant and resilient able to respond positively to difficult situations
• Willingness to embrace organisational change
• Access to / use of a vehicle is an essential requirement
• Creative thinker

Key tasks and responsibilities

To undertake assessments of risk and care needs in relation to service users and carers so that, within relevant legislation, appropriate action is taken, monitored and reviewed effectively.

Main Responsibilities and Duties

• Make ongoing assessments of allocated cases to reflect individual circumstances including assessment of risk, enabling independence and need to ensure that service users are protected from significant harm.
• Responsible for a caseload of varying complexity, commensurate with ability and qualifications, receiving and responding to referrals from various sources.
• Community Care, integrated care programme approach and risk assessment to work to protect the safety and protection of individuals.
• Statutory reviews and comply with appropriate legislation, policy and procedures.
• Assess client needs in consultation with them and with other professionals and agree levels of support.
• The need to engage with people refusing a service who are at risk to self or others.
• The need for sensitive negotiation when assessing service users and carers where there is conflict or lack of insight.
• Effectively manage people presenting in crisis needing a quick resolution, using relevant legislation and resources.
• Statutory responsibility for the assessment of carers (including young carers) needs and the formulation of a carers care plan.
• Prepare and present reports as necessary to facilitate proper decisions being made in respect of service users.
• Provide information, written assessments, reports and statements to support other service professionals, managers and agencies in making decisions related to care.
• Maintain client records to a high standard in accordance with relevant legislation, policy and procedures.
• Facilitate the provision of a needs-led service, working with providers within Social Services, Somerset Partnership and independent and voluntary sectors in order to meet requirements.
• Plan and agree service responses, resources, needs and support, developing realistic care plans to meet identified individual needs/circumstances. Negotiate the purchase of care provision where appropriate.
• Manage care, plan, support and review care needs in line with policy, procedures and legislation.

3. Develop, facilitate and maintain effective joint working relationships, with primary care, housing, police and any other agencies as appropriate.

• Establish appropriate professional relationships with service users, their families and other professionals to enable effective partnerships in the provision of services.
• Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights, by developing, maintaining and evaluating systems and structures in an anti-discriminatory way.
• Establish appropriate professional relationships when working with service users their families and carers.
• Contribute to multi agency team working and participate in team meetings. Act as link worker as required advising other professionals relating to specific areas of expertise.
• Enable individuals families and carers to address issues which affect their health and social wellbeing.
• Build upon existing knowledge and practice with research and training to develop individual skills and new approaches for improvement in service provision.
• I.T. systems relating to client information, complying with practice requirements. A significant amount of work is involved in the input, manipulation and retrieval of information.
• Develop ones own knowledge and practice and contribute to the development of policy and…