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Adults Social Worker

Job Description

Adults Social Worker

This company is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Social Worker to join their Adult Social Care Review Team. As a Social Worker Standard Adults, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of health and social care functions for adults/carers for the people of Wirral. You will play a key role in supporting the delivery of the Personalisation and Inclusion Pathways for Adults and Carers ensuring legal framework of the Care Act 2014, strength and asset-based practice, personalisation and social inclusion is embedded and applied effectively.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Work as part of an integrated and supportive team, planning, monitoring and evaluating work with the Multi-Disciplinary (MDT).
  • Carry out needs led assessments, work of a complex nature, care and support planning and reviews, and, where appropriate, initiate a multi-disciplinary assessment.
  • Provide social work support to individual adults and their carers and families, and involve them in all planning and actions taken, helping to signpost/refer on (where appropriate) and/or develop social resilience, the role also focuses on prevention of admission to acute hospitals.
  • Submit funding applications, including representation to local commissioners, or regional panel in collaboration with health colleagues or other stakeholders.
  • Organise and chair multi-disciplinary and strategy meetings and professional case conferences as required with the appropriate levels of support and guidance from senior staff.
  • Undertake enquiries with adults experiencing or at risk of abuse or neglect in line with the Care Act (2014) and interagency Adult Safeguarding Policies and Procedures, ensuring a swift and personalised safeguarding response proportionate to improve the outcomes for the people concerned.

Requirements

  • Social Work qualification.
  • Registered with Social Work England.
  • Completion of Assessed and Supported Year Experience plus 2 years' post experience.
  • Able to demonstrate practice which supports the core social work values and principles.
  • Proven experience of working with vulnerable adults and carers.
  • Experience of completing safeguarding enquiries.
  • Experience of arranging support plans and/or packages of care.
  • Experience of working with adults with complex needs.

Desirable Knowledge, Experience, and Skills

  • The ability to prepare statement or reports for court proceedings. This could include attendance in court.
  • Best Interest Assessor training.
  • Practice Educator award.

How to apply

If you are interested, please call Chris Richardson on 01772 208964 or email me your CV - Christopher.richardson@servicecare.org.uk

If this role isn't right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly to our engaged and devoted team and you refer them, you will receive a referral bonus of £350.

The benefits of working with SCS:

  • A specialist dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact.
  • Exceptional referral bonuses - £350 per referral placed in to work!
  • An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
  • Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
  • Payroll service twice a week.
  • Ltd and PAYE payment options available.
  • Annual training budget of up to £250 and continued online CPD training.
  • Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.
  • DBS disclosures provided via fast-track online services free of charge.