Social Worker

To provide a strengths based, outcome focussed assessment service to all adults (with the exception of adult mental health) across community and hospital settings.

The post holder will be required to:

• Provide a professional social work service, including statutory social care responsibilities
• Contribute to service delivery that is strengths based and outcome focussed with an emphasis on promoting independence and enabling recovery
• Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies to address complex needs and achieve the most ideal outcomes for individuals and their carers that supports their choice and independence
• Work collaboratively with health colleagues to ensure safe and timely discharges from hospital, to the most appropriate service and setting for the individual
• To contribute to the delivery of strengths based social care service as outlined in national legislation and guidance and in line with county policies and procedures
• To contribute to the provision of high quality assessments and support plans for individuals, in consultation with the person and their carer.
• To work collaboratively with health colleagues to ensure safe and timely discharges from hospital the most appropriate service and setting for the individual that actively supports their choice and independence.
• To promote the creative and flexible use of personal budgets to appropriately meet the needs of customers and carers
• To communicate effectively with customers, carers, other agencies and professionals to support the delivery of a co-ordinated response to customer and carer needs
• To effectively prioritise and manage your caseload.
• To keep accurate records in relation to the contact and work undertaken, using electronic record systems (Liquid Logic) and other relevant ICT systems.
• To contribute to effective team working and to service development and to work with management to identify improvements that could be introduced to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Directorate
• To undertake continuous professional development including attendance at formal training

Person specification

Qualifications

• SW, CSS, DipSW or Social Work Degree

Current HCPC registration

Experience

• Accepting referrals.
• Gathering information.
• Assessing the needs of individuals and their families
• Work in a Social Services Directorate or other Statutory or Voluntary Agency.
• Work with a range of client groups within an Agency
• Managing a caseload
• Determining priorities
• Working as a member of a team

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of legislation relating to general social work
  practice
• Experience in assessing and analyising need and risk and
  planning care with individuals.
• Experience in working effectively with other agencies and
  professionals.
• Working understanding of relevant legislation and its
  application and ability to work within legal framework and
  accountability.
• IT literate, experience in using manual and computer systems
  for record keeping.
• Negotiating and networking with a range of professionals.
  Numerate and able to contribute to management of budgets
  and resources.
• Organisational skills, able to prioritise and manage a generic
  case load and work independently under pressure.
• A demonstrable understanding and acceptance of the
  principles underlying equal opportunities and diversification
  and a commitment to achieving these.
• Effective written and oral communication skills appropriate to
  the situation.
• A commitment to improving practice standards and personal
  competencies through continuous professional development, and use of supervision and appraisal to improve personal performance.

A commitment to improving practice standards and personal competencies through continuous professional development,and use of supervision and appraisal to improve personalperformance.

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