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Social Worker

Employer
Warwickshire County Council
Location
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Salary
£32,234 - £34,728
Closing date
25 Apr 2021
Reference
RA0002152

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Social work; Adults - Qualified
Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

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.

You will be required to work with a variety of customers from 18 years and above who come into our acute and community hospitals. These include people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health, carers and their families and other professionals.

 

You will be required to undertake outcome focused assessments, support planning and reviews. Focusing on strengths, you will enable customers to identify outcomes, meet their full potential and maximise their independence. As a strong team player, you will be required to contribute to the development and promotion of the Hospital Teams, using imaginative, creative and innovative ways of meeting the support needs of adults and their carers.

 

The roles require applicants to be able to work under pressure within hospital setting and discharge customers promptly.

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
Assessment Coordinators

Age UK social prescribers

Trusted Assessors

 

About The Role

 

Permanent Level 3 Social Worker (Senior Practitioner)- George Eliot Hospital A & E and Acute Wards– to support quick turnaround of customers from A & E. You will also be supporting with discharges from Acute Wards.

 

Permanent Level 3 Social Worker (Senior Practitioner) – D2A South of Warwickshire Team -Mainly Attending Decision Support Tool meeting, raise disputes, attend multi-disciplinary meeting. Care Act assessment, support plans, reviews and anything else in line with job description.

Our teams also operates county wide and has bases in South of the County- Warwick, North Warwickshire, Rugby and Bedworth and teams comprises of Social Care Practitioners and Social Workers.

Joining our established 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 Leaders who deliver regular supervision and day to day support. Staff also have access to regular training provided by Warwickshire County Council.

Key Requirements

 

  • 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 Leader and/or Operations Manager.
  • 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 details please see the Job Description and Person Specification 

 

Additional Information

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

For further information about this role please contact hiring managers Tippy Khumalo 07717 851185 OR tippykhumalo@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing Date: 25th April 2021

Interview Date: 10th and 11th May 2021

To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button.
 
Our method of application is online, please note, CV’s should not be submitted unless asked to do so.

 
If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.
 
You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.

As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application demonstrates that they meet the criteria for the post. This means the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk  and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. Would particularly welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from the BAME community, people with a disability and people from the LGBT+ Community.

Company

As a local authority we take on a wide range of roles, whether we are providing specialist care and support to the most vulnerable in our communities, or championing Warwickshire as a choice for business through our work to promote economic growth and innovation.

Warwickshire is famous the world over as Shakespeare’s county— but that’s only half the story.  We’re also vibrant and modern. One of the fastest growing commercial regions in the UK, we’re home to many leading companies and developing exciting opportunities for everyone who lives and works here. 

WCC

We pride ourselves on being an innovative employer that like to encourage new ways of working. Likewise, our ability to make decisions quickly is as important to us as it is to our customers.

We work actively with partner organisations to deliver our core services:

  • Schools and Learning
  • Social Care and Health
  • Community Safety
  • Environment and Planning
  • Leisure and Tourism
  • Roads and Travel

Accreditations

Company info
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Telephone
01926 41 8125
Location
HR Service Centre
Shire Hall
Warwick
Warwickshire
CV34 4RL
United Kingdom

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