Independence and Wellbeing Practitioner

4 weeks ago


Ipswich, United Kingdom Suffolk County Council Full time

**Suffolk County Council - Hartismere Hospital, Eye, IP23 7DD - Hybrid**:

- **£26,421 per annum (pro rata if part time)**:

- **37 hours per week - Flexible working options available**:

- **Permanent**

This is great opportunity to join Suffolk County Council as an **Independence and Wellbeing Practitioner **working from Hartismere Hospital, Eye.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as an Independence and Wellbeing Practitioner. The role will require you to represent Adult Social Care and work alongside the people of Suffolk, their families, and advocates as well as other professionals and agencies. You will be reviewing people in hospital and facilitating their hospital discharges.

**Your role and responsibilities**

We are looking for enthusiastic practitioners with a positive attitude. You will work in a interesting environment as part of a busy integrated team, with other health professionals.

You will play a key part in promoting personalisation, independence, wellbeing and choice by providing a social care service for people. You will be expected to exercise a high level of autonomous professional judgement and risk evaluation, taking responsibility for the safety and well-being of people accessing adult and community services within a health environment.

The role will include completing asset-based assessments/reviews, short term retirement plans, care and support plans and safeguarding plans in line with Supporting Lives, Connecting Communities and using a Signs of Safety and Solution Focused approach.

**You will need**
- Excellent communication skills with the people we are working alongside, their families and/or advocates as well as other professionals.
- The enthusiasm to contribute to a multi
- agency team approach for responding within urgent timescales.
- Resilience under pressure and the ability to remain positive when challenged.

**The team**

The team seeks to improve the quality of life and independence of the people we work with. Within the hospital we continue to develop changes to discharge processes. These will minimise a person's stay in hospital whilst maximising the opportunities our teams have to work with people in a community setting focussing on reablement and improving their health and long-term wellbeing.

**Empowering Everyone**

**For more information**

Please contact **Jess Niblock** for a casual conversation. You can reach them by calling** 01394 605043.**

**Closing date: 11.30pm, 2 April 2024.**

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid

**As a modern and effective council, we **offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of **skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that **flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to **understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven **to make a positive difference to the world around us and **encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.**

In return, you’ll enjoy:

- up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
- membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
- performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
- training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
- a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
- diverse and active staff networks
- flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day
- plus more



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