Social Worker 9068

Social Worker (Level | Permanent contract | £39,862 to £41,771 per annum (Scale J) | 37 hours per week | James Paget Hospital, Gorleston-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth
 

We offer a £2000 welcome payment for qualified and experienced Social Workers/Occupational Therapists (grade J and above), Practice Consultants and Team Managers new to Norfolk County Council. Amount to be repaid in full should they leave within two years of employment.

For experienced Social Workers new to Norfolk County Council we promise to try and match or better your existing salary, providing its in the spectrum of the grade advertised.

Who Cares? We do.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker to join the East Place Home First Team, supporting acute hospital discharges as well as developing a new admission avoidance service (Same Day Emergency Care)

Our aim is to embed both Discharge to Assess and Admission avoidance as part of our Ageing Well programme. East Place have already made great strides over the last few years and now need to take forward further rapid redesign in line with national policy and quality improvements to ensure adults entering the 'Front Door' (Accident and Emergency) of James Paget Hospital or being discharged from the Hospital and Community Hospitals, are supported to return home, access reablement opportunities and plan their ongoing care and support needs once discharged.

The Homefirst Team have been working towards an integrated care system, alongside East Place; Primary Care Hubs and Occupational Therapists. The team provides support with the Acute Hospital as well as transfers of care within the Virtual Homefirst Hub with our partners, providing Care Act Assessments , Carers assessments, Safeguarding enquiries and reviews. With our integrated working, you'll enjoy variety in your day and the opportunity to build strong working relationships with professionals across the county council, NHS and other partners.

Our exciting model of care - Living Well changes the conversation for social work to provide better outcomes and aligns with our vision to support people to be independent, resilient and well. Talking about what they can do, listening and connecting to enable early intervention in the community and avoid where possible admission to an acute setting.

There will be an expectation that you will work from James Paget Hospital to enable you to speak directly with the adults we are working within a timely manner, but we do offer some flexible hybrid working Our technology platform and equipment are first class for you to connect and collaborate remotely.

East Norfolk is an area with award winning beaches and a mix of rural towns and villages. Close to the border of Suffolk, and with easy access to the county of Essex and beyond makes it a perfect place for easy travelling to and from the area.

If you're a qualified Social Worker and interested in working in our friendly team, we'd love to hear from you.

You must be committed to working with community health care colleagues and the broader community, recognising the contribution each can make in facilitating good outcomes for those we work with.

What we offer

At Norfolk County Council we are committed to our employees' learning and development.  We offer all Social Workers and Occupational Therapists a protected half day per month for continuing professional development and training.

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions. 

Parts of both Norfolk and Suffolk combine to make up this locality. Large swathes of the Broads National Park run from north to south, with windmills dotting the skyline and huge beaches forming the coastline, including the seaside towns of Hemsby, Caister-on-Sea and Southwold. Inland, Beccles and Bungay are beautiful historic market towns.

The largest Norfolk town in this locality is the popular seaside resort, market town and maritime port of Great Yarmouth, 21 miles east of Norwich and easily accessible by road or rail. Lowestoft in Suffolk is the most easterly town in England, 28 miles from Norwich. It is also a seaside resort, market town and maritime port with direct rail access to Norwich and also to London via Ipswich.

Your application 

Please ensure you include a statement in your application to demonstrate why you feel you meet the person specification and job description for this post. CVs submitted without a supporting statement about this post will not be accepted.  You need to be registered with Social Work England as a practising social worker.

For an informal discussion regarding this vacancy please contact Team Manager; Amanda Blake

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council: 

• Competitive salary 
• Generous holiday entitlement  
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service 
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.   
• Financial benefits such as: 
• 'Norfolk Rewards' our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.    
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers 
• Relocation expenses (where applicable) 
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work 
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants' pensions. 
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes 
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility) 
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job 

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here. 

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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.   

Redeployment closing date: 12 November :59

All other applicants closing date:  20 November :59