Social Worker Review and Extra Care Team

3 weeks ago

Salford, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced part time Social Work Practitioner to join Salford Adult Social strive to support people to live well and to be safe at home. We do this by having strength-based conversations to support people to promote their work closely with other organisations to ensure that people are well connected with their local communities and can work towards people achieving their personal Adult Social Care workforce aims to improve outcomes for people who live in Salford by developing a skilled and motivated workforce. We do this by investing in continued professional development and ensuring that social work practice is current and of a high standard. You should hold a degree in social work, be registered with Social Work England, with evidence of continuing professional development and a strong understanding of the application of Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and Safeguarding Adults.Salford is an exciting place to work and live. The fastest growing economy in Greater Manchester, the city is already home to the BBC and Granada and is attracting many more digital media, creative and professional businesses. Salford's growing success is testament to a unique partnership approach that runs through everything that we do.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role includes completing strengths-based assessments and promoting well-being by utilising resources from social care, health and other voluntary or statutory agencies. The role involves undertaking initial assessments, and proactively working with complex and legal issues, crisis planning, providing information, advice, signposting, and transferring to other social work teams or other services as will be a skilled practitioner who can identify whether the need for further assessment under section 9 and 10 of the Care Act is necessary, and transfer these to the relevant social work teams for these assessments to take place. You will also be required to complete support planning and reviews. There is a Safeguarding function within the service, which includes initial information gathering, risk assessing, safety planning and establishing whether Safeguarding Adult Enquiries under section 42 of the Care Act are role requires resilient practitioners who can manage competing demands and prioritise the work demands effectively. The role requires applicants who are confident and decision makers and who can stay calm under pressure.

About us

We are committed to supporting the recruitment and retention of our Social Work staff. It is recognised by the Trust that many experienced Social Work staff are currently likely to be employed by local government organisations, and to ensure there is clarity over terms and conditions of employment we offer National Joint Council Pay Scales to Social Workers we appoint, rather than NHS pay-scales. We have adopted the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment which is used for recognising continuous service regarding annual leave, sickness, and maternity for moves within Greater Manchester. In addition, we also recognise previous, continuous, national local government service regarding annual leave.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Possession of a recognised Social Work qualification; Degree, CQSW, CSS, Dip SW or equivalent. You must hold a current registration with the Social Work England.

Skills, knowledge & experience

Essential

You must hold a full, current and valid driving licence and have a vehicle with a current valid MOT certificate. You will also need adequate vehicle insurance cover. To undertake social work functions in accordance with legislation, policies, procedures and best practice to deliver services effectively ( Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, Equality Act) To be able to complete strength based assessments, identify the need and urgency of the situation and implement actions to meet needs and minimise risk whilst balancing peoples rights To be able to effectively triage safeguarding referrals, taking into consideration risk, safety planning and decision making which is underpinned by the Care Act 2014 ( To be accountable for your own workload by prioritising and monitoring your workload, completing timely assessments and support planning To have the ability to develop effective working relationships with the people you work with, their carers / families and other professionals / colleagues To have a clear understanding of the social work role and be able to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team To be able to maintain accurate, complete, accessible and up-to-date records and reports which meet legal and policy frameworks, using appropriate Information Technology, systems and software. Ability to keep your knowledge of legal, policy and procedural frameworks and social work models and methods up to date in order to develop and improve your own practice and contribute to team development To be able to support less experienced staff and mentor new staff and / or students across Adult Health and Social Care Services To engage in supervision as a tool to help with managing own workload and improve practice

Desirable

You have additional qualifications; Best Interest Assessors; AMHP; Practice Educator; Post Qualifying courses or other professional development qualifications. You can show knowledge of the recent Government Guidelines. Experience of working with adults / carers

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