Enabling Independence Officer

1 month ago

Sutton, United Kingdom London Borough of Sutton Full time

About the Role

We are seeking Enabling Independence Officers (EIO), formerly known as Assessment Officers, to join our Adult Social Care Service. We have permanent vacancies in the following teams:

Adults First Contact Service - Safeguarding, DoLS and General Duty. The Occupational Therapy (OT) Hub (18 months fixed term contract also available) Mental Health, Transition and Learning Disabilities

Our goal is to empower adults to live as independently as possible in the community. Your duties and responsibilities will be specific to our residents' needs. They will include: 

Conducting assessments of individuals in need of social care services Gathering information from various sources to determine the level of support required Collaborating with social workers, healthcare providers, and the NHS to ensure that our service users receive the best possible care in accordance with the Care Act. 

EIO at Sutton are unqualified social care workers with the skills and knowledge of being trusted assessors, or willing to complete level 3 trusted assessor training. 

EIO within the Adults First Contact Service are responsible for triaging referrals that are received through the Contact Centre, have the ability to respond in a person-centred way using a prevention and strength based approach, working proactively to identify individuals who may be at risk of developing social care needs in the future. You will be required to work with health partners, community groups, service users and residents to facilitate co-production. You will complete proportionate assessments for equipment and adaptations to prevent, reduce or delay needs.

EIO within the OT Hub are responsible for providing strengths based occupational therapy assessment to prevent, reduce, and delay the need for social care support. The EIO will provide person-centred information, advice and signposting to community resources and to technology, supporting people to remain independent. They will make recommendations and prescribe equipment and adaptations in peoples own home, and review whether this support has met the person’s desired outcomes. They will also make recommendations for housing needs.

EIO within the Transition (16-25) Team are responsible for supporting young people to increase independence in specific areas of their life as identified within their Care Act assessment, with the aim to enable young people to learn the skills to complete tasks without the need to rely on social care support. The EIO will respond in a person-centred way using a prevention and strength based approach, working proactively and creatively with the person, their families, health partners, community groups, education and children's services. 

If you are passionate about making a difference, have strong interpersonal skills to build effective relationships and can show empathy and sensitivity towards individuals facing difficult circumstances, we want to hear from you.

Please specify the team you are applying for when submitting your application. Our priority is to meet the needs of our residents whilst supporting successful candidates to develop in a role that compliments their skillset and preference.

About Us

Adult Social Care is undergoing a significant transformation to address the rising demand for our services. We're implementing wide-ranging changes to improve care for adults and create positive working environments for our staff. We have new leaders and experienced managers who bring innovative ideas to the service and are driving meaningful changes throughout your service delivery. Our goal is to deliver exceptional care that enhances outcomes for our community whilst providing an inclusive, diverse and stable environment for staff to grow their career.

For more information on our new operating model and teams .

About You

The successful candidate will have:

NVQ level 3 or demonstrate relevant experience of working with vulnerable people/families/carers. Prior experience in conducting assessments in a social care setting. Knowledge of relevant legislation and policies in social care such as Care Act and Mental Capacity Act . Level 3 or 4 Trusted Assessor qualification, or willing to complete this training.  Have experience of working in a multidisciplinary team setting. Have sound knowledge and ability to deliver social work support to service users and their families. Ability to communicate complex social issues clearly to both patients and professionals. Ability to plan and coordinate social care plans and aspects of resident discharge.

Learning and development is supported by a comprehensive training package and mandatory learning . We aim to provide robust supervision and mentoring and encourage reflective practice to identify areas of development. As a Borough, we are committed to building a workforce that is empowered with knowledge to work autonomously and provide the valuable care service to the residents of our community. We want you to be a part of our journey.

For more information about the role and/or an informal conversation, view the Role Profile or contact a member of staff:

Kamal Chunilal, Team Manager General Duty on

Meera Padhiar, Team Manager Transitions (16-25) on

Urszula Mcintosh, Assistant Team Manager OT Hub on

Our Offer To You

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps. Our Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme embraces new ways of working. It provides improved work life balance for our staff as it allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:

Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only) Three volunteering days per year in Sutton Comprehensive learning and development programme Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities Interest free season ticket loans Local Government Pension Scheme Car parking scheme Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme Zip car scheme Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses Confidential wellbeing and counselling support Subsidised gym membership

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