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Social Worker Level (Social and Healthcare Qualified), West Yorkshire
Client:
mbi Medical Ltd
Location:
West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Reference:
0d864621b8c8
Job Views:
7
Posted:
03.03.2025
Expiry Date:
17.04.2025
Job Description:
Undertake preventative work with service users to diminish safeguarding concerns, investigating concerns of significant harm and making appropriate use of legislation to safeguard and promote the welfare of service users.
Provide a Social Work service to individuals, their families and carers by assessing and identifying their needs and meeting them through direct therapeutic work, care planning and management.
Integrate a theoretical approach with practice.
Manage a caseload, exercising complex decision making in line with professional criteria and ensuring that case work is appropriately planned, critically evaluated and reviewed.
Engage effectively with situations of increasing complexity and challenge including multi-agency input, complex family organizational dynamics, multiple problems/disadvantages, and significant risk factors while considering the public interest.
Ensure appropriate care for service users, making the best use of existing mainstream and specialist resources, demonstrating innovation where appropriate.
Accept responsibility for and supervision of service users provided with care services and undertake expert and robust reviews of such cases.
Provide expert witness testimony and give evidence to court and other relevant bodies as required, including presenting reports and applications for appropriate Legal Orders.
Work in partnership with other agencies and organizations to fulfill the provision of a Social Work service, representing the perspective of the organization. Maintain contact with a wide range of statutory and voluntary sector professionals for information exchange, exercising judgment to influence outcomes in case planning and decision making.
Contribute to multi-disciplinary assessments, chairing and leading meetings when required, and participate in planning meetings and reviews, promoting information sharing within/between organizations. Mentor newly qualified and less experienced Social Workers to develop their expertise and/or offer placements to Social Work students as a practice educator.
Self-manage a challenging and demanding caseload, seeking support where necessary, and undertake research to apply knowledge regarding emerging best practices.
Participate in the provision of training throughout the department, assisting in the development of new resources, working on specialist projects, and acting as a member of a professional development or service planning group.
Identify and act on learning needs to continuously participate in professional development opportunities, including regular supervision and appraisal, in line with Social Work registration and HCPC standards. Apply Social Work ethical principles and values to guide professional practice and decision-making, including partnership, consultation, and participation of service users.
Maintain up-to-date, accurate, concise, and purposeful records of work in line with departmental policy on case recording and access to files, producing high-quality assessments that accurately assess and manage higher levels of risk and complexity.
Act in accordance with the priorities and policies of the department, actively promoting and supporting council policies on equality and working in an anti-oppressive manner.
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