Directorate: Communities, Adults & Health
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 36
Salary: £41,442 to £45,510
Location: Colindale
Closing Date: 30-April-2025
About Barnet Council
Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centers, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative - which drive everything we do.
Are you devoted to ensuring adults are discharged from hospital in a timely, safe manner? Are you driven by the desire to empower adults to realise their full potential? Are you seeking a work environment that appreciates your efforts, champions your growth, and is led by approachable, engaged leaders?
Feedback from our peer review highlighted the high visibility of our leadership at Barnet, a constant, appreciated aspect mentioned by our staff. We foster a culture that emphasises learning and reflection, encouraging quality assurance and peer learning, eliminating any trace of a 'blame culture'. Our successful staff retention strategy in a sector where national workforce retention is challenging is evidence of our positive work culture. An external audit also praised Barnet's approach of continuous learning, open discussions, and practice evaluation. Our team members take pride in working for Barnet, appreciating managerial support, and valuing our effective supervision framework.
Our social care services at Barnet focus on strengths-based practice, promoting residents' independence and potential. We respect their autonomy, supporting them to remain in their homes where possible, leading to residents' positive testimonials about their Barnet social worker experiences.
If our work culture aligns with your career aspirations and you have the skills to support adults being discharged from hospital, we invite you to apply.
About the role
This flexible 36-hour weekly role permits a combination of office and remote work. Office-based work is also an option, with free parking available at our Colindale office.
As part of our supportive team, you will work with individuals to facilitate quick, safe hospital discharges. Once these individuals return to their community, you will support them in leading the life they aspire to live, placing their wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.
When required, you will conduct complex individual assessments and safeguarding enquiries using the appropriate tools and techniques. This will ensure clear, relevant, proportionate, and appropriate strategies are established to meet their identified outcomes.
You will work in partnership with adults, their families, carers, advocates, health colleagues, and external organisations. Your goal is to provide appropriate, professional social work support for adults with care and support needs transitioning from hospital to community living.
You may conduct Mental Capacity Act assessments in accordance with statutory guidance, ensuring adults are provided with the opportunity to demonstrate capacity where possible.
Please click here to download the Job description for this role.
About you
- Hold relevant Social Work degree qualification and registered as a Social Worker with the Social Work England.
- Understanding and experience in working with vulnerable adults.
- Relevant experience in operating effectively as a practising Social Worker.
- Understanding and experience in operating with a comprehensive assessment framework including self-assessment.
- Experience in preparing clear and accurate correspondence, reports and other written documentation.
- Record of high performance in successfully delivering a customer-focused service to demanding targets and objectives.
- Experience in actively and effectively participating in cross-functional networks and local groups.
What we offer
- 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
- Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time
- A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
- Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance
How to apply
Read the job description and person specification before clicking 'Apply' to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact Shazia Deen, Interim Head of Hospitals and Health Partnerships, or .
Barnet Council 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. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.
To deliver Barnet Council's commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement.
Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and remote working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply
All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.
Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.