Livewell Southwest are currently looking for an experienced Social Worker who is keen to work with young people within The Learning & Disability Team. You will provide a comprehensive, effective & integrated social work service to young people & their families & carers using services in both a community & inpatient setting.
If you are looking to develop your NHS experience and provide social care with the support of working within a multidisciplinary team then please do apply!
Main duties of the job
The post holder is required to discharge statutory health and social care functions on behalf of the organisation and to uphold the standards outlined in the Professional Capabilities Framework for Social Work. As such, they are required to undertake complex and proportionate assessments that are evidence-based. Examples include mental capacity assessments and health and social care assessments of people who have a variety of needs that may create a high level of risk to their wellbeing. The post holder is also required to arrange and review the delivery of social care support for health funded individuals.
Wherever possible, the post holder is required to support people to take risks in complex situations so that their outcomes and wishes are promoted. The post holder is also required to consider decisions made in a person's best interest that may deprive them of their liberty and follow legal process to ensure legal frameworks are in place.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression: Access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges.
Work-life Balance: Flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources, and paid annual leave.
Opportunity & Access: Over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want.
Job responsibilities
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Supervise and/or train students and Band five colleagues as and when required to ensure their practice is safe and professional.
2. Provide supervision on a one-to-one basis or through peer supervision as and when required to ensure practice is safe and professional.
3. Support the delivery of induction training for new staff within the service as and when required to ensure practice is safe and professional.
4. Complete carers assessments and seek feedback from people who use the service.
5. Learn some basic clinical skills to enable the undertaking of holistic assessments and liaison with the multidisciplinary team.
6. Take an asset-based approach, including signposting to universal services, advice and information and considering the person's links and integration with their community and services such as advocacy.
7. Work in other teams and across the organisation in order to support organisational demands and pressures.
8. Represent the team and/or organisation on planning or developmental groups as and when required.
9. Maintain positive working relationships and communicate clearly with team colleagues, line manager, other professionals, people who use our service, and their families or carers which may include highly sensitive issues.
10. Listen to and work in partnership with the people who use our services and families and carers.
11. Maintain professional conduct and communicate clearly when faced with competing demands and in situations that are potentially highly emotive, such as being challenged by families or other professionals.
12. Present evidence-based decisions and judgements about potentially complex ambiguous situations in a manner fit for the audience. This includes writing court reports, explaining legal requirements to people and their families, and projecting social work values in a multidisciplinary setting.
13. Travel between different offices to attend meetings.
14. Visit people at home, community setting, hospital, care home, or prison. Visiting people in their own homes may be prejudicial to health and wellbeing. Some visits may be out of county and on occasion may require an overnight stay. Protective equipment may be required such as gloves and facemask in certain settings.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Social Work or equivalent qualification.
Experience
* Experience of conducting assessments identifying health and social care needs.
* Relevant specialist training in the skills required for the specialty area.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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