Job Title: Social Worker, Onward Care Team
Salary: £32,654 - £40,476 per annum (Plus an annual marketforce of £3000)
37 Hours per Week
Location: Worcester Royal Hospital
Permanent
The Role:
We are currently offering an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join the Onward Care Team at Worcester Royal.
The Onward Care Team is based at both Worcester Royal Hospital and the Alexandra Hospital and operates a 7-day service to support complex discharges. There is potential to work weekends and bank holidays, and additional pay is available for bank holiday and Sunday working.
The team is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Worcestershire County Council and Health and Care Trust staff. There is a focus on multi-agency partnership working with wider partners. This is a supportive team where you can develop in your career.
The vacancy is at Worcester Royal Hospital. The team works with adults aged over 18 who require support to enable safe and timely transfer of care from acute hospital settings.
The role will involve working with people who are older, have a diagnosis of dementia, people with physical disabilities, people with mental health diagnoses, and mild to moderate learning disabilities and/or autism.
The successful candidate will need to be someone who can work at a fast pace, is proactive, and has strong communication skills. The Team adopts a strength-based approach in line with the 3 Conversations Model with an emphasis on Home First. The team ensures a focus on Adult safeguarding and mental capacity, ensuring organizational statutory duties are met.
We are a supportive team and offer regular supervision and reflection to develop practice and skills.
Benefits:
You’ll find an overview of the benefits Worcestershire County Council has to offer on our webpage Why work for us? | Worcestershire County Council, so do take a look! Some of these offers include:
• Great Holiday Entitlement: As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years. If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 31 days. If you’re successful and want to take advantage of this do let us know!
• Brilliant Pension Scheme: The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
• Professional Learning & Development: We actively encourage learning and development for all our staff should they want to progress further or explore other areas within the organisation.
• Flexible Working: We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.
Application Closing Date: Sunday 24th November 2024
Anticipated Interview Date: to be confirmed
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