Vacancy Information
Hourly rate of pay: £21.14 - £23.56
Candidates will be assessed on the basis of appropriate relevant experience and qualifications and salary placed within the advertised scale.
Days and hours of work:
Working 5 days a week over 7 to include weekends on a rota basis (max of 2 weekends per month).
Flexi time is applicable, and starting and finishing times are flexible.
Start date to be confirmed with successful applicants.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Adult Social Work Services for a Social Worker to work within a new prevention and early intervention multi-disciplinary team based at East Lothian Community Hospital within East Lothian Health and Care Partnership. Working in conjunction with our NHS partners and those from Community First, the hospital flow and discharge system, reablement, social work and care at home, the approach aims to prevent people from entering hospital and also to facilitate a quicker discharge home reducing the negative impact of unscheduled care in hospital.
You will apply and “In Reach” ethos within the hospitals in Edinburgh and also be assessing those in need in the community. Adopting early intervention and intervention approaches informed by the new Ageing and Frailty standards and those planned to be rolled out across East Lothian throughout this will be embracing new ways of working. You will also remain embedded within adult social work services and will have close ties to our adult social work service team based in John Muir House in Haddington.
Working also with adults at risk of harm you will be a Council Officer or prepared to undertake training in Adult Support and Protection legislation.
The post requires working over 7 days and it is envisaged that weekend working will be a maximum of two weekends per month.
You will be eligible for the council’s flexible working scheme however due to the level of agility and responsiveness requirements of the job set days cannot be guaranteed. Furthermore, on sight working will also be required therefore homeworking will be at a minimum.