Level 2 Social Worker - Peterborough Hospital
Lincolnshire County Council has an exciting opportunity in Peterborough for a Level 2 Social Worker within our Hospital Service.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within the hospital discharge and transfer of care service. There has never been a better time to join our team and participate in growing our service to be innovative, creative and providing high-quality support to people when they need it most.
Main duties of the job
We strive to be proactive and use a strengths-based approach, to enable our customers to return home and live as independently as possible. The customer is at the centre of the process, our highest continuing aim is to provide the best service possible to service users and their families.
Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) is committed to providing an excellent service to the people we support and promote an integrated and strengths-based and person-centred approach.
The aim of the team is to work hand in hand with NHS and third sector staff to ensure that people we support are at the very centre of their own discharge. Working creatively when planning support packages, utilising outside of the box thinking and solutions to ensure an individual care plan is in place that empowers the service user to participate.
You will work as part of the 7 day Adult Care rota. This equates to approximately 1 in 4 weekends worked, and these are all scheduled 3 months in advance.
About us
Lincolnshire County Council is one of the largest employers in the county. We are an organisation that embraces diversity, innovation and progress. We value our people and want to ensure that we can support you in joining and growing with us.
We will view you as an integral member of our community and recognise that your well-being is paramount. To show our appreciation, we have crafted a competitive package designed to not only acknowledge your hard work but also foster a healthy work-life balance.
From health benefits and retirement plans, we strive to provide a package that supports well-being and financial stability and that meets the diverse needs of our workforce.
We want everyone who works with us to feel included and celebrate their uniqueness. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation, and promoting good relations for both employees and for the people of Lincolnshire.
People often say every day is a learning day and at LCC a culture of learning is something we really believe in. We recognise the importance of supporting your learning and development and can offer a variety of different learning opportunities depending on what is right for you and the organisation.
Job responsibilities
Responsible for providing statutory professional social work as part of a team supporting adults with care and support needs. You will demonstrate through practice experience a commitment to strengths-based practice and skills in supporting people to identify and build support networks to achieve their identified outcomes. You will be responsible for assessment, care and support planning, implementing and reviewing packages of care and support on a varied and more complex case load. You will provide advice, support and mentoring to other Adult Care practitioners in relation to their cases. You will be expected to work with autonomy managing a case load and demonstrate a multi-agency approach integrating your practice with colleagues across the health and care sector. Work may include travel outside the county.
Person Specification
Experience
* It goes without saying that you must be a qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England to undertake this role.
* Equally as important though is that you have the following qualities:
* Passion, this role is about making a difference in people's lives.
* Creativity, we look and strive for innovation at every opportunity.
* Flexibility, you will need to adapt to the pressures of the service as requirements ebb and flow.
* Honesty, both with yourself and your colleagues.
* Commitment, you are joining LCC but more importantly OUR team.
Qualifications
* It goes without saying that you must be a qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England to undertake this role.
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.
£43,629 to £47,738 a year £37,938 - £41,511 + 15% recruitment & retention payment
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