Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has now arisen and we are in the position to recruit a Senior Social Worker within our Older Adult Nursing home services in the South of the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Social Worker will be working to support our older adult residents and their families who have complex social needs and are more vulnerable as a result of disability, exclusion, or diminished capacity, maximizing their potential to live independently.
The Senior Social Worker will focus on the most complex and challenging resident cases, ensuring that residents and their families are safeguarded. You will share ideas and best practices, providing specialist advice as part of a multi-disciplinary team and sharing your knowledge as a Social Worker.
About us
EPUT is looking for motivated staff who share our Trust values of Care, Learn, and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including:
* Season Ticket Loans
* NHS discounts for staff
* Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
* Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
* The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
* Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
* Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options, and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role.
Job responsibilities
The Senior Social Worker will be responsible for providing specialist advice and support to the nursing homes and their multi-professional teams in managing effective resident discharge and preventing delayed transfers of care as an integral part of care management across the Trust.
You will be expected to undertake Care Act assessments, assessments for social care funding, complete required paperwork, support colleagues, scrutinize their paperwork, and work with ECC and the respective CCGs. As the Senior Social Worker, you will have responsibility as the Lead role within the team.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
* Possession of recognised Social Work Qualification - Degree in Social Work, DipSW, CQSW, CSS, or equivalent
* Registration with Social Work England Approved Mental Health Professional
* Studying or willingness to study towards full Post Qualification Award in Social Work
Knowledge
* Multi-disciplinary Social Care experience within a multi-disciplinary team relevant to people with mental health difficulties.
* Experience of undertaking assessments and other duties in accordance with the Mental Health Act 1983 and Amendments 2007 and the Mental Capacity Act.
* IT skills to enable effective input and retrieval of data and information.
* A variety of experiences working with people with mental health difficulties.
* Understanding of social care resources and provisions available beyond statutory agencies.
Skills/ Experience
* Literate in IT/Computer Skills
* Good oral communication skills based on fluency in the English language
* Makes ongoing assessments of frequently complex client needs and associated risks and demonstrates knowledge and understanding of a wide range of resource options within budgetary framework/constraints. Negotiates and implements effective plans for support, enablement, prevention, protection, and monitoring, within department/government targets.
Personal Qualities
* Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure.
* Responds calmly to unexpected and challenging problems, seeking solutions, modifying plans, and arranging the provision of additional services and/or resources where appropriate.
* Able to identify own stressors and take appropriate action to prevent negative impact on wellbeing and seek appropriate and timely support.
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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