Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Opportunities have arisen for Social Work Practitioners within the Integrated Care Teams. Salford is looking to recruit experienced and newly qualified Social Work practitioners to help deliver our community led support vision. This means having a passion for social work, enabling effective integrated working, promoting independence through reablement approaches, and safeguarding adults in Salford. You will be responsible for carrying out social work duties, requiring the highest levels of skills, knowledge, and professional expertise. You will assist the Team Manager in ensuring the delivery of effective, safe integrated services for adults through the promotion of high standards of practice in assessment and person-centred support planning.
The Adult Social Care workforce aims to improve outcomes for adults living in Salford by empowering individuals, adopting a strength's-based approach, promoting independence, and working in partnership with our residents. This will be achieved through developing a skilled and motivated workforce by investing in their continued professional development and ensuring their practice is current and of a high standard.
Main duties of the job
You will be a skilled, effective practitioner acting with considerable autonomy. You should have in-depth knowledge and skill in one or more fields of practice developed through formal post-qualifying training and development activity. You should have or will be expected to undertake Practice Educator training and support student Social Workers. You may have or will be expected to undertake a postgraduate qualification and role in specialised practice (e.g., AMHP, BIA). You will need to integrate professional knowledge, the views of people using services, and research/evaluation evidence routinely in your practice. You will need to demonstrate expert and effective practice in complex situations, assessing and managing higher levels of risk while promoting enablement and self-determination. You will need to network and liaise with a wider range of professionals and colleagues, including at more senior or strategic levels. You will need to manage complex caseloads and offer expert opinion within the organisation and to others.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust, we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us, you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role and the main job duties/responsibilities, please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Possession of a recognised Social Work qualification; Degree, CQSW, CSS, Dip SW or equivalent.
* You must hold a current registration with Social Work England.
Skills, knowledge & experience
* You must clearly evidence an understanding of the principles and values underlying the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and other relevant legislation.
* You must clearly evidence your ability to develop effective working relationships with service users and their carers and show evidence of good assessment practice.
* You must clearly evidence an understanding of the integration agenda and the promotion of independence (enablement) model of health and social care.
* Demonstrate a thorough understanding of personalisation and a person-centred approach.
* You must clearly evidence that you can maintain accurate records and communicate complex information clearly and concisely both verbally and in written form.
* You must clearly evidence that you have a clear understanding of the social work role in a multi-disciplinary setting.
* Demonstrate the ability to develop effective working relationships with other professionals and colleagues.
* Possess skills of negotiation, mediation, and de-escalation - seeking constructive approaches to problem solving.
* Experience of working with adults/older people.
* Have a good standard of computer skills.
* You have additional qualifications; Best Interest Assessors; AMHP; Practice Educator; Post Qualifying courses or other professional development qualifications.
* You can evidence an innovative approach to the development of new methods of working to support people in the community.
* You can show knowledge of relevant Welfare Rights Legislation.
* You can show knowledge of the recent Government Guidelines.
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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