Job summary
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mentalhealth and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire,Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset.
The services are delivered at community bases, hospitals,clinics, and peoples homes. We focus on delivering care as close to home aspossible.
Main duties of the job
The post will be Countywide but based at the Whiteleaf Centre. The Social Worker will be undertaking Care Act and s117 Assessments to facilitate discharge from adult and older adult wards as well as undertaking s42 Enquiries for adults and older adults in Buckinghamshire.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
JOB PURPOSE
To be an ambassador and leader across social work both internally and externalto the department.To ensure the highest standards of service are provided to the residents of Buckinghamshire.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Be an ambassador and leader across social work both internally and external to the department To provide a high quality and effective professional casework service, taking responsibility forworking and managing a caseload within a framework of appropriate supervision, dependent uponthe complexities of these cases and the social workers experience To comply with legislation, statutory guidance and local policies and procedure Delivering outstanding support to Buckinghamshire residents and ensure that regular monitoringand review of care and support plans is carried out To be competent in all areas of the Professional Capabilities Framework of Social Work
To ensure the highest standards of service are provided to the residents of Buckinghamshire, SocialWorkers will ensure:
Work in accordance with the Better Lives framework
Promote and deliver goal-based support people to achieve greater independence
Promote equality as an integral part of a role and treat everyone with fairness and dignity
Provides a proactive personalised approach to the delivery of care and practice
Respond to peoples needs in a timely manner Focus on improving peoples well-being
Give people greater choice and control over the care that they receive
Take account of peoples risks and safety at all times, identifying mitigations to reduce that risk
Support people to achieve the outcomes that are most important to them using all availableresources and taking responsibility for the public purse
Provide personalised information and advice, safeguarding, assessment, support planning andreview to individuals/families and their carers
Key Responsibilities:
To promote independence, wellbeing and a community assets-based approach to social care at allstages in the customer pathway
To ensure compliance with all statutory social care requirements including the Care Act, the MentalHealth Act and the Mental Capacity Act through timely and proportionate assessment, supportplanning and review
To ensure compliance within the Buckinghamshire Multi-agency Safeguarding Procedures and thatstaff providing support to ensure Safeguarding timescales are adhered to where they are not,escalate evidence of ineffective safeguarding arrangements
Manage a caseload within a framework of appropriate reflective supervision, undertaking focused,strength-based assessments, outcome-focused plans and reviews that have clear objectives andoutcome measures in order to ensure that all vulnerable adults and families receive a service thatreflects the Trusts commitment to safeguarding and putting the needs of vulnerable adults first
Demonstrate and model good practice that reflects a commitment to relationship and strengths based practice, working collaboratively with adults and their families.
To assist users and carers to play a full part in the social care process byextending to them advice, support and guidance including access totranslation, interpretation or advocacy services
To ensure all financial assessments are requested as appropriate and to forward all relevantdocumentation as necessary
Work directly with adults and their families to establish their lived experiences, wishes and feelings,using a variety of techniques, as requiredMaintain accurate and up to date records in line with Data Protection legislation (GDPR) and useBuckinghamshire Councils specific recording systems to promote effective case management.
Prepare clear, structured and concise reports for meetings, Adult Safeguarding Conferences,strategy meetings, court proceedings, DFG applications as necessary, to the required standard andwithin the prescribed timescales
Where required, to complete court paperwork, attend court, and action Court Orders that have beenmade
Keep up to date with research findings, theoretical models and innovative practice within the socialwork field in order to maintain the highest professional standards
Participate in regular reflective supervision and Coaching for Performance process with yourmanager to review casework and critically reflect on, and identify any areas of learningMaintain a record of continuous professional development in accordance with Social WorkEnglands / HCPCs guidance
Keep up to date with organisational policies, government guidance, legislation, research andnational trends in order to maintain the highest professional standards
To actively promote the Equality Policy and observe the standard of conduct which preventsdiscrimination taking place
To perform all the functions of the post consistent with current legislation and within the policiesstandards and procedures established by the Trust.
To take responsibility for all the functions of the post within the boundaries of delegated
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Qualified Social Worker
Experience
Essential
2. Knowledge and experience of
3. working with vulnerable adults
4. in a statutory setting
5. Knowledge and experience in
6. the application of relevant
7. legislation, statutory guidance,
8. standards and local policies and
9. procedures
10. Demonstrable knowledge and
11. experience in the application of
12. relevant theoretical frameworks,
13. practice models and research
14. Findings
15. Ability to demonstrate
16. awareness of legislation relating
17. to General Data Protection
18. Regulations and Freedom of
19. Information
20. An understanding of Social
21. Work Englands/ HCPCs
22. professional standards and a
23. commitment to upholding them
24. in your practice
Desirable
25. Knowledge and
26. experience of working
27. with adults
28. experiencing severe
29. and enduring mental
30. illness