Adult Social Care Practitioner

General Practice Alliance Ltd

The closing date is 12 January 2025

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Job summary

Empower Lives, Shape the Future of Care!

Are you a registered Social Worker or do you hold a Level 5 Health & Social Care qualification? If you're looking for an exciting role where your skills can truly make a difference, General Practice Alliance (GPA) wants YOU to join our innovative team!

Our Collaborative Care Team (CCT) are recruiting for one permanent role and one fixed-term position until January 2026.

Main duties of the job

As an Adult Social Care Practitioner in CCT, you'll play a key role in transforming lives by co-creating personalised care plans that empower adults with complex needs to live independently and thrive. This is your opportunity to bring your expertise and ideas to a forward-thinking new team that's shaping the future of primary care in your community.

We are looking for someone with the required qualifications, but even if you don't meet all the other criteria, we'd love to hear from you. If you're passionate about making a difference, your unique skills and dedication could make all the difference to us!

What We Offer:

  • A flexible, supportive working environment where your ideas are valued.
  • The opportunity to collaborate with GPs, social care teams, and community organisations.
  • A role that empowers you to innovate, influence, and redefine how care is delivered.

If you'd like an informal discussion about the role, feel free to email helen.macmillan3@nhs.net to arrange a convenient time.

Interview dates: 16th and 23rd January 2025

Please note, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

About us

GPA is a leading primary care provider and established GP Federation, dedicated to providing equitable healthcare across our collective of 19 GP practices, serving over 210,000 people. We are at the forefront of healthcare transformation, building stronger connections between GPs, patients, and the community to create lasting health improvements.

Our working environment is both friendly and flexible, giving you freedom to choose when you come into the office while balancing home-based work and patient visits. In addition to competitive pay, we offer a range of exclusive benefits:

  • Flexible Working Arrangements: Supporting a healthy work-life balance.
  • NHS Pension Scheme: With a 23.7% employer contribution.
  • Generous Annual Leave: To promote well-being and time away from work.
  • Employee Discount Schemes: Including the Blue Light Card for discounts on the high street and online.
  • Wellbeing Package: Encompassing an Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing portal, and access to the Feeling Good app.
  • Discounted Trilogy Gym Membership: Encouraging an active, healthy lifestyle.

Join us, and lets create better care together.

Date posted

19 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£30,000 to £33,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A1341-24-0016

Job locations

129 Hazeldene Road

Northampton

Northamptonshire

NN2 7PB


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To ensure completion of new referrals by checking the agreed criteria.
  • To accept or decline referral as appropriate.
  • To arrange home assessments in liaison with the Case Coordinator and carry out assessments as scheduled.
  • To co-produce a personalised care plan with the service user with the objective of ensuring health and wellbeing needs are met, supporting independence, and enabling the individual to better manage their health and wellbeing.
  • To record care plans for all service users, ensuring records are accurate and recorded promptly, on SystmOne and OneDrive.
  • To signpost or refer service users to relevant agreed services, using professional reasoning and patient advocacy.
  • To work collaboratively and provide regular feedback to GP practices.
  • To assist the CCT Lead in developing and maintaining good working relationships with GP practices, adult social care, hospitals, pharmacists, and voluntary and statutory agencies.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To ensure completion of new referrals by checking the agreed criteria.
  • To accept or decline referral as appropriate.
  • To arrange home assessments in liaison with the Case Coordinator and carry out assessments as scheduled.
  • To co-produce a personalised care plan with the service user with the objective of ensuring health and wellbeing needs are met, supporting independence, and enabling the individual to better manage their health and wellbeing.
  • To record care plans for all service users, ensuring records are accurate and recorded promptly, on SystmOne and OneDrive.
  • To signpost or refer service users to relevant agreed services, using professional reasoning and patient advocacy.
  • To work collaboratively and provide regular feedback to GP practices.
  • To assist the CCT Lead in developing and maintaining good working relationships with GP practices, adult social care, hospitals, pharmacists, and voluntary and statutory agencies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Social Worker or Educated to degree level or equivalent in Health and Social care (Adult Social Care Diploma level 5)

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Highly effective professional reasoning and communication skills.
  • Able to manage confidentiality in sensitive circumstances.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working with service users with complex needs, including mental health.
  • Experience in completing holistic home assessments and care planning.

Job Circumstances

Essential

  • Possess the legal right to work in the UK and willingness to undergo a DBS check.
  • Access to own transport and ability to travel across the Northampton locality including to visit people in their own home.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Social Worker or Educated to degree level or equivalent in Health and Social care (Adult Social Care Diploma level 5)

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Highly effective professional reasoning and communication skills.
  • Able to manage confidentiality in sensitive circumstances.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working with service users with complex needs, including mental health.
  • Experience in completing holistic home assessments and care planning.

Job Circumstances

Essential

  • Possess the legal right to work in the UK and willingness to undergo a DBS check.
  • Access to own transport and ability to travel across the Northampton locality including to visit people in their own home.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

General Practice Alliance Ltd

Address

129 Hazeldene Road

Northampton

Northamptonshire

NN2 7PB


Employer's website

http://www.northantsgpalliance.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

General Practice Alliance Ltd

Address

129 Hazeldene Road

Northampton

Northamptonshire

NN2 7PB


Employer's website

http://www.northantsgpalliance.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Personalised Care Lead

Helen Macmillan

helen.macmillan3@nhs.net

Date posted

19 December 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£30,000 to £33,000 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A1341-24-0016

Job locations

129 Hazeldene Road

Northampton

Northamptonshire

NN2 7PB


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