Care Act Assessor

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available in the North planned Care Service for a Care Act Assessor. We need a resilient, dynamic, person centred individual to join the experienced and enthusiastic team in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

The work is varied and challenging and will focus on the completion of annual reviews for individuals in receipt of Social care services. You will work within the Older persons and physical disability team based within Lancaster Buildings, Newcastle under lyme.

This is an excellent opportunity to learn new skills and as part of this role you will receive training and be supported to develop in this area.

This role is ideal for anyone that wishes to develop their career within social care as there will be enrolment within the Social Care Learning Academy (SWLA) and the opportunity to progress to the Social Work apprenticeship as ability to practice develops and appropriate skills are demonstrated.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a team of Social workers, Social Care assessors and Care Act Assessors. The team also work closely with external partners such as the Integrated Care board and Staffordshire County Council.

As part of this role you will be expected to:

Compassionately provide social care input and support to adults/carers/families helping to promote self-determination, choice and autonomy.

Hold, manage and prioritise a caseload of low complexity / low risk cases; regularly assess and review with adults / carers their individual strengths and needs and maintain records relating to their holistic Care and Support Plan.

Organise and chair review meetings and act as lead professional for the co-ordination of social care responses for those with more straightforward needs, whilst promoting an outcome focussed, asset/strengths based approach.

Provide social care support to individual adults and their carers and families and involve them in all planning and actions taken, helping to signpost/refer on (where appropriate) and/or develop motivation and daily living skills, this will include supporting individuals to participate in community life as per their agreed care and support plan.

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helpingyour communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.