Social Worker - Baywide Social Care Team

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To plan and prioritise own work and caseload
• The role involves managing a defined caseload and provide statutory Social Work service to our clients in the Torbay area
• To complete Care Act assessments and subsequent care plans records in line with service policies and procedures , working in a strengths based and outcome focussed way
• To contribute to professional development in mental health social care through forums and working groups, as and when required
• To be accountable for using allocated Trust Equipment responsibly

Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

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Person Specification

Specific Skills

Essential

• Experience of safeguarding adult processes
• Experience of mental capacity assessment and development of best interest decision
• Experience of hospital discharge pre-covid, during covid; assessment, planning, information and advice

Desirable

• Experience of court of protection/ court work (family, coroner, or criminal court)
• Experience of working with people around end of life care and discharge planning

Qualifications and training

Essential

• Relevant professional Social Work qualification - Degree/Diploma Work, Certificate of Qualification in Social Work, Certificate in Social Services

Desirable

• Post Qualifying consolidation and commitment to post qualification training

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Knowledge/skills of safeguarding adult processes, Care Act & Mental Capacity Act
• Ability to present as an excellent role model for good practice within the multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to provide information and advice around hospital discharge planning to include funding under covid, and also commissioned services in social care

Desirable

• Health and Safety in the workplace legislation
• Ability to undertake risk assessments within all aspects of day to day work
• Ability to act as a consultant on practice-based issues for other health and social care practitioners
• Knowledge of Continuing Care/ Registered Nursing Care Contribution/ Direct Payments and Independent Living Fund
• Knowledge of Intermediate Care/ End of Life Care

Requirements due to work environment/conditions

Essential

• Ensuring the safety of less-experienced staff in these settings
• Current registration with the Social Work England
• Willingness to undertake information technology training when required
• Willingness to work outside of office hours

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Baywide Social Care Team

Kings Ash House, Kings Ash Road

Paignton

TQ3 3XZ

Employer's website

https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)