Job summary
Livewell Southwest are currently looking for an experienced Social Worker who is keen to work with young people within The Learning and Disability Team.
If you are looking to develop your NHS experience and provide social care with the support of working within a multidisciplinary team, then please do apply.
Main duties of the job
You will provide a comprehensive effective and integrated social work service to young people and their families and carers using services in both a community and inpatient setting.
What you can add
Working collaboratively to seek resolutions to challenges
Finding strategies to meet your patients goals
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
supervise and or train students and lower band colleagues as and when required to ensure their practice is safe and professional
provide supervision or peer supervision as and when required to ensure practice is safe and professional
support the delivery of induction training for new staff within the service as and when required to ensure practice is safe and professional
responsibility for the occasional short term security of a persons cash legal documentation or valuable items until they can be securely deposited
duty to consider best value option when planning for peoples care and support
plan and organise day to day work using an online calendar recording systems and workload management tools in accordance with departmental guidelines
ensure records are timely kept up to date accurate and used in accordance with the gdpr and organisational guidelines
have a good understanding of the various computer programmes essential for the completion of daily work such as Microsoft office
arrange and plan meetings with colleagues and or people who use services and be willing to chair them if required
maintain contact with people who use our services either face to face telephone or assistive technology such as video links and conference calls
Job description
Job responsibilities
supervise and or train students and lower band colleagues as and when required to ensure their practice is safe and professional
provide supervision or peer supervision as and when required to ensure practice is safe and professional
support the delivery of induction training for new staff within the service as and when required to ensure practice is safe and professional
responsibility for the occasional short term security of a persons cash legal documentation or valuable items until they can be securely deposited
duty to consider best value option when planning for peoples care and support
plan and organise day to day work using an online calendar recording systems and workload management tools in accordance with departmental guidelines
ensure records are timely kept up to date accurate and used in accordance with the gdpr and organisational guidelines
have a good understanding of the various computer programmes essential for the completion of daily work such as Microsoft office
arrange and plan meetings with colleagues and or people who use services and be willing to chair them if required
maintain contact with people who use our services either face to face telephone or assistive technology such as video links and conference calls
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Social Work e.g. DipSW, CQSW, CSS
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development by producing documentation to meet the Standards of Proficiency for Social Worker registration
- Registration with Social Work England as a social worker
- Experience and knowledge in line with national standards and guidance
- Ongoing training and evidence of continuous professional development
- Relevant policies and procedures of the Department and Livewell South West
Qualification Evidence
Essential
- In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Social Work e.g. DipSW, CQSW, CSS
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development by producing documentation to meet the Standards of Proficiency for Social Worker registration
- Registration with Social Work England as a social worker
- Experience and knowledge in line with national standards and guidance
- Ongoing training and evidence of continuous professional development
- Relevant policies and procedures of the Department and Livewell South West
Qualification Evidence
Essential
- In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of:
- Relevant Qualifications
- Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
