Are you seeking a change within your Social Work journey? Or are you a newly qualified Social Worker looking to take a step up into a senior role?
Your duties will include:
* Work with adults, and their families, who may be placed in a range of community and placement settings, to understand their needs and wishes and develop strength-based plans.
* Understand and apply the relevant statutory frameworks to promote independence and autonomy while balancing risks and the needs of others, including children and vulnerable adults.
* Use relationship-based Social Work skills to understand the needs of this adult service user group and work collaboratively to create care and support plans that reflect person-centred outcomes.
* Provide a high-quality and effective professional approach, taking responsibility for working and managing a caseload within a framework of appropriate supervision, depending on case complexities and your experience.
* Collate holistic information to ensure appropriate, person-centred, and supportive safeguarding decisions are made.
* Demonstrate and model good practice that reflects a commitment to relationship and strengths-based practice, working collaboratively with adults and their families.
The Buckinghamshire Social Care Team is looking for an experienced Social Worker to join our team across Buckinghamshire. Within Oxford Health, we deliver mental health social care support in partnership with Buckinghamshire Council.
Following your initial 12-month placement in the Early Resolution & Safeguarding (ER&S) team, you'll transition into one of our six specialist teams, which may include: Working age adults social care team, Older Adults social care team, Safeguarding, or Transitions. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in various social work settings and grow your career.
For the first 12 months, you will have the opportunity to work across Buckinghamshire. Our main office is at The Whiteleaf Centre, Aylesbury, with the option to work from Saffron House, High Wycombe. Your role will include working within a small, fast-paced, supportive team, triaging safeguarding referrals, and managing a small caseload of social care assessments and S42 enquiries.
We provide a robust induction, including corporate induction days, initial relevant training, and shadowing opportunities to help you settle into your role from day one.
Oxford Health is committed to providing outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team. To apply, please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and tailor your supporting statement to the role, addressing any essential criteria.
We serve people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath, and Northeast Somerset, delivering care at community bases, hospitals, clinics, and homes, as close to the individual as possible.
Our vision is that everyone receives: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team."
We offer a wide range of benefits, including:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored learning and development
* 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days with service
* NHS discounts on various shops and services
* Competitive pension scheme
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (waiting list may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups via our EDI team
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