We are looking for an experienced qualified social worker to join the Integrated Learning Disabilities Assessment & Care Management Team either on a part time basis. The team is part of an integrated health and social care service providing a wide range of support to people with learning disabilities and their carers. Our integrated team consists of community nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, psychiatrists and an employment service. As a result, we can offer our service users a holistic approach to support. We are a highly successful service which provides seamless health & social care services to people with learning disabilities and their families/carers.
- Excellent integrated working across health & social care professions
- Exceptionally low numbers of admissions to residential care with over 85% of people living in settled accommodation
- Well embedded person centred and personalised approaches
- High numbers of direct payments with good outcome focused & person-centred care & support plans
- Award winning transition arrangements
- Excellent track record in avoiding admissions to Assessment & Treatment Units in line with the Transforming Care Programme
- Externally validated high quality safeguarding arrangements
- Commended Court of Protection work
The service is fully committed to working with people with learning disabilities to increase their independence and inclusion and to maximise their control over their lives. We are a forward-thinking team that value social work practice and the role we play in integration. We take pride in our profession and have a monthly social work forum where the team can discuss practices issues, changes in legislation and current research. We promote the use of Direct Payments so that the people we work with have the autonomy and flexibility to make their support work in a way that best meets their needs.
Responsibilities and Qualifications
- Have the skills to work with vulnerable service users and their carers.
- Be committed to the principles of personalisation, strengths-based approach and supporting people to maximise their independence.
- Be creative in developing support plans in conjunction with service users that demonstrates best value and community inclusion.
- Have a knowledge of safeguarding adults' practice and legislation.
- Possess the skills to hold a complex caseload and work on frontline duty.
We are committed to building a more talented and diverse workforce and to creating an inclusive work environment.
Benefits
- An excellent pension through the LGPS.
- Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
- A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
- Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
- Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
- Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
