Band 7 Senior Social Worker – Adult Community Mental Health Service – Ware, Hertfordshire.
Requirement: Must hold a full valid driving license and have access to a car for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Responsibilities
* promote and lead the social care agenda, acting in accordance with the principles of personalisation, working to promote wellbeing, and enabling individual's rights to choice and control
* carry out complex assessments of need, plan and deliver services and review outcomes with the individual, their personal support networks and support providers
* ensure practice within the team is responsive, inclusive and community based with a clear focus on outcomes and bring your professional expertise to your work with complex cases
* supervise the social care staff within the team and support the wider team with social care
* manage the provision of assessments under the Care Act 2014 and the reviews of packages of care
* work collaboratively with community partners to ensure individuals and families are supported and their needs are met
* act as a champion and leader of social care within the locality/quadrant
* be professionally registered.
Benefits
* leadership and management training opportunities
* 5% on top of basic salary high cost allowance supplement (subject to a minimum and a maximum payment pro rata)
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) plus bank holidays (pro rata where applicable)
* One of the UK's best pension schemes
* Comprehensive health and wellbeing services
* Special leave for family and personal reasons
* NHS Car Lease Scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
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