Job summary
City of York Council (CYC) Adult Social Care (ASC) are looking to recruit one Social Worker to join the Hospital Social Work Team (HSWT). This is a qualified position.
Main duties of the job
The role would require you to work within a fast-paced environment, within a supportive Hospital Social Work Team facilitating timely and safe hospital discharges. The team works to facilitate rapid hospital discharges and complete assessments post discharge in line with the Discharge to Assess Guidance. Regular supervision and training provided. You will hold your own caseload working within a supportive team of qualified and unqualified workers.
Our aim is to put social work at the heart of the community and ensure people get the personalised care they need. We strive to keep people in their communities, with their families, with residential care only used when necessary, with the focus on strength based practice and a HomeFirst ethos.
We recognise that social care can be a challenging job and actively invest in supporting our social work teams.
If you are interested in applying for this role you will need a good knowledge of legislation relating to Adult Social Care, Safeguarding Adults and Mental Capacity. You will have excellent communication skills as well as skills in assessment, partnership work and accountable practice.
About us
From our offices in West Offices and Hazel Court, and with partners, City of York Council serves over 200,000 residents in and around York. Local communities depend on the statutory services we deliver and our people are proud to keep York clean, safe, productive and resilient. A strong council can also be an empowering force – transforming lives, communities and generations. We deliver lots of important but little-known services that are making a big difference to those who need them.
Every year at the council:
* 7,036 adults receive social care
* 77,000 people served in the customer centre
* 260,000 enquiries resolved over the phone
* 3,000 planning applications
* 5.5m tonnes of waste collected
* 1.2m metres of high verges cut
* 8,000 council properties managed
* 8,000 businesses supported
* 200,000 residents served
* 220 children looked after
Website: http://www.york.gov.uk
Job responsibilities
To deliver a high quality, strengths based and accountable social care service, ensuring that adults (with the support of their carers/families/networks) can achieve good outcomes. The role works with people to enable them to:
* Seek asset-based solutions within a strengths-based model
* Assess, manage and review their own needs and risks
* Maximise their independence and self-direct their responses to deliver agreed outcomes
* Access personalised care and support to meet their assessed needs while maintaining themselves in the community
* Understand risk and be safe
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Experience
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Qualifications
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Person Specification
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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).
Employer details
Employer name
City of York Council
Address
West Offices, Station Rise, York, North Yorkshire, YO1 6GA
Employer's website
https://www.york.gov.uk/jobs-training/working-council (Opens in a new tab)
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