Overview
* To assess the needs of adults and older people with physical disabilities, mental health, and/or learning disabilities and their informal carers in accordance with the Care Act and eligibility criteria
* To work collaboratively with other health and social care colleagues to facilitate an integrated approach and seamless support to service users.
* To formulate and implement strengths-based support plans with service users, their informal carers and other appropriate people, which will maximise their independence.
* To assess service users and their informal carers activities of daily living and organise appropriate solutions to meet needs.
* To support service users and or informal carers to identify and commission resources that enable them to choose the best support options.
* To provide ongoing assistance where required to service users in the management of their rehabilitation and complex support needs.
* To use strengths-based approaches to assess, monitor and review the social care needs of service users and informal carers and find appropriate solutions.
* To hold an individual caseload of varying degrees of complexity excluding casework that requires the expertise of a qualified professional.
* Take responsibility for managing casework with the supervision of a qualified senior practitioner.
* To conduct Assistive Technology assessments and organise provision of suitable equipment.
Duties And Responsibilities
* To conduct risk assessments and undertake initial enquiries in response to vulnerable adults safeguarding concerns.
* To undertake Continuing Health Care Checklists contributing as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Support Team to the decision support tool.
* To implement and co-ordinate individual support plans and/or reablement programmes in conjunction with the client, informal carers, health and social care colleagues, providing support, advice and monitoring as appropriate.
* To refer service users and/or informal carers where required to other health and social care professionals.
* To develop and maintain extensive knowledge of services and resources available within the local community, identifying and utilizing existing information.
* To provide information and support about welfare benefits, to support clients to benefit appointments and refer to other financial support services.
* To promote self-directed support and ensure that service users and informal carers are aware of how a personal budget can be used to meet their assessed needs.
* To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and in collaboration with Health colleagues and external partners.
* To maintain accurate and relevant records, including needs assessments, mental capacity assessments, best interest decisions and support plans, inputting relevant information onto computer systems in accordance with Care Policy and procedures.
* To contribute to case conferences and service user reviews when required.
* To identify and alert safeguarding concerns to the appropriate manager in a timely manner. Whilst ensuring the person is made safe.
* To discuss any matters outside remit of role with supervisor/manager and seek advice, support and training where appropriate.
* To contribute to working practices and processes that maximise the use of new technology to ensure efficient and effective delivery of services.
* Carrying out lone working which can sometimes involve visiting clients in unpleasant conditions
Requirements
* Significant relevant recent experience of working with people with social care needs (e.g. learning disability, physical disability, mental health, older persons and end of life/palliative care).
* Experience of working in a multi-agency environment to deliver services to people with social care needs.
* An understanding of the needs of older people and/or people with disabilities.
* Experience of teaching practical skills to i
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