Senior QSW Special Intervention Team
Salary: £34 - £40 / Hour
Job type: Day to Day Cover
Location: Hertfordshire
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We are looking to recruit a Senior QSW Special Intervention Team within Luton County Council
As the Senior Practitioner for the Early Intervention Service you will be responsible for a team of Community Care Officers who complete the following role;
1. EIV is an Integrated Service operated by Health and Social care practitioners who can provide urgent assessments and interventions to patients at risk of hospital admission in their usual place of residence
2. The role will involve making urgent social care assessment and interventions to support individuals to remain safin their normal place of residence in the community or in supported living. This is completed through specialist assessment, equipment and review by health professionals. Predominantly of adults who have fallen at home and need support to be made safe at home rather than be taken to hospital by ambulance
3. The Early Intervention Vehicle operates from Bricket Wood, Watford.
4. A EIV CCO will complete specialist assessment in the community with health partners
5. EIV works closely with our health providers to ensure people get the right service to meet their needs
6. EIV practitioners will require experience or undertake training as functional assessors
7. EIV work closely with private and voluntary sector .The successful candidate will support individuals to access community and voluntary support
8. EIV works closely to support unpaid and informal cares and will provide advice and support to cares who may need services to support them in their caring role
9. EIV is an inclusive service that works with individual from all cultures and backgrounds and provide cultural services and support to meet individual needs
Experience preferred:
You'll be a qualified social worker or occupational therapist with a minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience. In addition, you will also need the following: Actively undertakes a specialist role i.e. Moving and Handling Practitioner Practice Educator Approved Mental Health Practitioner Best Interest Assessor Or agreement to undertake a specialist role within the first year of the r