Adult Social CareCare Home Team. Band 6 full-time Social Work Post
Exciting Opportunity for a RegisteredSocial Worker to join the Care Home team at Livewell Southwest
Livewell Southwest, a fully integrated healthand social care provider, is seeking a highly motivated and experiencedregistered Social Worker to join our Adult Social Care Care Home Team.This full-time position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to meaningfulwork within a multidisciplinary environment.
About the Role. The Care Home Team carries out Assessment and Review functions under the Care Act 2014 on behalf of the local authority, focusing on a strength based approach to support those people in residential and nursing care which will include undertaking comprehensive assessments and reviews for persons with complex care and support needs. Keyresponsibilities include:
Conductingperson-centred assessment and reviews in line with the Care Act
Preparing andsubmitting Court of Protection applications
Developing andimplementing risk management plans
What Were Looking For. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strongcommitment to strengths-based social work practice and be skilled in applyingrecognised models to support individuals in achieving positive, personalisedoutcomes.
For moreinformation or an informal discussion please contact:
Main duties of the job
The post holder is required to dischargestatutory social care functions on behalf of the organisation and to uphold thestandards outlined in the Professional Capabilities Framework for Social Work.As such, they are required to undertake complex and proportionate assessmentsthat are evidence-based. Examples include mental capacity assessments andhealth and social care assessments of people who have a variety of needs thatmay create a high level of risk to their wellbeing. The post holder is alsorequired to arrange and review the delivery of social care support.
Wherever possible the post holder is requiredto support people in complex situations so that their outcomesand wishes are promoted. The post holder is also required to undertake safeguardinginvestigations and consider decisions made in a persons best interest that maydeprive them of their liberty.
This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route; please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.
Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning socialenterprise delivering integrated health and social care services acrossPlymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts ofDevon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sportscentres, and health hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, andcollaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, whileempowering staff and those we serve.
We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, inshaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the righttime and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people leadhealthy, independent lives.
We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, trainingpathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the CareCertificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorshipprograms ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.
Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from allsections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mentalhealth, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during theapplication process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.
Job responsibilities
Supervise and/or train students and Band 5 colleagues as and when required to ensure their practice is safe and professional.
Provide supervision on a 1:1 basis or through peer supervision as and when required to ensure practice is safe and professional.
Support the delivery of induction training for new staff within the service as and when required to ensure practice is safe and professional.
Responsibility for the occasional short-term security of a persons cash, legal documentation or valuable items (e.g. house keys) until they can be securely deposited.
Duty to consider best value option when planning for peoples care and support.
Plan and organise day-to-day work using an online calendar, recording systems, and workload management tools (that are available on the intranet) in accordance with departmental guidelines.
Ensure records are timely, kept up-to-date, accurate and used in accordance with the GDPR and organisational guidelines.
Have a good understanding of the various computer programmes essential for the completion of daily work, such as Microsoft office.
Arrange and plan meetings with colleagues and/or people who use services and be willing to chair them if required.
Maintain contact with people who use our services either face-to-face, telephone or assistive technology such as video links and conference calls.
Design, implement and review care and support plans, which may involve the input of other professionals /disciplines.
Work to a number of protocols/procedures such as lone working, risk management and health and safety.
Complete carers assessments and seek feedback from people who use the service.
Learning some basic clinical skills to enable the undertaking of holistic assessments and liaison with the multi-disciplinary team.
Take an asset-based approach, including signposting to universal services, advice and information and considering the persons links and integration with their community and services such as advocacy.
Duty of candour and supporting people to make complaints if they wish too.
Increased level of responsibility and autonomy in relation to analysing and making professional judgements, informed by practice experience and underpinned by theory and best practice guidance.
Ability to work independently, utilising knowledge and skills with regular support from management, work is managed rather than supervised. Ability to act following broad policies and regulations, working within guidelines and protocols, utilising monthly supervision.
Contribute ideas (and advocate on behalf of the people who use our services) towards the development and implementation of policies and/or services.
Work in other teams and across the organisation in order to support organisational demands and pressures.
Represent the team/organisation on planning or developmental groups as and when required.
A flexible and adaptable approach to organisational change.
Person Specification
Skills
* Keyboard skills required using a range of Microsoft office software to write reports and care plans, assessments, letters, enter data and complete forms
* Highly developed communication skills to enable daily interaction with colleagues, service users and partner agencies. Write reports for court and statutory reviews as well as for case recording. Negotiating skills to enable an appropriate way forward or provide an acceptable solution for the service user
* Judgemental skills needed to analyse, interpret and assess each case, using professional knowledge
* Observational skills when visiting service users homes e.g. interaction between service user and carer, home hygiene, safety of home
* Prioritise and work flexibly as well as managing time effectively in order to meet specified tasks within agreed timescales
* Work as part of a team and be able to contribute effectively to the achievement of wider service performance objectives
Knowledge
* Experience and knowledge in line with national standards and guidance
* Relevant policies and procedures of the Department and Livewell South West
* Relevant legislation; e.g. The Care Act 2014, Health and Social care act 2012 and the Mental capacity Act 2005, Data Protection, Equal Opportunities, Freedom of Information Act, Disability Discrimination Act, The Human Rights Act 1998
* Resources in order to provide advice and information to enable vulnerable adults and carers to make informed choices, e.g. Allowances, access to support advice and information
* Awareness of the potential effects of providing regular and substantial unpaid care to a relative, friend or neighbour
* Practical and procedural knowledge for a range of tasks related to the service area, of the policies or procedures relating to
* Continuing NHS Healthcare eligibility and interfaces
Experience
* Significant experience of working as a Social Worker.
* Safeguarding for vulnerable adults and children and young people
* Working knowledge and experience of working to address a range of human needs, including personal crisis, disability, ill health
* Planning skills required to undertake appropriate care plans, manage day to day caseload;
* Personal Budgets and Support planning, policies, and standards
* Multi-disciplinary and partnership working
* Experience of working within an Adult Safeguarding team or service.
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent in Social Work e.g. DipSW, CQSW, CSS
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development by producing documentation to meet the Standards of Proficiency for Social Worker registration
* Registration with Social Work England as a social worker
* Ongoing training and evidence of continuous professional development
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.
Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working
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