About the Role:
We are seeking a Social Worker to join our dedicated Safeguarding Team at Nottinghamshire County Council.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain a complex workload and be responsible for the assessment, support planning and review of complex individual needs and then initiate and co-ordinate a range of outcomes to meet them that promote independence.
- Undertake assessments using a range of health and social care tools, for example, contributing to continuing healthcare assessments.
- Be responsible for the identification of potential Reablement and enablement opportunities and provide access to those services as required.
- Promote a Strength Based Approach which embeds the ethos of promoting independence and wellbeing at every opportunity, ensures people can assess their own needs, risks, and uncertainties to meet their short- and long-term goals, delaying the need for long term care and support.
- Identify community and other natural support resources, maximising individual’s assets using preventative/universal services and other funding sources, in line with the Adult Care Strategy.
- Monitor and review ongoing service provision, ensuring all parties involved are fully coordinated, with a focus on wellbeing and outcomes, and that all alternative solutions have been considered.
- Undertake the role of Approved Adult Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP), Best Interests Assessor (BIA) or Practice Educator (PE) when trained and approved.
- Organise and manage your workload independently, whilst continuously developing skills and experience, under supervision and guidance of the Advanced Social Work Practitioner and/or Team Manager.
Requirements:
- Qualified Social Worker
- Registered with Social Work England
- Detailed knowledge of community care services within health or social care settings
- Eligible to work in the UK
Interested?
For more information on this role or to apply, get in touch with our vendor department who will arrange for a specialist consultant to get in contact with you:
0203 906 8670