ARE YOU READY TO MAKE A POSITIVE AND REWARDING CHANGE TO YOUR CAREER? ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT SUPPORTING ADULTS TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES? DO YOU THRIVE ON CHALLENGE? IF THE ANSWER IS YES, THEN WE WOULD WELCOME YOUR APPLICATION.

We have a full-time vacancy in our Hastings Community Hospital Team.
As a Resource Officer in Adult Social Care, you will play a key role in undertaking assessments and reviews of adults and carers who have been referred to your team. Specifically, you will undertake Care Act assessment of needs and care and support plan reviews of adults who are ready for discharge from two of our Community Hospitals in East Sussex. You will be expected to work in a multidisciplinary team to support a person’s discharge and contribute to discussions that promote the person’s independence and best interest principles.
Once you have undertaken training, you will be expected to hold and manage safeguarding enquiries for Adults who are subject to abuse and/or harm and fulfil our duty under s42.2 of the Care Act 2014 by working with partner agencies to assess, and minimise safeguarding risk to residents of East Sussex.
We have excellent relationships with local partners and hospital trusts, and you will have the opportunity to work alongside other professionals to ensure good outcomes for the individual’s you are working with. Where necessary, we work with our local Integrated Commissioning Boards (ICB’s) to ensure people we serve get access to continuing care funding.
We are looking for candidates with experience of working with people who access social care support.
When completing your application be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education or personal interests.
Interviews will take place via MS Teams - dates to be confirmed.

There are many rewards to working for East Sussex and being part of our service, some of these include:

• Career Growth: We will support your journey with structured development opportunities.
• Hybrid Working: Enjoy the flexibility to balance your professional and personal life with our hybrid working arrangements.
• A Focus on Wellbeing: From reflective practice sessions to structured development plans, we’ll help you enhance your skills and confidence, especially around safeguarding decision-making.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

Please refer the Job description for details