Social Worker or Advanced - Hospital Team

at  South Gloucestershire Council

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

The Hospital Social Care Team consists of Social Work Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, and Social Care Practitioners. We use the 3 Conversation model to work with people following discharge from hospital, completing conversations and assessments in multiple settings including care homes and rehabilitation units across the whole geographical area. We work closely with acute and community health partners.
Every day, our Adult Social Workers are making a real difference by working with people who require social care services, their families and carers to ensure independence is maintained as much as possible and outcomes are clear, monitored and reviewed.

Salaries are offered at points within these bands depending on experience:

• Social worker: £33,975 - £36,648
• Advanced Social worker: £38,223 - £41,418

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

• It is essential that you have must have a degree in Social Work with relevant registration to practice or be in the final year of your Social Work studies.
• You should also understand asset and strength-based approaches to adult social care.
• You will be a problem solver, confident about making important decisions, underpinned by a genuine passion to work collaboratively with people to meet their goals and aspirations.
• You’ll welcome challenge and embrace change.

Advanced Social Worker:

• We will require you to have a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience.
• You will have evidence of meeting the essential (and desirable where possible) criteria for the role of Advanced Social Worker or in South Gloucestershire council.
• A clear commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so must have a full valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have alternative appropriate means of travel.
Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post

You will be working with people who require social care services, their families and carers to ensure independence in maintained as much as possible and outcomes are clear, monitored and reviewed.

You will:

• deliver genuine people-centred, strengths-based support, with a focus on what those we work with tell us will make the biggest difference to them. using your creativity to deliver the best outcomes for local people.
• implement, review and monitor actions and outcomes outlines in line with individual care plan.
• make changes and amendments as the needs of the individual change and evolve
• work in line with best practice legislation, policy and guidance to promote the wellbeing and dignity of service users
• make recommendations for the implementation of reablement equipment

As an Advanced Social Worker you will be required to:

• support students on placement as an experience Practice Educator

• be fully up to date with the core training expectations as an Advanced Social Workeruse examples of research and evidence-based resources to enhance practice and share learning with team (e.g. use of Research in Practice / other online resources).