Adults Social Worker - integrated and supportive team

Our client Wirral MBC is looking for an Adults Social Worker to join their integrated and supportive team.

• Enjoy, achieve, create impact, and thrive in the role and organisation.

Adult Social Care specific duties & responsibilities:

• Work as part of an integrated and supportive team, planning, monitoring and evaluating work with the Multi-Disciplinary (MDT).
• Carry out needs led assessments, work of a complex nature, care and support planning and reviews, and, where appropriate, initiate a multi-disciplinary assessment.
• Provide social work support to individual adults and their carers and families, and involve them in all planning and actions taken, helping to signpost/refer on (where appropriate) and/or develop social resilience, the role also focuses on prevention of admission to acute hospitals.
• Undertake enquiries with adults experiencing or at risk of abuse or neglect in line with the Care Act (2014) and interagency Adult Safeguarding Policies and Procedures, ensuring a swift and personalised safeguarding response proportionate to improve the outcomes for the people concerned.

Communication, Engagement and Training:

• Communicate complex assessment information including care and support planning and risk factors, to individual stakeholders, using a variety of methods, including Information & Computer Technology as appropriate and in line with Information Governance. Communicate sensitive issues in a skilled and appropriate manner and address any barriers to participation and understanding.
• Participate within community forums and initiatives and to utilise these experiences to promote positive social work, particularly Older Adult, Physical and Mental Health Social Care whilst developing practitioner experience and leadership skills.
• Organise and chair multi-disciplinary and strategy meetings and professional case conferences as required with the appropriate levels of support and guidance from senior staff. Articulating a wide range of information clearly, often in emotive situations. Responsibilities as participant/chair may include (but are not limited to) collating assessments from various agencies, ensuring relevant clinical, professional and legal documentation is available
• Challenge the social construction of stigma and disability of individuals who may experience older age, physical disability, sensory loss or mental ill health, and to act as an information and advice service to Individuals and Carers, other professionals and agencies on mental health related matters.
• Where appropriate, participate in the development and delivery of learning and educational materials for other staff/agencies/partners.

Data Analysis and Decision-Making:

• Submit funding applications, including representation to local commissioners, or regional panel in collaboration with health colleagues or other stakeholders.

Performance Management:

• Make timely appropriate responses to all work allocated, and to complete all work including recording within the agreed timescale in line with key performance indicators and quality standards.
• Take responsibility and accountability for own practice, and to positively support the practice, learning and development of others. Comply with social work supervisory and professional appraisal requirements supervisory/appraisal requirements.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.