Social Worker

1. An opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker to work within our Locality Teams.
2. The post-holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team of Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, and Enablement Officers.
3. Flintshire has a good track record for supporting their employee’s well-being and career development via regular supportive one to one supervision and the opportunity for peer support and training.

An opportunity has arisen for a Social Worker to work within our Locality Teams. The post-holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team of Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, and Enablement Officers. The post-holder will perform a key role taking a complex caseload ensuring the full involvement of Citizens and their carers in the assessment and care planning process.

Also the post-holder will work within a multi-disciplinary and integrated team with Health Colleagues. The post-holder will perform a key role taking a complex caseload ensuring the full involvement of service users and carers in the assessment and care planning process.

Locality working means we are well placed to build upon positive relationships with health and voluntary sector colleagues and within local communities. Flintshire Hospital Social Work teams have access to various supporting services such as an in-house Reablement team, Community Resource team, Intermediate Care and therapeutic intervention for individuals.

Flintshire has a good track record for supporting their employee’s well-being and career development via regular supportive one to one supervision and the opportunity for peer support and training.

This is a positive opportunity for individuals that consider they meet the above requirements and are committed to developing locality working and empowering older people across Flintshire to have their voices heard and maintain their independence.

Successful candidates must be registered with Social Care Wales and as this post will result in you having contact with vulnerable adults you will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check.

Job Purpose:

This is an experienced practitioner role reporting to the Team Manger. The post holder is expected to undertake cases independently and demonstrating an ability to adapt the approach from first principles to deal with complex or unusual cases, assessing and managing risk appropriately.

The post holder will need to demonstrate an ability to deal with complex cases. This will involve working under pressure managing complex relationships, high levels of risk to service users, safeguarding vulnerable adults and making judgements about the need for compulsory action. The post holder works in one function and in one identifiable area of work

Principal Accountabilities:

• The post holder will undertake a range of community care and safeguarding assessments, in accordance with relevant statutory requirements, identifying risks, needs and options.
• Develop and implement care plans, which are clearly linked to the needs of clients and identify any unmet needs and outcomes
• The post holder will construct value for money care packages; commission a range of services designed to minimise risk and improve quality of life of service users and carers
• The post holder will work with individuals and their families, carers and communities to help them make informed choices and decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning
• Manage an allocated case load of clients; regularly monitor, review and evaluate changes in client’s needs and ensure that all services contribute effectively to the care plan and ensure it remains an effective use of resources.
• The post holder will develop and maintain effective relationships with clients, their families and carers; provide advice and support, promote independence and early intervention, as necessary; help resolve conflict where appropriate.
• The post holder will liaise with colleagues in own and other departments and external agencies in order to gather information relevant to assessment and care planning activities; act as advocate on behalf of clients and carers within the local authority and with health agencies and voluntary organisations
• The post holder will update case-notes and other records, write reports as required; if required give evidence in court in relation to care or other proceedings.
• May supervise a social work student on placement, trainees, support staff or volunteers.
• Continue to undertake post qualifying training such as CPEL credits that will meet the requirements of the Care Council for Wales, including experienced practitioner awards, such as Practice Assessor, Best Interest Assessor, Deprivation of Liberty Assessor etc. Upon completion of such qualifying programmes the post holder will engage in the practice.