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 largest council in north Wales, Flintshire is situated in the north east of the country neighbouring the Welsh counties of Conwy, Denbighshire and Wrexham and Cheshire West and Chester in England. A high performing council Flintshire is known for its innovation in public services and has a proud track record of protecting and valuing community-based services.
Uniquely placed Flintshire is the gateway to Wales – anyone coming to work with us will discover a truly lovely county. We pride ourselves on continuously improving our services. As an employer, we recognise our most valuable assets are our people. We strive to be an employer of choice by providing a range of benefits that help us secure the engagement of employees and motivating them to deliver to the citizens of Flintshire County.
County Hall,
Mold
CH7 6NB
Buckley Train Station 1 mile / 20mins walk
Buckley, Bryn Awelon 0.1 miles / 3mins walk