Social Worker
Job summary
30 hours per week.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Social Worker to temporarily join the Adult Social Care Drug and Alcohol Pathway for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role will involve working very closely with drug and alcohol community services. The successful candidate will be working with people in the community to support them into detox and rehab services.
The successful applicant will have a commitment to strengths based Social Work practice and use identified models of practice to work with people to achieve person centred outcomes under the Personalised Care Framework & Care Act (2014)
Livewell Southwest is committed to a shared skills model and integrated MDT working to provide the best outcomes for the people of Plymouth.
Social Workers within Livewell Southwest work in a range of Adult Social care services including Community locality assessment and review teams, Learning Disability services, Mental Health services, Adult safeguarding, Care home service and Hospital discharge pathways. The role could involve 7 day working.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact: Michelle Philpott, Operational Lead, michelle.philpott@nhs.net 01752435768.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is required to discharge statutory social care functions on behalf of the organisation and to uphold the standards outlined in the Professional Capabilities Framework for Social Work. As such, they are required to undertake complex and proportionate assessments that are evidence-based. Examples include Mental Capacity assessments and Care Act assessments of people who have a variety of needs that may create a high level of risk to their wellbeing. The post holder is also required to arrange and review the delivery of social care support.
Wherever possible the post holder is required to support people to take risks in complex situations so that their outcomes and wishes are promoted. The post holder is also required to undertake safeguarding investigations and consider decisions made in a persons best interest that may deprive them of their liberty.
All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
Job Share(s) Considered
"please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility".
Please note that Livewell may close the job advertisement earlier than the specified deadline if a high number of applications are submitted. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.
We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:
Protected CPD time for registered staff
Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
Leadership & mentoring programmes
Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
A Robust Preceptorship
A bespoke induction programme
Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Date posted
07 October 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa, pro-rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Reference number
B9832-2024-SOPCC-220
Job locations
Harbour Centre (plymouth) Ltd
Mutley Plain
Plymouth
PL4 6LF
Crownhill Court
Plymouth
PL6 5DH
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is required to discharge statutory social care functions on behalf of the organisation and to uphold the standards outlined in the Professional Capabilities Framework for Social Work.
As such, they are required to undertake complex and proportionate assessments that are evidence-based. Examples include Mental Capacity assessments and Care Act Assessments of people who have a variety of needs that may create a high level of risk to their wellbeing. The post holder is also required to arrange and review the delivery of social care support.
Wherever possible the post holder is required to support people to take risks in complex situations so that their outcomes and wishes are promoted. The post holder is also required to undertake safeguarding investigations and consider decisions made in a persons best interest that may deprive them of their liberty.
The post holder needs to ;
Be accountable fortheir actions or omissions.
Promote and uphold the privacy, dignity, rights, health and wellbeing of people who use health and care services and their carers, at all times.
Work in collaboration with colleagues to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare, care and support.
Communicate in an open and effective way to promote the health, safety and wellbeing of people who use health and care services and their carers.
Strive to improve the quality of care and support through continuing professional development (CPD)
Uphold and promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
To be legally literate with the Care Act (2014), the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Human Rights Act (1998). To have a good understanding of the Mental Health Act (1983) and its subsequent amendments and the Children Act (1989).
To have an awareness of national policy and guidelines and how these should be used in practice.
Preparing legal documents for court and representing the organisation in a court setting.
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
5.1Responsibility for People Management
Supervise and/or train students and Band 5 colleagues as and when required to ensure their practice is safe and professional.
Provide supervision on a 1:1 basis or through peer supervision as and when required to ensure practice is safe and professional.
Support the delivery of induction training for new staff within the service as and when required to ensure practice is safe and professional.
5.2Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources
Responsibility for the occasional short-term security of a persons cash, legal documentation or valuable items (e.g. house keys) until they can be securely deposited.
Duty to consider best value option when planning for peoples care and support.
5.3Responsibility for administration
Plan and organise day-to-day work using an online calendar, recording systems, and workload management tools (that are available on the intranet) in accordance with departmental guidelines.
Ensure records are timely, kept up-to-date, accurate and used in accordance with the GDPR and organisational guidelines.
Have a good understanding of the various computer programmes essential for the completion of daily work, such as Microsoft office.
Arrange and plan meetings with colleagues and/or people who use services and be willing to chair them if required.
5.4.1Responsibility for people who use our services
Maintain contact with people who use our services either face-to-face, telephone or assistive technology such as video links and conference calls.
Design, implement and review care and support plans, which may involve the input of other professionals /disciplines.
Work to a number of protocols/procedures such as lone working, risk management and health and safety.
Complete carers assessments and seek feedback from people who use the service.
Learning some basic clinical skills to enable the undertaking of holistic assessments and liaison with the multi-disciplinary team.
Take an asset-based approach, including signposting to universal services, advice and information and considering the persons links and integration with their community and services such as advocacy.
Duty of candour and supporting people to make complaints if they wish too.
5.5Responsibility for implementation of policy and/or service developments
Contribute ideas (and advocate on behalf of the people who use our services) towards the development and implementation of policies and/or services.
Work in other teams and across the organisation in order to support organisational demands and pressures.
Represent the team/organisation on planning or developmental groups as and when required.
A flexible and adaptable approach to organisational change.
5.6Other Responsibilities
Correct use of computer hardware/software; security; processing and generating information; creating, updating and maintaining information databases.
Awareness of current social care research trends and to take part in development activities, such as Safeguarding Adult Reviews.
6. COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS
Maintain positive working relationships and communicate clearly with team colleagues, line manager, other professionals, people who use our service and their families/carers which may include highly sensitive issues.
Listen to and work in partnership with the people who use our services and families and carers.
Maintain professional conduct and communicate clearly when faced with competing demands and in situations that are potentially highly emotive, such as being challenged by families or other professionals.
Present evidence-based decisions and judgements about potentially complex/ ambiguous situations in a manner fit for the audience. This includes writing court reports, explaining legal requirements to people and their families and projecting social work values in a multi-disciplinary setting.
7. PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB
Travel between different offices to attend meetings.
Visit people at home, community setting (e.g. café), hospital, care home or prison. Visiting people in their own homes may be prejudicial to health and wellbeing. Some visits may be out of county and on occasion may require an overnight stay. Protective equipment may be required such as gloves and facemask in certain settings.
Sitting at a computer either in office or remote working (refer to DSE policy).
Take pro-active steps to maintain self-care and resilience (e.g. through the use of supervision, occupational health services etc.)
"Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility"
All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
Please see supporting information for full Job Description and Person Specification.
Job responsibilities
The post holder is required to discharge statutory social care functions on behalf of the organisation and to uphold the standards outlined in the Professional Capabilities Framework for Social Work.
As such, they are required to undertake complex and proportionate assessments that are evidence-based. Examples include Mental Capacity assessments and Care Act Assessments of people who have a variety of needs that may create a high level of risk to their wellbeing. The post holder is also required to arrange and review the delivery of social care support.
Wherever possible the post holder is required to support people to take risks in complex situations so that their outcomes and wishes are promoted. The post holder is also required to undertake safeguarding investigations and consider decisions made in a persons best interest that may deprive them of their liberty.
The post holder needs to ;
Be accountable fortheir actions or omissions.
Promote and uphold the privacy, dignity, rights, health and wellbeing of people who use health and care services and their carers, at all times.
Work in collaboration with colleagues to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare, care and support.
Communicate in an open and effective way to promote the health, safety and wellbeing of people who use health and care services and their carers.
Strive to improve the quality of care and support through continuing professional development (CPD)
Uphold and promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
To be legally literate with the Care Act (2014), the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Human Rights Act (1998). To have a good understanding of the Mental Health Act (1983) and its subsequent amendments and the Children Act (1989).
To have an awareness of national policy and guidelines and how these should be used in practice.
Preparing legal documents for court and representing the organisation in a court setting.
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
5.1Responsibility for People Management
Supervise and/or train students and Band 5 colleagues as and when required to ensure their practice is safe and professional.
Provide supervision on a 1:1 basis or through peer supervision as and when required to ensure practice is safe and professional.
Support the delivery of induction training for new staff within the service as and when required to ensure practice is safe and professional.
5.2Responsibility for financial and/or physical resources
Responsibility for the occasional short-term security of a persons cash, legal documentation or valuable items (e.g. house keys) until they can be securely deposited.
Duty to consider best value option when planning for peoples care and support.
5.3Responsibility for administration
Plan and organise day-to-day work using an online calendar, recording systems, and workload management tools (that are available on the intranet) in accordance with departmental guidelines.
Ensure records are timely, kept up-to-date, accurate and used in accordance with the GDPR and organisational guidelines.
Have a good understanding of the various computer programmes essential for the completion of daily work, such as Microsoft office.
Arrange and plan meetings with colleagues and/or people who use services and be willing to chair them if required.
5.4.1Responsibility for people who use our services
Maintain contact with people who use our services either face-to-face, telephone or assistive technology such as video links and conference calls.
Design, implement and review care and support plans, which may involve the input of other professionals /disciplines.
Work to a number of protocols/procedures such as lone working, risk management and health and safety.
Complete carers assessments and seek feedback from people who use the service.
Learning some basic clinical skills to enable the undertaking of holistic assessments and liaison with the multi-disciplinary team.
Take an asset-based approach, including signposting to universal services, advice and information and considering the persons links and integration with their community and services such as advocacy.
Duty of candour and supporting people to make complaints if they wish too.
5.5Responsibility for implementation of policy and/or service developments
Contribute ideas (and advocate on behalf of the people who use our services) towards the development and implementation of policies and/or services.
Work in other teams and across the organisation in order to support organisational demands and pressures.
Represent the team/organisation on planning or developmental groups as and when required.
A flexible and adaptable approach to organisational change.
5.6Other Responsibilities
Correct use of computer hardware/software; security; processing and generating information; creating, updating and maintaining information databases.
Awareness of current social care research trends and to take part in development activities, such as Safeguarding Adult Reviews.
6. COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS
Maintain positive working relationships and communicate clearly with team colleagues, line manager, other professionals, people who use our service and their families/carers which may include highly sensitive issues.
Listen to and work in partnership with the people who use our services and families and carers.
Maintain professional conduct and communicate clearly when faced with competing demands and in situations that are potentially highly emotive, such as being challenged by families or other professionals.
Present evidence-based decisions and judgements about potentially complex/ ambiguous situations in a manner fit for the audience. This includes writing court reports, explaining legal requirements to people and their families and projecting social work values in a multi-disciplinary setting.
7. PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB
Travel between different offices to attend meetings.
Visit people at home, community setting (e.g. café), hospital, care home or prison. Visiting people in their own homes may be prejudicial to health and wellbeing. Some visits may be out of county and on occasion may require an overnight stay. Protective equipment may be required such as gloves and facemask in certain settings.
Sitting at a computer either in office or remote working (refer to DSE policy).
Take pro-active steps to maintain self-care and resilience (e.g. through the use of supervision, occupational health services etc.)
"Please note that this role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility"
All Livewell Southwest staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7 day service.
Please see supporting information for full Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A qualification in Social Work, such as postgraduate diploma, bachelor degree or masters level.
Desirable
- Any postgraduate qualifications relevant to social work, such as Graduate Certificate in Practice Education or Approved Mental Health Professional
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of social work theories and models, the strengths and limitations and how they can be applied to practice.
- Knowledge of the legal framework relevant to social work, including the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005), Mental Health Act (1983) and subsequently in 2007; and The Human Rights Act (1998).
- Knowledge of the Professional Capability Framework and the standards set by the social work regulatory body, and maintaining professional registration.
Desirable
- Specific knowledge of one or more diagnoses/conditions that can impact on a persons wellbeing, such as dementia or learning disability.
Experience
Essential
- Proven relevant experience of working in the health and social care sector.
Desirable
- Experience of working with other professionals in an integrated service.
Skills
Essential
- Undertake complex, proportionate and holistic assessments that are evidence-based.
- To undertake support planning that helps promote the outcomes of the person.
- Engage in the supported risk taking of complex situations.
- Undertake safeguarding investigations and the application of the 6 principles of Making Safeguarding Personal.
- Maintain accurate and professional reports that present complex information in a clear manner.
- Ensuring that case records are accurate, timely and that work is completed in accordance with the priorities outlined by the line manager; and record keeping guidelines.
- To undertake regular training/CPD and to promote the learning of colleagues, Newly Qualified Social Workers and students.
- To consistently apply theory to practice in order to evidence decision making.
- The ability to be critically analytical and reflect on practice.
- To apply the principles of equality and diversity to practice at all times.
Desirable
- Knowledge of total communication (e.g. BSL, PECS and Makaton).
- Experience of writing court reports and/or appearing in court.
Qualifications
Essential
- A qualification in Social Work, such as postgraduate diploma, bachelor degree or masters level.
Desirable
- Any postgraduate qualifications relevant to social work, such as Graduate Certificate in Practice Education or Approved Mental Health Professional
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of social work theories and models, the strengths and limitations and how they can be applied to practice.
- Knowledge of the legal framework relevant to social work, including the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005), Mental Health Act (1983) and subsequently in 2007; and The Human Rights Act (1998).
- Knowledge of the Professional Capability Framework and the standards set by the social work regulatory body, and maintaining professional registration.
Desirable
- Specific knowledge of one or more diagnoses/conditions that can impact on a persons wellbeing, such as dementia or learning disability.
Experience
Essential
- Proven relevant experience of working in the health and social care sector.
Desirable
- Experience of working with other professionals in an integrated service.
Skills
Essential
- Undertake complex, proportionate and holistic assessments that are evidence-based.
- To undertake support planning that helps promote the outcomes of the person.
- Engage in the supported risk taking of complex situations.
- Undertake safeguarding investigations and the application of the 6 principles of Making Safeguarding Personal.
- Maintain accurate and professional reports that present complex information in a clear manner.
- Ensuring that case records are accurate, timely and that work is completed in accordance with the priorities outlined by the line manager; and record keeping guidelines.
- To undertake regular training/CPD and to promote the learning of colleagues, Newly Qualified Social Workers and students.
- To consistently apply theory to practice in order to evidence decision making.
- The ability to be critically analytical and reflect on practice.
- To apply the principles of equality and diversity to practice at all times.
Desirable
- Knowledge of total communication (e.g. BSL, PECS and Makaton).
- Experience of writing court reports and/or appearing in court.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Livewell Southwest
Address
Harbour Centre (plymouth) Ltd
Mutley Plain
Plymouth
PL4 6LF
Employer's website
https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Livewell Southwest
Address
Harbour Centre (plymouth) Ltd
Mutley Plain
Plymouth
PL4 6LF
Employer's website
https://www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
For questions about the job, contact:
Operational Lead for Adult Social Care
Michelle Philpott
01752435768
Date posted
07 October 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa, pro-rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
Reference number
B9832-2024-SOPCC-220
Job locations
Harbour Centre (plymouth) Ltd
Mutley Plain
Plymouth
PL4 6LF
Crownhill Court
Plymouth
PL6 5DH
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