Senior Independence and Wellbeing Practitioner

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Job Description

• Suffolk County Council - West Suffolk House, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3YU - Hybrid
• £32,076 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• 37 hours per week - Flexible working options available
• Secondment for 18 months

A great opportunity to join Suffolk County Council's West Flexible Care and Support Team as a Senior Independence and Wellbeing practitioner, working from West Suffolk House.

• do you have recent experience of working with adults with complex needs?
• would you like to work in an incredibly varied, challenging and rewarding role?
• are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of adults in Suffolk?

Your role and responsibilities

Join our West Flexible Care and Support Team in Suffolk as a key member working to enhance personalisation, independence, wellbeing, and choice for adults through asset-based assessments and reviews. While primarily a generic role, you'll also contribute to our Discharge to Assess program, Community Assessment Beds, Safeguarding initiatives, Reviews, and Continuing Healthcare services.

We're seeking an experienced, enthusiastic practitioner with a positive outlook to bring their expertise to our dynamic team. In this position, you'll collaborate with colleagues both within our organisation and externally, including health professionals, allocation leads, and our Business, Finance, Service Development, and Contracts teams. This cross-functional exposure offers an ideal opportunity to grow your experience and build valuable relationships in Adult Social Care.

Your primary focus will be working directly with adults to identify and deliver high-quality outcomes that support and maximise their independence and wellbeing. This role presents an exciting chance to make a real difference in people's lives while developing your professional skills in a supportive, multi-faceted environment.

If you're passionate about empowering adults and driving positive change in social care, we'd love to hear from you. Join us in creating impactful, person-centred solutions that enhance the lives of those we serve in West Suffolk.

You will need

• experience of creating reablement plans.

You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (docx).If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Empowering Everyone

We're big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We're always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation, as shown in our Workforce Equality Report

For more information

Please contact Tina Hawthorn-Hurrell for a casual conversation. You can reach them by calling 01473 265492 or emailing tina.hurrell@suffolk.gov.uk

If you want to apply for a secondment, read the secondment policy first. Make sure you get permission from your current manager before submitting your application.

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the Job and Person Profile (JPP) (docx).

Step 2 - Click 'Apply Now' to start your online application.

Step 3 - Upload asupporting statement indicating how you meet each of the criteria in the 'Person Profile' section of theJPP.

• You should use the Supporting Statement template.
• Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4.

Please note: Without a supporting statement, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process before the next selection stage, please contact our Recruitment Team by emailing recruitment@suffolk.gov.uk or calling 03456 014412. If you are invited to the next stage of selection, you will have another opportunity to request adjustments for the next stages of the process.

Closing date: 11.30pm, 17 September 2024.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid

About Us

As a modern and effective council, we offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to understand and support your individual needs. We're driven to make a positive difference to the world around us and encourage everyone with drive and focus to join us and build an influential and impactful career. Reimagine the possibilities.

In return, you'll enjoy:

• up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
• membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
• performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
• training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
• a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
• diverse and active staff networks
• flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day

Plus lots more!

If you want to know more about our benefits, values and equality commitments please visit our Suffolk County Council careers website (careers.Suffolk.gov.uk).