Senior Social Worker

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Job Description

Social Worker - Adults Intermediate Care Team

Salary: Main Band 9, £36,647 to £40,220 per annum, or Senior Band 10, £40,220 to £44,428 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)

Closing date: Sunday 8 December 2024, 23:59

DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth is a vibrant university city, with a rich maritime history on the South coast enjoying excellent transport links to the rest of the country. At Portsmouth City Council we're all about developing our staff, because we want to build a bigger and better city, but we need the best employees to do so. With a little over 207,000 residents and 7,000 businesses throughout this city, this unitary authority's main goal is to ensure the best care and development of all those within the city. From customer service to multi-million-pound projects, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.

The Service:

There have been exciting changes within Portsmouth Adults Intermediate Care Team, which went live on 1 April 2024 and has brought together a number of teams to provide a single approach to supporting people who are moving through admission avoidance, the acute hospital, inpatient settings, and rehabilitation and reablement services. This is an exciting time to join us and help us on our journey to improving outcomes for people following a crisis or decline in health.

The post is based within the Portsmouth Adults Intermediate Care Team supporting our integrated services including, Community nursing, Urgent Community Response, Portsmouth Rehabilitation and Reablement team, The Transfer of Care Hub, The acute hospital and Inpatient units.

We take pride in our work by valuing others, focusing on what's important so that we make a real and positive difference. If you share these values this role could be for you.

Your New Role:

You will join a team of qualified Social Workers and Independence Support Assistants based within the Portsmouth Integrated services. Your role will involve assessing the needs of adults and their Carers, to identify creative ways to meet their assessed outcomes under the Care Act 2014.

The role includes outcome led interventions, using a strength-based approach to support people to live the lives they chose. You will work collaboratively with others, maintaining a strength based and aspirational approach to achieve the outcomes the person wants.

Duties include assessing clients' needs and agreeing a person-centred support plan, completing reviews of assessments and support plans, supporting people with their health, mental health, and social care needs, and assessing mental capacity when required. You will work independently, manage your own caseload, and have opportunities to support unqualified staff and pursue your own personal learning and development.

Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.

What you'll need to succeed:

You have a qualification in social work and are registered with Social Work England. You have experience of working with and safeguarding adults, and a thorough understanding of adult social care legislation. You can communicate with a diverse range of people, in sometimes challenging circumstances. You manage risk, and maintain records effectively and confidentially. You can collaborate effectively, and advocate for individuals and carers. You are professionally curious and have a positive approach to motivating others.

Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

What you'll get in return:

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services - access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.

Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/

Additional Information:

The full job profile is attached here.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Charlotte Wilkinson, Deputy Head of Service to Intermediate Care and CHC, email: Charlotte.Wilkinson@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Commitment to our values:

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.

Application process:

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Please upload a detailed cover letter/statement as well as your CV.

Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body.

Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding adults roles.

You may wish to attach an additional letter or document to supplement your application.

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.

We look forward to speaking with you soon.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.