Care Act Assessment Team - Social Worker

Care Act Assessment - Senior Practitioner Social Worker

Pay rate  - £38 Umbrella

Herefordshire Council 

Herefordshire Council Adults & Communities Care Act Assessment Team are currently looking for a Locum Senior Practitioner to carry out short term assessment & support planning with service users throughout Herefordshire who have recently left the hospital via Discharge to Assess and who may require ongoing services. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team, and we are looking for full-time, enthusiastic staff who enjoy fast-paced work to set timescales and are keen to support service users.

We are looking for a forward-thinking Senior Practitioner who is a qualified, experienced social worker, registered with Social Work England and with a good knowledge of case management, excellent organisational skills, and effective decision-making skills, including positive risk-taking and conflict resolution. 

You will have a solid knowledge base within adult social work and strong interpersonal and organisational skills with a developed understanding of social care practice and legislation. You will have the ideas, values and knowledge that ensure that our responses are person centered, strength based, safe and effective with a commitment to achieving the best outcomes for the individuals you support. You will work on your own initiative in order to meet the requirements of the assessment and review process. You will have experience of supporting staff on a day-to-day basis, carrying out formal and informal supervision and have responsibility for overseeing safeguarding, allocations, triaging and completion of assessment. We are interested in staff with experience in hospital discharges, Continuing Health care, Mental Capacity Act (2005) assessments, mental health, learning disability, physical disability and older people. You may also have a small caseload.

Benefits of working for Hoop:

• 20 years’ experience of the Social Work market
• Your local agency based in Cardiff
• Welsh-speaking consultant available should you wish to converse in welsh throughout your job search
• PAYE and Umbrella payroll options available – you choose!
• Dedicated point of contact (support team to cover whilst on leave)
• Twice weekly payroll
• Actively supplying every Local Authority in South/West Wales and South West England
• Provides free on-site quarterly training sessions (Contributes CPD)
• Refer a friend scheme available
• Loyalty Bonus to QSW's
• Wellbeing sessions

To apply for this role, you will need to hold -

• A relevant Social Work Qualification
• Registration with Social Care Wales
• Enhanced DBS registered on the update service or be happy to apply for a DBS
• 3 Years of referencing
• Driving license with access to a car

Given the nature of the role, only applications from individuals with a social work qualification and registration with either professional body - Social Care Wales / Social Work England can be considered. Please only apply if you meet this criteria.

Please contact Kate Bowen at Hoop Recruitment on 02922 400519 if you want to find out more.