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Qualified Social Worker- Adult's Community Health - London, United Kingdom - Remedy Recruitment Group

Remedy Recruitment Group

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Remedy Recruitment Group are currently seeking a Qualified Social Worker

Adult's Community Health Team

You will need to be:

SWE registered
Eligible to work in the UK
Experience of, and commitment to, multi¬ disciplinary working and robust understanding of the needs of people with learning disabilities.
Experience of working successfully under pressure combined with an ability to resolve conflicting deadlines.
Thorough knowledge and understanding of the relevant aspects of the Care Act 2014, combined with a sound grasp of the importance of appropriate assessment in service delivery.
An in-depth Knowledge of key issues and best practice regarding adults with learning disabilities regarding assessment care planning and monitoring.
Knowledge of best practices in undertaking carers assessments and providing appropriate support to carers.

Major duties and responsibilities:

To assess clients' and carers' needs, using your ability to present ideas relating to the individual needs to include a range of options.
To facilitate client independence and empowerment as far as possible by ensuring that the client and carers are kept fully informed of their rights at all stages of a client's assessment and have access to all relevant information.
To ensure that individual care plans are responsive to people's needs, including their religious, cultural, and linguistic needs, and the needs of disabled service users.
To ensure that users have access to translation and interpretation services and that Braille and signing facilities are made available wherever possible.
To maintain a courteous, helpful and polite response to people and ensure that individual needs are recognised and supported.
To be sensitive to the dynamics of the client's social and cultural situation and facilitate communication, offer sensitive social work support and an appropriate level of counselling.
To attend multidisciplinary case conferences, meetings, and reviews, as appropriate, identify people's needs, recommend appropriate packages of care, and ensure that service users and carers are supported in contributing to meetings.
To understand, and commit to, the principles of the Council's Equal Access Policy and an ability to work sensitively in the delivery of service.
To liaise with users, carers, colleagues, and a range of statutory and voluntary agencies to compile information to assess client needs.
To respond effectively and sympathetically to any complaints made about services following the appropriate Council complaints procedure.
Ensure the health and safety of staff and clients by complying with relevant legislation and guidance issued on safe working practices.
To maximise the use of the office automation package provided.
To produce detailed assessment/care plans/reviews/reports as necessary and maintain up-to-date computerised client records of a high standard to ensure good social work practice.
To ensure targets are met following the Service work program and produce statistics relating to workload.
To participate fully in the development and maintenance of good liaison and co-operation with the local community, community groups, and other agencies and non-statutory organisations.
To participate in regular supervision with Senior Practitioners.
To participate fully in the council's employee communication system.
To attend and participate positively in team meetings as required to promote the development of an integrated response to clients' needs, concentrating on efficiency and effective service.
To provide cover for the work of other team members in their absence as required.