Social Worker

Job Description

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : County Hall, Somerset Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £30.44

*Please refer to attached Job Description*
Intermediate Care Social Workers
– 2 days required on site at various locations within Somerset, the rest of the role can be performed remotely. Flexible around days in the office
– Estimated case load around 20.
– Will be reporting into 1 team manager, roughly 10 workers in the team.
– Travel will be required to various units to complete necessary work to enable discharge.
– Full time preferred, however managers are willing to consider flexible hours or condensed hours for the right candidates

Make ongoing assessments of allocated cases to reflect individual circumstances
including assessment of risk, enabling independence and need to ensure that service users are protected from significant harm.
1. Responsible for a caseload of varying complexity, commensurate with ability and qualifications, receiving and responding to referrals from various sources.
2. Community Care, integrated care programme approach and risk assessment to work to protect the safety and protection of individuals.
3. Statutory reviews and comply with appropriate legislation, policy and procedures.
4. Assess client needs in consultation with them and with other professionals and agree
levels of support.
5. The need to engage with people refusing a service who are at risk to self or others.
6. The need for sensitive negotiation when assessing service users and carers where
there is conflict or lack of insight.
7. Effectively manage people presenting in crisis needing a quick resolution, using
relevant legislation and resources.
8. Statutory responsibility for the assessment of carers (including young carers) needs
and the formulation of a carers care plan
• Prepare and present reports as necessary to facilitate proper decisions being made in respect of service users.
1. Provide information, written assessments, reports and statements to support other service professionals, managers and agencies in making decisions related to care.
2. Maintain client records to a high standard in accordance with relevant legislation, policy and procedures.
• Facilitate the provision of a needs-led service, working with providers within Social Services, Somerset Partnership and independent and voluntary sectors in order to meet requirements.

1. Plan and agree service responses, resources, needs and support, developing realistic care plans to meet identified individual needs/circumstances. Negotiate the purchase of care provision where appropriate.
2. Manage care, plan, support and review care needs in line with policy, procedures and legislation.
3. Develop, facilitate and maintain effective joint working relationships, with primary care, housing, police and any other agencies as appropriate.

• Relevant multi-disciplinary Social Care experience within multi-disciplinary team – relevant to needs of post
• Evidence of partnership working with other agencies including Social Care Services, Health Services, Voluntary Agencies and/or Education
• Knowledge and understanding of Social Care practice as defined by HCPC Guidelines, appropriate legislation and issues relevant to client group.
• IT skills to enable effective input, manipulation and retrieval of data and information.
• Ability to speak fluent English as stated in Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016)
• Possession of recognised Social Work Qualification – Degree in Social Work (BA), a Masters Degree in Social Work, or equivalent.
• Registration with Social Work England