Adult Senior Social Worker - Continuing Healthcare Team - Fixed-Term in Huntingdon

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Social Worker to join Cambridgeshire County Council’s Continuing Healthcare team, on a short-term basis. This will be on a fixed-term contract, until the 31st of March 2027. The job role will have a focus on learning disability and supporting those with LD through the CHC process. Working across Cambridgeshire and County wide, the successful candidate will work in partnership with the Integrated Care Board to identify and determine individual’s eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare through joint completion of the NHS Continuing Healthcare process, alongside social worker statutory responsibilities.

This role involves supervising and supporting a small team of colleagues with attending Continuing Health Care Decision Support Tool meetings. As a Senior Social Worker, you will also be supporting with the completion of Care Act 2014 Assessments, or Reviews, Mental Capacity Act 2005 Assessments and Best interest Decisions (where applicable) evidencing the Local authority’s contribution towards the NHS Continuing Healthcare process and supporting the Multidisciplinary teams’ recommendations on eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare.

Where an individual is not eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare but is eligible for care and support under the Care Act 2014, the successful candidate will support team colleagues with implementing care and support. Senior Social Workers will also be expected to hold their own small complex case load including the attendance of Decision Support Tool meetings and report to the Team Manager. The successful candidate will also support the Adult Social Care workforce across Cambridgeshire to improve their confidence, skills, and knowledge in relation to NHS Continuing Healthcare. This involves providing training, coaching, mentoring and advice and guidance to staff in relation to NHS Continuing Healthcare especially in relation to learning disabilities.

In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, the post holds the following additional responsibilities:

• Support the Adult Social Care Work force by providing advice and guidance in relation to the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare
• Assist in the delivery of training in relation to NHS Continuing Healthcare
• Provide critical analysis of information and write reports to Court standard
• Provide support in dispute meetings

You will be:

• Passionate about individual’s rights and NHS Continuing Healthcare
• A qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England
• Hold a full driving licence and be willing to travel for work
• Willing to learn and be flexible in your approach
• Experienced in NHS Continuing Healthcare
• Experienced or interested and capable in supervising or supporting colleagues
• Knowledge of support for those with learning disabilities

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage:

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
• A pay progression scheme to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
• A Refer a Friend Scheme where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we’ll pay you an introduction fee of £350
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes. Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do. We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities.

We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.