Adults Social Worker - Mental Health in Somerset

Our client Somerset Council is looking for an Adults Social Worker to join their Mental Health and Learning Disabilities team.

Essential:

• Relevant multi-disciplinary Social Care experience within a multi-disciplinary team relevant to the needs of the 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 Social Work England Guidelines, appropriate legislation and issues relevant to the 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).

Main Responsibilities and Duties:

• Make ongoing assessments of allocated cases to reflect individual circumstances including assessment of risk, enabling independence and ensuring that service users are protected from significant harm.
• Responsible for a caseload of varying complexity, commensurate with ability and qualifications, receiving and responding to referrals from various sources.
• Community Care, integrated care programme approach and risk assessment to work to protect the safety and protection of individuals.
• Statutory reviews and comply with appropriate legislation, policy and procedures.
• Assess client needs in consultation with them and with other professionals and agree levels of support.
• Engage with people refusing a service who are at risk to self or others.
• Use sensitive negotiation when assessing service users and carers where there is conflict or lack of insight.
• Effectively manage people presenting in crisis needing a quick resolution, using relevant legislation and resources.
• 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.
• Provide information, written assessments, reports and statements to support other service professionals, managers and agencies in making decisions related to care.
• 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.
• 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.
• Manage care, plan, support and review care needs in line with policy, procedures and legislation.

Benefits of working with Remedy:

• A personal one-on-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs.
• Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply. You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions. Remedy Social Care is an APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.