Qualified Social Worker

Qualified Social Worker - Hospital Assessment
Location: South Wales
Pay rate:  £38 per hour
We are looking for experienced and passionate Qualified Social Worker to work in the Adult Hospital Assessment Team based in South Wales . The role has become available to join a committed and motivated Hospital Assessment Team who work hard to deliver excellent standards in a positive working environment. The Hospital Team works in partnership with individuals/ multi professionals to identify what matters to them. This includes undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments, Continuing Health Care Assessments, leading Best Interest Meetings to ensure people have a safe and timely discharge from hospital.
This team works alongside a range of professionals within the teams, including colleagues from the health board, therapies, external providers and families. It is an exciting time to join adult social care with friendly, experienced and supportive colleagues who are dedicated to providing a service that puts citizens at centre of our work. 
Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care; you will be supporting in the delivery of person centred, safe and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience you’ll make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills you’ll establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.
You’ll be committed to ensure positive and sustainable results of your interventions. Using best practice, you’ll strive to provide the best outcomes for Adults. Most importantly however, you’ll have a passion for supporting Adults and their families to ensure that they thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible.
Perfect candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experienced in working with Adults and families including those from vulnerable groups.
• Creative, flexible and forward thinking in approach.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for Adults.
• Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with Adults and families to engage them in assessments and plans
• Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service
• Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis
• 4 Years plus Qualified

In this role you will:

• Use skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessment of risks protection and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed case load.
• Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimum outcomes for service users.
• Devise individual care plans, taking account of diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
• Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to assist development.

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-
Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to, easy registration process, referral schemes and incentives, ongoing compliance managed for you, prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.
This role is ideally located for those travelling from Cardiff, Bridgend, Newport, Swansea, Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Weston- Super- Mare, Neath, Port Talbot, Worchester, Strafford- Upon- Avon, Gloucester, Chepstow, Pontypool, Aberdare, Merthyr Tydfil Portishead