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SalarySocial Care Assessors (Hospital Discharge)**
We are working in partnership with a Local Authority based in Wandsworth that are looking to appoint a Social Care Assessors to work within their Adults Hospital Discharge Service.
3 - 6 month agency contract with a view to being extended on an ongoing basis.
Full Time Position - 36 hours per week (Mon- Fri).
Locations - SW17 0QT. (Hybrid is possible - discuss further in interview)
Rate of Pay - £25 - £30 per hour (Rates negotiable for more experienced candidates)
About the Role:
- The purpose of a Social Care Assessor in Adult Social Care is to apply the Care Act 2014 and enhance eligible people’s well-being.
- You will need to apply your Social Care knowledge and skills to understand and build relationships, and work directly with individuals, their families, and carers in a strengths-based way, to enable and empower them to achieve best outcomes.
- You will work within statutory frameworks to undertake assessments and reviews with adults and carers with less complex needs, where screening does not trigger the need for an assessment by a Social Worker or Occupational Therapist, and to plan care and support making the best use of available resources to enable people to have better lives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assess the Social Care needs of adults and carers under the Care Act 2014, in a timely way, applying the principles of good conversation, professional curiosity and motivational interviewing, using a strength- based approach.
- Support residents to maintain their independence as much as possible, by providing preventative services such as equipment, minor adaptations, care technology, digital solutions, referrals to voluntary sector partners or enablement.
Job Requirements:
- Hospital Discharge Support.
- Hospital Discharge Assessments.
- Holding a caseload in a Hospital Discharge service.
- Local Authority / Public Sector.
SCG REFERRAL SCHEME.
SCG offer a market leading referral scheme so if you are not interested, but no of somehow who may, please feel free to pass on their details.
If you are interested in this role and would like to apply, please send a copy of your most recent CV to dm @spencerclarkegroup.co.uk and contact Dane on as soon as possible.
