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You will make a difference as a Social Care Practitioner in our Council with passionate service delivery, working alongside a highly supportive and committed team, who work with people over the age of 18 in supporting them to live at home by promoting their independence. You will focus on ensuring that you contribute a positive approach in supporting and meeting the needs of our residents in the community.
What will you be doing?
The Hospital Social Care Team consists of Social Work Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, and Social Care Practitioners. We use the 3 Conversation model to work with people following discharge from hospital, completing conversations and assessments in multiple settings including care homes and rehabilitation units across the whole geographical area.
- You will deliver genuine people-centred, strengths-based support, with a focus on what those we work with tell us will make the biggest difference to them, using your creativity to deliver the best outcomes for local people.
- You will assist in the organising and providing of effect care services which may include the assessment and review of care plans
- Working under direction of Social Workers, you will contribute to and review plans and services to improve intervention ideas.
- You will be working closely with acute and community health partners, supported by our friendly team who work at pace.
- You’ll refer issues if needed in accordance with Safeguarding procedures to protect vulnerable people. This will require you to maintain confidential reports to profession and Council guidelines.
- You’ll be communicating, providing advice and guidance to with service users and providers
- Daily you’ll be liaising and working social workers and external contacts such as education services and health agencies ensuring communication is effective.
What we need from you
- You will have experience in a relevant area of statuary or voluntary sector work in health and Social Care
- You will demonstrate knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice; processes and procedures; support mechanisms and specialist equipment.
- You will need excellent interpersonal skills.
- You will be able to gather information from a variety of sources and follow assessment process
- Ideally, you will have relevant qualification e.g. NVQ Level 3 in health or Social Care field
Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.
You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so must have a full valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle.or have alternative appropriate means of travel.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
- We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
- What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos. We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads and have effective supervision so feel supported to make decisions which are right for the children and young people they work with.
- As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities
- We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
- We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
- We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life
- We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
