Social Care Practitioner/Assessor

What's involved with this role:
Temporary Social Care Practitioner/Assessor
Reference no: Bournemouth 5245417
Pay Rate: £14.66 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 2-3 months
City: BOURNEMOUTH
Enhanced DBS disclosure required
Assess the needs of vulnerable adults, and to ensure that the provision of care, advice, support and all other services required to meet identified needs is arranged with no delay to discharge, review in an efficient, sensitive, and cost-effective manner.
Key Responsibilities
Carrying out needs led assessments, and in the implementation, monitoring and reviewing of care plans and service provision.
After a period of induction and training, taking responsibility for workload cases, which will entail visiting clients within a hospital and the community setting, liaising with other staff in Acute and Primary Health Care, Social Services and Provider Organisations to ensure that identified needs are being met in the most effective way possible.
After training, providing advice, support and information to clients, their families and carers, members of the public, and other professionals, about all aspects of care provision for adults, including information about and assistance with claiming any relevant benefits.
Contribute to the Unit’s objective of ensuring the provision of high quality, cost effective services to vulnerable adults.
Undertake such training as may be required to ensure that the duties of the post are carried out efficiently and effectively.
Maintain essential records of work done, and to provide information for statistical, financial, and planning purposes.
Input and access information on Unit computer databases.
Undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time commensurate with the level of the post.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Qualifications:
Advanced professional social work qualification (or equivalent experience) with clearly evidenced CPD
Knowledge:
Good knowledge of ICT, including word, outlook, word and other programmes relevent to the role
Awareness of social, legal, and political context within which Social Care services are delivered
Experience:
Recent work experience in adult Social Care or similar field, involving direct contact with members of the public and hospital environment
Experience in working as part of a team liaising with health and Social Care professionals
Skills & Abilities:
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Strong IT skills using Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
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Job Ref: Bournemouth 5245417
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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