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This is an exciting opportunity to join the Short-Term Pathways Team in East Kent.
We are a friendly, dynamic, and supportive team which promotes professional development.
The team works alongside adults who have had a hospital stay or period of short-term care and are now planning for how to meet their future care and support needs. As a team we work collaboratively with health and other partner agencies and focus on promoting a person’s independence. We are proud of the high standard of service we provide to those we work with at their most vulnerable times.
We are looking for motivated professionals who are committed to embrace new ways of working, to help further shape our services.
As a Social Worker in this team you will be working with people over the age of 18 with a diverse range of care and support needs. You will manage a caseload requiring complex assessment and creative care and support planning. Up to date registration with appropriate professional body – Social Work England.
Through excellent opportunities for training and development, including a comprehensive induction, you will receive the support you need and recognition for your good work.
We are increasingly accessible to the public outside of traditional office hours, as we move towards an 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week service to ensure service needs are met.
These posts are linked to assessments of individuals in care homes across East Kent and a work base will be discussed at interview. There is an expectation that the successful applicant will travel to various locations in East Kent to undertake Short-Term Pathways work. The ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day is essential.
Our offer
- Full induction and comprehensive professional learning and development
- Regular and supportive supervision
- Starting annual leave allowance of 29 days
- Consideration for one-off, market recruitment payment to successful applicants who meet the criteria.
These posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.
These posts are considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.
We also welcome applications from experienced registered nurses and occupational therapists with relevant experience into our Community Practitioner roles. If you hold a registration with a professional body (Social Work England, HCPC, Nursing and Midwifery Council) and would like to know more about these opportunities please contact Mark Mackinnon on 03000 410844 or Liz Harte on 03000 410788.
