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If you are a registered Social Worker then we would love to hear from you. We are offering an excellent opportunity for a KR9 - KR10 grade Social Worker to join a friendly, dynamic and supportive team which promotes professional development.
The post would be based in the Swale area and focusing on the work for discharge planning for clients for adults in Kent. This post is within a team that works collaboratively with health and other partnership agencies and focuses on promoting a person’s independence.
We are looking for motivated, experienced professionals who are interested in working within the Short Term Pathways, and keen to work with Acute, Community Hospitals. The successful applicant also needs to be flexible in their approach and committed to working in an integrated team and ready to embrace new ways of working, to help further shape our services.
As a Social Worker within the Short Term Pathways team you will be working with people over the age of 18 with a wide range of needs, you will manage a caseload requiring assessment, review and on-going support to make a real difference in achieving improved outcomes and leading to independent living for the service user.
Our team in Short Term Pathways is creative, dynamic and diverse. The team are proud of the high standard of service we provide to our customers at their most vulnerable times.
Whilst mainly working from home at the current time, a fixed working base will be discussed at interview.
This role is subject to holding a full UK Driving Licence.
This post is 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.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.
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 Julie Daniels on 03000 414588
