Adults Social Worker

This role has a starting salary of £40,929 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.

We are excited to be recruiting a Social Worker to join our fantastic Social Care Team that sits within East Surrey Hospital. There is the expectation to be in the office at least 2 to 3 days a week.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Flexible / agile working to help with balancing work and home.
• Training and Development including a structured induction programme.

Surrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area.Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

About the Team

We are proud to say you will be well supported with regular supervision, management support as well as peer-to-peer learning and support. You will work within a fantastic team that works closely with our Health colleagues, enabling a positive and collaborative approach to our work.

Our diverse team is committed to making a positive difference to our residents' lives. In return we will provide you with the training, excellent supervision, and development opportunities to progress your career. The service runs from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, and 8am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday.

About the Role

Your work will include but not be limited to:

• Care Act assessments
• Mental Capacity assessments
• Screening residents for Continuing Healthcare
• Carers assessments
• Safeguarding work and partnership working with our Hospital NHS colleagues, including Discharge to Assess.
• You will also work closely with Adult Social Care Locality Teams and community health, charity and voluntary organisations.

The role is a really fantastic opportunity to promote strengths-based and person-centred practice in supporting our residents to be discharged from an acute hospital setting in a safe and timely manner, involving the resident, their family and carers in the process and working with partners to ensure presenting care and support needs are met in a personalised manner.

You are likely to be required to work a minimum of one weekend shift per month and one late shift per week. Staff who are on the rota to work a shift falling on a weekend will be given a day off in lieu. Full-time applicants will be contracted to a 36-hour week and these hours will be worked on a rota basis across 7 days a week. Further information regarding the working pattern can be discussed at interview.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Professional qualification in Social Work and current registration with Social Work England
• Safeguarding knowledge
• Knowledge and experience of current legislation, including the Care Act and the Mental Capacity Act and its application to practice in a social care setting
• Experience in carrying out safeguarding enquiries, carrying out assessments within the hospital and or community and working with a diverse group of individuals and partner agencies.
• Experience of supporting less experienced members of staff with their development
• Commitment to your own professional development.

The job advert closes at 23:/06/2024.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.