Qualified Social Worker, Adults Social Care, Somerset, up to £30ph

If you are looking for your next challenge in adult social care and want to work on the South West Coast, we want to hear from you.

Somerset County Council are looking for a professional Social Worker to join the Health Interface Service. You will oversee the day to day work of 2 adult social care workers to ensure that there are no delayed transfers of care.

Main duties include:

• Responsible for a caseload of varying complexity, commensurate with ability and qualifications, receiving and responding to referrals from various sources.
• To undertake assessments of risk and care needs in relation to service users and carers so that appropriate action is taken, monitored and reviewed effectively.
• To prioritise and work with competing deadlines and changing demands. To understand and interpret legislation to meet service requirements. Ability to think creatively and enthusiastically in developing imaginative support packages.
• Effectively manage people presenting in crisis needing a quick resolution, using relevant legislation and resources.
• Prepare and present reports as necessary to facilitate proper decisions being made in respect of service users.
• Provide information, written assessments, reports and statements to support other service professionals, managers and agencies in making decisions related to care.
• Maintain client records to a high standard in accordance with relevant legislation, policy and procedures.

Essential requirements:

• A social work qualification (degree in social work, DipSW, CQSW or equivalent recognised social work qualification
• A working knowledge of the Care Act, Safeguarding and the Mental Capacity Act - Deprivation of Liberty.
• The ability to remain calm under pressure and work professionally, methodologically and efficiently.

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

To find out more about this role, please call Dee Spencer on the social care team.

Remedy Social Care is a REC Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.