Social Worker- Mental Health- South West London

Posted 10 April 2019
Salary £26 - £28 per hour
LocationSouth West London
Job type Temporary
Discipline Social Care
ReferenceLORNA_1554901465
Contact NameLorna Burner

Job description

  1. To undertake assessments of individual and carers needs and risks to encourage independence, provide support and prevent harm. This includes promoting a multi-agency approach by developing and maintaining effective working relationships
  1. To undertake statutory intervention where service users are deemed to be at risk, including situations where people may be neglected or abused in accordance with the Inter-Agency Policy and Procedures for Safeguarding Adults
  1. To work in partnership with service users and carers using a person-centred approach, with the aim of maximising independence, wellbeing and choice.
  1. To hold a caseload appropriate to the level of expertise and provide support and expert advice to social care assessors, students and partners.
  1. To provide advice, information and guidance to service users and carers ensuring that that support plans and other information regarding individual care packages is shared with the service user, carers and other agencies as required in accordance with the Council's policies and procedures including those on data protection
  1. To facilitate service user choice and empowerment through promoting independence and the personalisation agenda through all stages of assessment, support planning and review to enable service users to maintain independence for as long as possible
  1. To monitor implementation of packages of care and support and adjust them as appropriate and to ensure that individual care packages, including funding arrangements for any services, are thoroughly reviewed in accordance with statutory requirements and Council policy to ensure highest quality of service and best value.
  1. To apply social work ethical principles and values to guide professional practice and respect diversity and apply critical reflection and analysis to inform professional decisions and use supervision to promote continuous professional development

If you are interested in this role please send your updated CV.