Social Worker – Community Team/Long Term Care & Complex Cases (Adults)

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Luton Borough Council

Start Date : Immmediate Start
Salary: £28-£32 per hour

PURPOSE OF POST:

The Adult Social Care Division exists to promote the independence, inclusion and well-being of all adults with social care needs. It aims to do this by enabling people to:

• Have control over their lives.
• Live safe, healthy and fulfilled lives.
• Have an active role in a stronger and prosperous community.
• Access the support they need in order to be as independent as they choose.

You will be expected to: 1) receive and co-ordinate complex referrals, undertake the resulting assessments including Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) and Best Interest Assessor (BIA) and carers assessments; 2) coach and mentor Social Care Assessors who are undertaking assessments, support planning and review tasks; 3) influence the direction of future services.

Complete professional strength based and holistic assessments of need and risk for highly complex and challenging cases in respect of customers and carers using Luton Borough Council eligibility criteria. This will include safeguarding cases and undertaking AMHP and BIA assessments. This involves:

Undertaking statutory duties under the Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005, other legislation and guidance relating to customers and carers and maintaining professional registration
Overseeing a duty role as necessary and prioritising level of intervention (including allocating initial assessments to social care staff) as appropriate
Keeping appropriate case records, statistics and information utilising Council computer case recording systems, and other IT systems where required.
Providing reports for Court and other purposes, meeting the needs of internal/external agencies and complying with Luton Borough Council Policies and Procedures
Working with other professionals and partners to achieve effective joint working through initiatives that require a multi-agency approach, participating in and organising and chairing multi agency meetings
Undertaking training and keeping up to date to with legislative changes and best practice
Coach, develop, mentor and provide support on case work issues to a group of unqualified staff / Social Care Assessors. Providing effective leadership, support and challenge to enable them to undertake assessments, including risk assessments, complete Resource Allocation paperwork and support customers and carers with support planning and review tasks. This involves:
Ensuring that customers and carers are involved in timely assessment and support planning and review processes

Experience
Demonstrable post qualifying experience in social/health care field.

Demonstrable experience of coaching/ mentoring/developing

Demonstrable experience of working work with and challenging cases – with access to support and supervision – where there may be issues of vulnerability and risk and where crisis intervention may be required in compliance with health and safety policies.

Experience of the customer interface environment and demonstrable commitment to customer satisfaction including knowledge of the different adult client groups.

Experience of advocacy and user involvement issues including promoting the involvement of people in developing their own care/support plans

Significant experience of collaborative, partnership and inter-agency working.

Desirable
Experience of managing and supervising staff
Impairments, mental health, autism, learning disabilities, physical disabilities

Skills/Abilities
Self-motivating and managing, high achiever, dynamic and innovative, able to work as part of a team and meet strict deadlines and targets.

Able to undertake AMHP and or BIA assessments

Able to quality control and assure services

Able to promote the benefits of working together as one multi-disciplinary team and one department to minimise duplication and make best use of scarce resources

Able to advise, guide, assist, supervise to direct work, coach, develop and mentor the case work practice of Social Care Assessors. Including evidence of ability to evaluate alternative lines of action, identify degrees of priority and