Social Worker, Safeguarding & Care Planning

Global Healthcare Jobs, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Safeguarding & Care Planning Team to work full time based in Bromley.

The salary for this Social Worker job is up to £43,501 per annum.

Main duties:

• To provide a social worker service to individuals, their families and carers by assessing and identifying their needs and meeting them through direct therapeutic work, care planning and management. To be able to integrate a theoretical approach with practice.
• Provide expert witness and give evidence to court and other relevant bodies as required, including evidence in court in proceedings and including he presentation of reports and application of appropriate legal orders.
• Manage a caseload, excising decision making in line with professional criteria and making sure that case work is appropriately planned, critically evaluated and reviewed.
• Make appropriate use of legislation to safeguard and promote the welfare of service users, facilitating their consultation and participation.
• To contribute to multi-disciplinary assessments and participate in reviews and planning meetings.
• Ensure appropriate care for service users. To ensure the best use of existing mainstream and specialist resources, and to demonstrate innovation with these resources where appropriate.
• Accept responsibility for and supervision of service users who are provided with care services and review such cases, undertaking preventative work with them to diminish safeguarding concerns.
• Work in partnership with other agencies and organisations in line with the responsibility outlined in this job profile, in order to fulfil the provisions of a social work service. Maintain contact with a wide range of statutory and voluntary sector professionals for information exchange, the exercise of judgement and in order to influence outcomes in case planning and decision  making.
• To maintain up to date, accurate, concise and purposeful records of work in line with departmental policy on recording and access to files.
• To participate continuously in professional development opportunities, identifying and acting on learning needs and taking part in regular supervision and appraisal in line with social work registration and HCPC standards.
• To act in accordance with the priorities and policies of the Department, actively promoting and supporting Council policies on equality and work in an anti oppressive manner.

Requirements of this Social Worker job:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Continual professional development.
• Social Work England registered.

Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Charlie Reeve; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Global Healthcare Jobs takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Global Healthcare Jobs is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.