Social Worker – Independent Reviewing Officer

Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency has an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Social Worker to join a well-established Children’s service based in Leeds.

Team/Specialism: Independent Reviewing Officer 

Pay Rate: £37 per hour (assignment rate)

Contract: Locum, 3-Months

Hours: Full-time

Benefits of working for Global Healthcare Jobs:

• Fully online and paperless registration service
• Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
• Exclusive access to fully managed service social work projects (some outside IR35) with high rates of pay, flexible working, support from experienced social work practitioners, accommodation assistance (if applicable), retention bonuses (if applicable) and extensive equipment provided.
• Revalidation/registration renewal based on length of service
• £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
• Find your own job bonus – Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience recruiting to social work roles (public & private sector)
• Daily payroll and in-house payroll system
• Access to our online careers hub

Main Duties:

• Consulting the Child about his or her care plan and at any time there is a notable change to the care plan
• Ensuring Care plans are based on a detailed an informed assessment
• Identifying gaps in the assessment process or delivery of service
• Offering a safeguard to prevent any drift in the care planning or delivery of services
• Ensuring the child’s current views, wishes and feelings have been taken into account when developing the care plan and that they understand the implication of the care plan
• Keeping the child’s guardian up to date in regular intervals and discussing the care plan and wishes and feelings of the child
• Charing Looked after Children review meetings
• Quality Assuring both care plans and pathway plans
• Carrying out review audits
• Keeping a record of reviews

Requirements of the Social Worker:

• Degree or equivalent in social work
• Current Social Work England registration
• Significant frontline experience in Children’s Services

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

We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.

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.