3 Months Contract with a local authority
Job Purpose
- The Review Team is a generic adult social work team that completes both scheduled and targeted reviews using a strength-based approach under the Care Act and completes Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interests assessments. The team also has a duty function and as such there is a requirement that social workers regularly participate in this function.
Key Duties/Accountabilities
- Support the delivery of agreed plans of care ensuring that service users are supported safely and individual needs and service targets are met. The quality and standard of care must meet CQC fundamental standards.
- Support clients with their personal care as determined within their individual care plan. Personal care can include supporting service users undertake activities such as dressing washing bathing or shaving toileting getting in or out of bed eating drinking taking medication and communicating.
- Be involved in monitoring the progress of service users being mindful of triggers for challenging behavior seizures and acting appropriately in line with agreed guidelines and highlight any changes in an individual s behavior to the manager so that the support plans can be updated.
- Provide support for individuals who may regularly place emotional demands on the jobholder and raise significant issues to the manager.
Essential Experience Required
- Experience in providing physical assistance to meet individuals assessed needs in areas such as personal care and delivering quality care that meets CQC fundamental standards is essential.
Essential Qualification Required
- HCPC Registered qualification is essential.
- SW Registered qualification is essential.
- NVQ 2 Care or the ability to undertake training within a negotiated time scale is essential.
Additional Information to Note
- Working hours: 37 hours per week
- Enhanced DBS is required for this role.
Requirements
Requirements
- HCPC Registered qualification
- SW Registered qualification
- NVQ 2 Care or ability to undertake training within a negotiated time scale
- Experience in providing physical assistance to meet individuals assessed needs in areas such as personal care
- Enhanced DBS
The Review Team is a generic adult social work team that complete both scheduled and targeted reviews using a strength based approach under the Care Act and complete Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interests assessments. The team also has a duty function and as such there is a requirement that social workers regularly participate in this function.
Education
HCPC Registered qualification is essential. SW Registered qualification is essential. NVQ 2 Care or the ability to undertake training within a negotiated time scale is essential.