SOCIAL WORKER - Band 6

The Caithness Integrated Health & Social Care Team has a vacancy for a professionally qualified Social Worker in its busy Wick office. The Team works closely with other disciplines such as nursing and mental health teams to provide a multi-disciplinary and integrated service for adults in a rural setting. Though based in Wick the post covers the Caithness area

We deliver a high standard of flexible and responsive social work to ensure the best quality of life for the people we support. This post is vital to ensuring the wellbeing of the communities to receive support to lead fulfilling lives

The work would include supporting vulnerable adults and their families and carers using a person-centred approach within relevant legislation including the Adult Support and Protection, Adults with Incapacity and Mental Health Acts.

The successful candidate would be part of a Team working with other NHS professionals to provide a multi-disciplinary framework for interventions, assessments, report writing, arranging, with the client’s consent, care packages to meet assessed need. Working as part multi-disciplinary service which supports adults living within a large remote and rural geographical area with the potential challenges this can present.

Applicants should be registered with the Scottish Social Services council on the ‘Social worker’ part of the register and hold a qualification that is recognised by the SSSC as being equivalent to the Diploma in social work (DipSW).

A driving licence is essential, and applicants should have access to their own vehicle for work purposes.

This is a permanent full-time post working 37 hours per week, to be worked in accordance with service requirements.

Informal enquiries to Claire Sutherland, Social Work Team Manager,( 07815693023 8

clare.sutherland3@nhs.scot or Kathleen MacLean, Senior Social Worker, ( 079748726938

kathleen.maclean2@nhs.scot

Apply online via https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=189645

Recruitment team can be contacted by e-mailing northarea.recruitment@nhs.scot or telephoning 01955 880410.

CLOSING DATE FOR COMPLETED APPLICATIONS: Sunday 7th July 2024.

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