Social Worker (Hospital Discharge Team) (Part-Time)

Job Description

This is a part-time post the salary will be pro-rata'd to the hours worked.

Are you passionate about transforming lives and maximising independence? West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership are in a position to offer an exciting opportunity to either a newly qualified or experienced social worker within our Community Hospital Discharge Social Work Team.

The Role: As a social worker within the Community Hospital Discharge Team you will be providing a Social Work service in accordance with relevant legislation; undertaking assessments and reviews; responsibility for the care management/planning of individual packages of care; and undertaking joint working to achieve positive outcomes and meeting assessed needs to facilitate a safe discharge from hospitals across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Area.

All Social Workers are considered to be, and equipped as, mobile workers and can operate throughout the West Dunbartonshire area from any Council premises. You will also be required to visit people in hospital and you will work closely with professionals from health, housing, addictions and criminal justice along and in partnership with families, carers POA's and legal guardians. You will therefore be expected to travel throughout the Council area and to the Hospitals where our clients are being cared for.

Social Workers will also be required to operate as a Council Officer in Adult Protection work.

What We're Looking For: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to work in a fast paced environment with the ability to implement Self Directed Support. Be able to embrace new challenges and have a flexible approach to practice. You will have experience in statutory Social Work services with a clear understanding of risk assessment. The ability to prioritise your workload and sound assessment and writing skills are also essential. You will be expected to record and monitor work using electronic case recording systems and must have the ability to use IT packages.

About Us: The West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership's (WDHSCP) vision is that: Everyone in West Dunbartonshire lives in a place they can call home, in communities that care, doing things that matter to them, leading healthy, happy and fulfilling lives, and, when they need it, receiving care and support that prioritises independence, control, choice and recovery. The WDHSCP mission is to: Improve lives with the people of West Dunbartonshire.

Newly qualified social workers (NQSW) will benefit from support both internally as part of a local induction process, and within the context of the SSSC first supported year. In this context, NQSW will be given a range of observational, mentoring and experiential opportunities supporting their critical first year in employment.

In addition we can offer an initial start pending qualification, moving to a social work post on gaining confirmation of your gaining the social work degree.

If you are more experienced, we offer a competitive starting salary, with current opportunities within which to progress your career, including leadership and management courses, while actively developing other routes to career progression enabling more experienced practitioners to use their skills and knowledge more creatively across the service.

Full training and support will be given to ensure that you are able to maintain the department's commitment to continuous improvement.

Please use the application to tell us your experience, and why you are the candidate for this role. For informal enquiries, please contact, Lynne Nelson or Amanda Goodwin on 01389 828 220.

 

Requirements

This post is considered as Regulated Work with Children and Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and as such membership with the PVG scheme is essential. Further details of this scheme can be found here.

Preferred applicants will be required to become members of the relevant PVG scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check prior to a formal offer being made by West Dunbartonshire Council.

Responsibilities

The employment for which you are applying is excepted from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1975. Applicants are, therefore, not statutorily entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are "spent" under the provisions of the Act. In the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action.

The Individual

WDC was voted one of the top ten flexible employers and prides itself in providing flexible working to support work life balance. In addition to this there are also additional benefits:

• Access to the Local Government pension scheme (LGPS) with an employer’s contribution of at least 19.3% and all associated benefits
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave, increasing a day each year up to 35 days as well as 8 fixed public holidays each year
• Access to employee wellbeing supports including occupational health & counselling if ever you need help and support

Now that you have read the role and what we have to offer, we would love to hear from you. Please use the application to tell us your experience, and why you are the candidate for this role.

For information about West Dunbartonshire Council please click on the following link and see why we are an employer of choice:

http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/about-us/

More information on the benefits of working within West Dunbartonshire Council, can be found using the following link:

http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/working-for-us/benefits-of-working-with-us/