Adults Social Worker - Care Act Assessments and Reassessments Team

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Job Title: Adults Social Worker - Care Act Assessments and Reassessments Team
Specialism: Adults Social Care
Location: Hornsea, UK
Salary: £31.13 per hour
Type: Locum, Full-time - 3 Months

Are you ready to dive into an engaging and fulfilling locum role as an Adults Social Worker within the Care Act Assessments and Reassessments Team in Hornsea? This exciting three-month full-time position offers a competitive hourly rate of £31.13, providing a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the community by supporting adults with care and support needs.

Perks and benefits:

• Locum flexibility: Enjoy the freedom to choose assignments that suit your lifestyle, enabling a well-balanced work-life structure.
• Professional growth: Gain diverse experience while working across a range of cases, enhancing your skills and boosting your social work career trajectory.
• Networking opportunities: Collaborate with various health professionals and organisations, growing your professional network for future opportunities.
• Work-life balance: With locum positions, benefit from the flexibility to plan around personal commitments, ensuring you maintain a healthy work-life harmony.

What you will do:

• Undertake Care Act 2014 assessments and reassessments.
• Complete strengths-based assessments to identify eligible needs and outcomes.
• Manage a complex and varied caseload of adults with care and support needs.
• Develop, implement, and review person-centred support plans.
• Promote independence, wellbeing, choice, and control for service users.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop risk management plans.
• Undertake Mental Capacity Act (MCA) assessments.
• Facilitate and participate in Best Interests meetings and decisions.
• Ensure compliance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and related legislation.
• Complete safeguarding enquiries under Section 42 of the Care Act.
• Investigate concerns relating to abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and exploitation.
• Develop and monitor safeguarding plans to reduce risk and promote safety.
• Carry out carers' assessments and identify support needs for unpaid carers.
• Provide advice, guidance, information, and signposting to individuals and families.
• Arrange, coordinate, and review care and support packages.
• Liaise with residential, nursing, domiciliary, and community care providers.
• Work collaboratively with health professionals, housing services, and voluntary organisations.
• Attend multidisciplinary team meetings and case conferences.
• Participate in safeguarding strategy meetings and review meetings.
• Support hospital discharge planning and ensure safe transitions into the community.
• Prevent unnecessary hospital admissions through early intervention and community support.
• Advocate for service users and ensure their voices are heard in decision-making.
• Promote anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice.
• Support adults experiencing self-neglect, hoarding behaviours, and complex needs.
• Work with adults with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health needs, and long-term conditions.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and detailed case records.
• Prepare professional reports, assessments, and documentation for panels and meetings.
• Monitor and review outcomes to ensure services remain effective and appropriate.
• Apply relevant legislation including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Human Rights Act 1998, and Equality Act 2010.
• Use professional judgement to manage complex and high-risk situations.
• Build positive working relationships with service users, families, carers, and partner agencies.
• Prioritise workload effectively to meet statutory duties and organisational targets.
• Respond to urgent referrals and crisis situations as required.
• Participate in supervision, reflective practice, and continuing professional development.
• Maintain Social Work England registration and adhere to profe