ASW, Urgent and Emergency Care Team

Pertemps; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local social care provider is seeking an Adult Social Worker for the Urgent and Emergency Care Team in Nottinghamshire. This full-time locum role offers hybrid work, requiring 2 days on-site each week. Applicants should have a degree in Social Work and be registered with Social Work England. Responsibilities include maintaining a complex caseload, conducting assessments, and promoting independence in service users. Excellent communication and assessment skills are essential for this role, which aims to positively impact the lives of individuals in need of support.

Qualifications

• Degree in Social Work or equivalent.
• Registered with Social Work England.
• Completed relevant post-qualifying training.
• Enhanced DBS check required.
• Car driving required for assessment visits.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a complex caseload and coordinate outcomes to promote independence.
• Undertake assessments using health and social care tools.
• Promote a Strength-Based Approach to support individual needs.
• Liaise with local providers for better outcomes.
• Undertake safeguarding work as a Safeguarding Officer.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Assessment and planning skills

Ability to work independently

Negotiation skills

Education

Degree in Social Work or equivalent

Registered with Social Work England

Completed relevant post-qualifying training

Job description

Adult Social Worker - Urgent and Emergency Care Team

£27.40 per hour | Nottinghamshire | Full time, locum | Hybrid 2 days on site

About the role: The Urgent and Emergency Care Teams follow the Discharge to Assess Model. Discharge to assess supports people to leave hospital when it is safe and appropriate to do so. Our teams work as part of an integrated multidisciplinary transfer of care hub based within the hospitals to plan supported discharges with short‑term social care support as needed. Once discharged, the goal is for the person to continue their recovery, rehabilitation and reablement, and we support with assessments to promote the individual’s independence and well‑being. The council supports strength‑based practice and we aim to make a real difference to the lives of the people we serve. We are looking for dynamic, skilled and highly motivated social workers who are passionate about social care and promoting independence.

Please note the location of this vacancy will be Bassetlaw Hospital (S81 0BD) and Retford Hospital (DN22 7XF) and therefore there will be an expectation that you cover all sites. There will also be an expectation to be on site 2 days per week.

Responsibilities

1. Maintain a complex caseload and be responsible for the assessment, support planning and review of complex individual needs and then initiate and co‑ordinate a range of outcomes to meet them that promote independence.
2. Undertake assessments using a range of health and social care tools, for example, contributing to continuing healthcare assessments.
3. Be responsible for the identification of potential reablement opportunities and provide access to those services as required.
4. Promote a Strength‑Based Approach which embeds the ethos of promoting independence and wellbeing at every opportunity, ensuring people can assess their own needs, risks and uncertainties to meet their short‑ and long‑term goals, delaying the need for long‑term care and support.
5. Identify community and other natural support resources, maximising individuals’ assets using preventative/universal services and other funding sources, in line with the Adult Care Strategy.
6. Monitor and review ongoing service provision, ensuring all parties involved are fully coordinated, with a focus on wellbeing and outcomes, and that all alternative solutions have been considered.
7. Liaise and negotiate with local providers and support networks to deliver better outcomes.
8. Provide professional detailed information, advice and support to people and their carers, staff and colleagues, by building positive relationships and partnerships.
9. To undertake safeguarding work in the role of Safeguarding Officer.
10. Undertake the role of Approved Adult Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) or Best Interests Assessor (BIA) or Approved Mental Capacity Professional (ACMP), when trained and approved.
11. Contribute to practice and service development including advising, mentoring and assisting less experienced staff.
12. Organise and manage your workload independently, whilst continuously developing skills and experience, under supervision and guidance of the Advanced Social Work Practitioner and/or Team Manager.
13. Always have regard for the confidential nature of the work and not discuss or disclose information to unauthorised parties.

What you need:

• A degree in Social Work or equivalent
• Registered with Social Work England
• Completed relevant post‑qualifying training
• Enhanced DBS check
• Excellent communication and written skills
• Assessment visits critical – car driving required.

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