Community Care Worker/ Social Care Assessor

NHS; Paignton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS in Paignton is looking for a Community Care Worker/Social Care Assessor to undertake holistic needs-led assessments and prepare care plans. You will manage a caseload and ensure compliance with statutory requirements while working in a multi-disciplinary team. If you have NVQ level 4 in Health & Social Care and a passion for person-centered care, this role is ideal for you.

Qualifications

• GCSE grade C or above required.
• NVQ level 4 in Health & Social Care or equivalent is necessary.
• Understanding of basic human needs essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct holistic needs-led assessments in partnership with service users.
• Prepare care plans and commission services.
• Safeguard adults and children while complying with Human Rights legislation.

Skills

Effective Communication

Holistic Assessment

Time Management

Education

NVQ level 4 in Health & Social Care

GCSE grade C or above

Tools

IT based care management systems

Recognised IT packages

Job description

Go back Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Community Care Worker/ Social Care Assessor

The closing date is 01 July 2025

You will undertake holistic needs-led assessments in partnership with service users, patients and carers, prepare care plans, commission services and manage a caseload to ensure the most effective and beneficial care packages are established, delivered, monitored and reviewed, and comply with all statutory requirements, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust policies, standards and guidelines.

Main duties of the job

• Be a core member of a multi-disciplinary Baywide Health and Wellbeing Team and contribute to the effective assessment and discharge planning with working age adults in the area of Torbay and for Torbay residents in out of area hospitals in the region
• Undertake holistic social care assessments, in partnership with service users, families and carers, prepare care plans, commission services to ensure the most beneficial and cost-effective care packages are established, delivered, monitored and reviewed, and comply with all statutory requirements for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust policies and guidelines
• Have clear responsibilities for the safeguarding of adults and children and for operating in a manner consistent with Human Rights legislation
• Be compliant with and practice utilising social care legislation including Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005

About us

Why Work With Us

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Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people's strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement. If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team Torbay and South Devon.

And if you do join us, you'll be working in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK, with a fantastic quality of life. We actively encourage our people to enjoy a good work/life balance and Devon offers everything from city living to a host of outdoor activities. Whether it's the coast that floats your boat, the adrenaline of white-water rafting, trekking across the moors or being mindful in nature, you'll find it all right on your doorstep.

Job responsibilities

GCSE grade C or above

To have an NVQ level 4 in Health & Social Care or equivalent

Understanding of basic human needs, physical, emotional and social

Ability to undertake holistic assessments of personsneed, arranging and reviewing services

Requirement for prolonged periods of intense concentration (to analyse complex information such as assessments up to 90 minutes duration taking in depth case histories and writing reports

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Person Specification

Qualifications and training

• GCSE grade C or above
• To have an NVQ level 4 in health & Social Care/or equivalent
• Evidence of consistent pattern of learning from education, training and experience
• Understanding of basic human needs - physical, emotional, health and social

Knowledge and experience

• Understanding of basic human needs, physical, emotional and social needs
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients, carers, specialist
• Effective working as an individual but also as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to use time effectively
• Willingness to undertake training to develop within the role
• Ability to use IT based care management systems
• Ability to work on own initiative whilst making positive use of supervision and training
• Awareness of Care Act 2014 legislation
• Assessment & Care Management Process, policies and standards
• Effective in using multiple data base computer systems
• Ability to undertake holistic assessments of persons need, arranging and reviewing services
• Care Management process, policies and standards Community Care and other relevant legislation
• Knowledge of long-term conditions
• Customer care/reception training
• Evidence of risk assessment training/awareness
• Use of recognised IT packages

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust