Reablement Social Care Practitioner: Maternity Cover

Derbyshire County Council; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Derbyshire County Council is seeking a Social Care Practitioner to join the Short Term Assessment and Reablement Team (START) in Chesterfield. This fixed-term maternity cover runs until June 2027, with duties focused on rapid assessments and outcomes to maximise independence.

You will work in people’s own homes, delivering person-centred support within a multidisciplinary team, supporting hospital discharges and providing recovery-focused reablement.

Qualifications

• Experience in social care assessments and reviews.
• Ability to work with individuals, families and carers to promote independence.
• Strong collaboration within multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Complete strengths-based assessments and reviews focusing on what people can do and what matters to them.
• Work with individuals, families and carers to identify achievable outcomes that promote independence.
• Support people through short-term assessment and reablement, including hospital discharge planning.
• Collaborate with health professionals and Adult Social Care colleagues to inform timely decisions.
• Identify opportunities for reablement, step-down and community-based solutions.
• Ensure the person’s voice, choices and outcomes remain central to assessment and support planning.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Person-centred practice

Education

Relevant social care qualification

Job description

Derbyshire County Council is seeking a Social Care Practitioner to join the Short Term Assessment and Reablement Team (START) in Chesterfield. This fixed-term maternity cover runs until June 2027, with duties focused on rapid assessments and outcomes to maximise independence.

You will work in people’s own homes, delivering person-centred support within a multidisciplinary team, supporting hospital discharges and providing recovery-focused reablement.