Social Worker- Adult Social Services Ltd

mbi Medical Ltd; Norwich; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

mbi Medical Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Social Worker to assess risk and support service users in the community. The role operates within safeguarding frameworks to determine appropriate care pathways and advocate for clients’ rights.

Under supervision for Level 1, you will lead complex cases, contribute to court reports, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to promote integrated safeguarding practice across the department.

Responsibilities

• Assess risk and decide on ability to function in the community environment.
• Lead Safeguarding Adults investigations using the local multi-agency policy and procedure (Level 2 Social Workers only).
• Promote safeguarding awareness with service users and multi-disciplinary colleagues.
• Take lead in complex cases with safeguarding issues, complex family dynamics, conflict and problematic situations (Under supervision for Level 1 Social Workers).
• Provide written reports for court proceedings, case conferences and other arenas.
• Work with highly complex risk of all types, especially where there are capacity/best interest issues (under supervision for Level 1 Social Workers).
• Engage actively with opportunities for inter-disciplinary relationships and partnership working and to encourage integrated ways of working wherever appropriate.
• Operate in accordance with NCC and departmental practice and guidance, including the maintenance of electronic social care records within Liquid Logic, and relevant departmental and corporate administrative procedures.
• Provide practice guidance to unqualified or less experienced staff under the supervision of the Team Manager/Practice Consultant (Level 2 Social Workers only).
• Undertake supervision of competency-based staff and/or students including learners from other agencies (Level 2 Social Workers only).
• Ensure service delivery meets the ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic backgrounds and to challenge appropriately where this is not the case.
• Maintain awareness of Departmental and other resources including specialist health resources and advocate for service users to access these appropriately.
• Encourage development of suitable resources and partnerships to benefit service users.
• Encourage, develop and maintain good working relationships with partner agencies and maintain a positive image of the Department in such settings.

Job description

• To work with individuals to assist them to assess risk and take decisions related to their ability to function in their community environment.
• To lead Safeguarding Adults investigations using the local multi-agency policy and procedure (Level 2 Social Workers only).
• To promote safeguarding awareness with service users and multi-disciplinary colleagues. Keep updated on current safeguarding guidance and practice and be vigilant in all activities.
• To take a lead in complex cases such as those with safeguarding issues, complex family dynamics, conflict and problematic situations (Under supervision for Level 1 Social Workers).
• To provide written reports for court proceedings, case conferences and other arenas.
• To work with highly complex risk of all types, especially where there are capacity/best interest issues (under supervision for Level 1 Social Workers).
• To engage actively with opportunities for inter-disciplinary relationships and partnership working and to encourage integrated ways of working wherever appropriate.
• To operate in accordance with NCC and departmental practice and guidance, including the maintenance of electronic social care records within Liquid Logic, and relevant departmental and corporate administrative procedures.
• To provide practice guidance to unqualified or less experienced staff under the supervision of the Team Manager/Practice Consultant (Level 2 Social Workers only).
• To undertake, when appropriate the supervision of competency-based staff and/or students including learners from other agencies (Level 2 Social Workers only).
• To ensure service delivery meets the ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic backgrounds and to challenge appropriately where this is not the case.
• To maintain awareness of Departmental and other resources including specialist health resources and to be able to advocate for service users to access these appropriately.
• To encourage development of suitable resources and partnerships to benefit service users.
• To encourage, develop and maintain good working relationships with a whole range of partner agencies and maintaining a positive image of the Department in such settings.