Social Worker – Learning Disabilities | Empower Independence

Remedy Social Work; Chilton Polden; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal consultant

Top tier supplier across London

Referral bonus up to £250 per person

Double payrolls weekly

Job summary

Somerset Council is seeking an Adults Social Worker to join the Learning Disabilities team. You will undertake Care Act reviews and reassessments, conduct home visits and gather evidence to assess care and support needs in community settings.

The role requires professional judgement, person-centred practice and strong collaboration with health colleagues. You will work to produce high-quality assessments, engage in multidisciplinary discussions, and ensure timely, defensible funding and care

Responsibilities

• Undertake detailed Care Act reviews and reassessments for adults with learning disabilities as part of the Review Project.
• Complete face-to-face visits with people in their homes, supported living services, residential settings and other community-based environments to gather evidence and assess current care and support needs.
• Gather, analyse and evaluate information from multiple sources, including the person, family members, advocates, providers, health professionals, records and direct observations to inform professional decision-making.
• Determine whether existing information supports a statutory review or whether a full reassessment is required, recording clear professional rationale for decisions made.
• Identify, evidence and record eligible care and support needs in accordance with the Care Act, applying strengths-based and person-centred practice throughout the assessment process.
• Produce high-quality, evidence-based and audit-ready assessments, reviews, support plans and case recordings which clearly demonstrate professional judgement, analysis and rationale
• Analyse and distinguish between social care needs, delegated health tasks, NHS responsibilities and potential health-related needs requiring further consideration.
• Identify cases where Continuing Healthcare (CHC), Checklist consideration, Checklist review or challenge may be appropriate and provide evidence-based recommendations to support decision-making.
• Participate in multidisciplinary discussions, funding reviews and CHC-related processes where required, providing clear professional analysis and recommendations.
• Consider opportunities to maximise independence, reduce reliance on paid support where appropriate, and ensure support arrangements remain proportionate, outcome-focused and person-centred.
• Manage an allocated workload independently, ensuring reviews, reassessments, recording and associated tasks are completed within project timescales and organisational expectations.
• Work collaboratively with Adult Social Care teams, health colleagues, providers and other stakeholders to achieve timely, defensible and evidence-based funding and care planning outcomes.
• Attend Somerset office locations as required (minimum two days per week) and travel across Somerset to undertake visits, assessments, reviews and project-related activities.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with health colleagues, providers, housing services, family members, advocates and other partner agencies to support evidence-based assessment and decision-making.
• Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with people, their families, carers and representatives to ensure assessments and reviews are person-centred, strengths-based and outcomes focused.
• Work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environments, contributing professional expertise and participating in meetings, reviews and funding discussions where required.
• Promote equality, diversity, inclusion, rights and choice, ensuring practice remains person-centred, anti-discriminatory and compliant with statutory responsibilities.
• Maintain accurate and timely electronic records, using relevant IT systems to record, analyse and evidence professional decision-making to an audit-ready standard.
• Maintain professional development and apply current legislation, guidance, research and best practice to support high-quality assessment and review activity.

Job description

Somerset Council is seeking an Adults Social Worker to join the Learning Disabilities team. You will undertake Care Act reviews and reassessments, conduct home visits and gather evidence to assess care and support needs in community settings.

The role requires professional judgement, person-centred practice and strong collaboration with health colleagues. You will work to produce high-quality assessments, engage in multidisciplinary discussions, and ensure timely, defensible funding and care