Social Worker - Worthing Hospital

About the Job

Salary: £38,626 to £45,718

Working pattern: 37 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Worthing Hospital

Are you interested in working within a supportive environment, applying your social work skills to develop and implement support plans, and ensuring that eligible needs are met?

Working with the hospital team in this rewarding role, you will work with both Health & Social Care colleagues to provide an excellent Social Work service. In West Sussex, we have a real focus on strengths-based approaches and community-led support; both yourself and the team will be working hard to support people to regain their skills and independence following their hospital admission wherever possible.

In the hospitals, we are looking for a candidate who can work collaboratively
with individuals and effectively into the future, building on good partnership
working with health colleagues. You will need to work inclusively with a diverse
range of stakeholders and promote equality of opportunity.

Key Skills and Experience

Please be advised you with be shortlisted on your response explaining how you meet the key skills listed.

• Solution focussed with the ability to analyse complex situations and provide forward thinking strategies and solutions that consider a variety of possible
• strength-based solutions, balancing risks, resources and desired outcomes.
• Good communication skills in order to influence in a multi-disciplinary setting and communicate clearly and effectively to explain complicated information to a wide range of people; able to negotiate and encourage others to adopt a particular course of action.
• Ability to take professional and personal responsibility for clear and accurate case recording, and maintaining up to date case work records on the West
  Sussex database.
• Ability to think creatively, innovatively, and laterally and to adapt to changing situations in a measured and flexible manner in order to tailor the advice.
• Ability to work proactively as a member of the team to make an accurate assessment of needs and negotiate and implement effective plans and outcomes, whilst prioritising workload and meeting deadlines.
• Demonstrate confident and effective judgement about risk and accountability in making.

Qualifications and/or experience:
* A recognised social work qualification e.g. Degree in Social Work, Certificate of Qualification in Social Work or Diploma in Social Work.
* Completion of relevant post-qualifying training - Desirable
* Registration with Social Work England and responsible for maintaining registration.
* Practice Teachers Award / Practice Education (PEPS 2 level), Best Interest Assessor (BIA) - Desirable
* Expectation to undertake post-qualifying training in one or more specialised roles, i.e. AMHP, BIA and/or Practice Educator.
* Knowledge of advanced theoretical social work concepts and practices, with demonstrable examples of dealing with a range of complex issues.
* Experience of managing levels of risk within a caseload of safeguarding cases.
* Experience of effectively coaching and supervising others, acting as practice role model and promoting exemplary practice.
* Valid, full driving licence - Desirable

Rewards and Benefits

As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your Cover letter outline your motivations for applying and explain how you meet the key skills listed in full and the experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills listed as you will be shortlisted on this) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you confirm which role you are applying for (Social Worker or Senior Social Worker).

Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check and SWE registration.

Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme (if you meet all the essential criteria) for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.

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