Social Worker

Salary range: £37,353 - £40,566 p.a. inc. 

Contract: Permanent 

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Location: Civic centre and other locations from time to time

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Hospital Discharge Team (HDT) for an experienced Social Worker who is registered with the Social Work England

Brent Hospital Discharge team is responsible for facilitating safe and timely discharge of Brent residents from all acute hospitals and works closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary teams from major hospitals for example Northwick Park, Central Middlesex, Royal Free and the Imperial hospitals.  

The Person

We are looking for an experienced Social Worker with excellent communication skills, experience in carrying out Care Act assessments and creative support planning within the context of facilitating hospital discharges. The successful candidate will be able to manage complex cases in a timely manner to facilitate safe discharges for vulnerable adults.  

This role will offer you the opportunity to develop working within a multi-disciplinary setting. You will have supportive managers and you will work within a dedicated team of colleagues with good knowledge of the hospital discharge process.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Substantial experience of working in partnership and within a multi-disciplinary setting, within Adults Social Care and or Hospital Discharge.
• Managing well under pressure with ability to respond to urgent referrals.
• Skills in multitasking, prioritisation, workload management and time management.
• Will have experience with working with social care legislation and undertaking relevant assessments.
• Be passionate about working with vulnerable adults and providing an excellent service

Closing date: 21 August 2022 (23:00)

Additional Information

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk

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