Adults Social Worker - Frimley Park Hospital

The starting salary for this role is £37,570 per annum for 36 hours per week.

This is a 1 year Fixed Term/Secondment contract. (For internal staff interested in a Secondment, please ensure you seek your Line Manager's approval before submitting your application).

We are excited to be recruiting a Social Worker to join our friendly and supportive Frimley Park Hospital team concentrating on Discharge to Assess (D2A) in the community. After being discharged from hospital, residents require a range of robust assessments in the community over a four week period in order to establish their ongoing care needs.

At Surrey, we are proud to be leading the way in implementing new ways of working in personalisation and a recovery-focused strength-based approach.

Our goal is for our service-users to be able to be more in control of their care, making informed choices and being active citizens in their community.

What we can offer you;

• Annual Leave - with the opportunity to buy up to 10 days additional annual leave 
• Agile working opportunities - your work/life balance is important to us!
• Training and Development - Superb opportunities for development including a Readiness Programme, Preceptorship, Structured Induction Programme 
• A supportive, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Car lease scheme and many more discounted life-style benefits

The Hospital service runs from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday. In practice you are likely to be required to work a minimum of one weekend shift per month and one late shift per week. Staff who are on the rota to work a shift falling on a weekend will be given a day off in lieu. Full time applicants will be contracted to a 36-hour week and these hours will be worked on a rota basis across 7 days a week.

In your application, we would love to hear about your;

• Professional qualification in Social Work and current registration with Social Work England
• Safeguarding knowledge
• Knowledge and experience of current legislation, including the Care Act and the Mental Capacity Act and its application to practice in a social care setting
• Experience in carrying out safeguarding enquiries, carrying out assessments within the community and working with a diverse group of individuals and partner agencies
• Commitment to your own professional development

About the role

Your work will include but not limited to, Care Act assessments, Mental Capacity Assessments, screening residents for Continuing Healthcare, Carers assessments, Safeguarding work and partnership working with our Hospital and Locality Teams.

The role is a really fantastic opportunity to promote Strengths-based and person-centred practice in supporting our residents recover from their hospital admission and achieve the outcomes they set out to.

We are proud to say you will be well supported with regular supervision, management support as well as peer-to-peer learning and support. You will work within a fantastic team that is integrated with our Health colleagues, enabling a positive and collaborative approach to our work.

Applicants must hold a valid Driving Licence to drive in the UK and have access to a car.

We welcome a conversation with you regarding our remote working options. As part of an acute hospital we operate a rota system which is a combination of home working, office based and duty.

Go on, put that application in and join our team, we are waiting for you...

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 17th June 2023, applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on an on-going basis.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

We look forward to receiving your application and personal statement, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups. We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.