13 Oct
London Borough of Sutton
Sutton
Job description
About the Role
Join Adult Social Care as a Social Worker and receive a Welcome Bonus* of £ paid in your first month's salary or a Retention Bonus* of £ paid for every complete year in service (*subject to pay grade).
With a total package of up to £50, including bonuses and benefits, this is an excellent opportunity to advance your career in social care.
We've got an exciting opportunity for you as a Social Worker in Adult Social Care. Our mission is to empower adults to live independently as possible, and we need your expertise to make it happen.
This role will challenge you in a dynamic and diverse environment, helping you expand your skills and knowledge in the practice of social care.
As a Social Worker working within the Hospital Pathways Team, you will conduct assessments, manage complex cases, and provide high standards of care.
Our teams are renowned for its ability to craft outstanding care plans that prioritise the needs and voices of service users, integrating input from various professionals, families / carers, and external agencies to ensure the best outcomes are achieved.
Our teams are renowned for its ability to craft outstanding care plans that prioritise the needs and voices of service users, integrating input from various professionals, families / carers, and external agencies to ensure the best outcomes are achieved.
Are you ready to take the next step? We are here to support your growth as you begin your career at Suttons Adult Social Care.
Apply now and join us as we navigate this journey toward excellence.
About Us
Adult Social Care is undergoing a significant transformation to address the rising demand for our services.
We're implementing wide-ranging changes to improve care for adults and create positive working environments for our staff.
We have new leaders and experienced managers who bring innovative ideas to the service and are driving meaningful changes throughout your service delivery.
Our goal is to deliver exceptional care that enhances outcomes for our community whilst providing an inclusive, diverse and stable environment for staff to grow their career.
Hospital Pathway And Reablement (Start) Service
Staff within our hospital team work closely with NHS colleagues to facilitate safe, timely discharge. Their priority is to enable people to return to their own homes, utilising reablement and other services to enable them regain independence.
For more information on our new operating model and teams .
About You
This position offers an excellent opportunity for individuals with outstanding communication skills and a compassionate manner capable of effectively managing high levels of emotional distress.
We encourage applications from candidates with experience in adult care and those passionate about delivering person-centred care.
You'll join a welcoming, supportive, and energetic team dedicated to providing first class supervision and ongoing professional development opportunities.
In addition, we would expect the following from all suitable candidates :
- Qualified Social Worker with current registration with Social Work England and eligibility to work in the UK.
- 2 years post qualifying experience working in adult services,
assessing and supporting individuals with diverse needs and successful completion of their ASYE.
- Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act as well as social work theories.
- Strong assessment, outcome focussed care planning, and risk management skills.
- Ability to communicate complex social issues clearly to both patients and professionals.
- Ability to plan and coordinate social care plans and aspects of patient discharge.
For more information about the role and / or an informal conversation, view the Role Profile or contact Keyur Patel, Team Manager Hospital Pathways on
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent,
we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills.
We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps.
Our Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme embraces new ways of working. It provides improved work life balance for our staff as it allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include :
- Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
- Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only)
- Three volunteering days per year in Sutton
- Comprehensive learning and development programme
- Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Car parking scheme
- Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
- Zip car scheme
- Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
- Confidential wellbeing and counselling support
- Subsidised gym membership
▶️ Social Worker Hospital Pathways
🖊️ London Borough of Sutton
📍 Sutton