21 Oct
London Borough of Sutton
Sutton
Job description
About the Role
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 Localities 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.
Locality Teams
There are four Locality teams currently in place, aligned to the four Primary Care Network (PCN) footprint - Wallington, Carshalton, Sutton & Cheam.
These services are for older people, people with physical and sensory disabilities and people with mental health related needs.
Locality teams bring Social Workers together with NHS colleagues, supporting holistic, integrated working.
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 :
- To be registered with Social Work England and hold a degree in Social Care or similar.
- Have experience of working in a multidisciplinary team setting.
- Have experience of assessing and managing risks in supporting residents.
- Have sound knowledge and ability to deliver social work support to service users and their families.
- 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.
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 - Adults Locality Team
🖊️ London Borough of Sutton
📍 Sutton