Adult Advanced Social Care Practitioner
Adult Advanced Social Care Practitioner
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£ £ 22 - 44
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Job Description
Job Purpose
To be responsible for both the assessment of individual needs and the initiation and coordination of a range of outcomes to meet them promoting the principles of choice and control personalisation and selfdirected support to ensure that service users can assess and manage their own needs risks and uncertainties.
Key Responsibilities
1. Be responsible for the assessment support planning and review of individual needs and then initiate and coordinate of a range of outcomes to meet them.
2. Be responsible for the identification of potential reablement opportunities and provide access to those services as required.
3. Promote independence and personalisation to ensure that service users can assess and manage their own needs risks and uncertainties within their chosen living environment and meet their identified short and long term goals.
4. Identify community and other natural support resources maximising individuals assets using preventative/universal services and other funding sources in line with the Adult Social Care Strategy.
5. Review ongoing service provision as necessary.
6. Provide professional information advice and support to service users and their carers.
7. To undertake and develop skills in using the Mental Capacity Act and in undertaking
safeguarding work as a Safeguarding Officer.
8. Maintain a social work caseload whilst continuously developing skills and experience with appropriate supervision and support.
9. Following appropriate training undertake assessments using a range of health and social care tools for example contributing to continuing health care assessments.
10. Organise and manage your workload independently under the supervision and guidance of the Advanced Social Work Practitioner and/or Team Manager.
11. Liaise and negotiate with local providers and support networks to deliver better
outcomes.
12. Contribute to practice and service development.
13. Have regard at all times for the confidential nature of the work and note to discuss or
disclose information to unauthorised parties.
Key Accountabilities
1. Accountable for own performance.
2. Accountable for the quality of the work undertaken.
3. Alert managers of issues that could affect performance.
4. Assist managers to meet specific service targets within agreed resources.
5. Assist team in maintaining appropriate partnership arrangements.
6. Maintain effective working relationships and contribute to a working environment which is safe considerate and supportive to all in accordance with relevant legislation
and policy.
7. Take reasonable care of your health safety and welfare and that of other persons who may be affected by the performance of your duties.
Employment Type
Full Time
