Experienced Social Worker - First Team

Experienced Social Worker - Home First Team

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Experienced Social Worker Position Within Our Home First Team.

We are currently looking to recruit a dynamic and experienced social worker to our Home First Team located in Sherborne, North Dorset. Home First is a partnership approach to provide more community‑based care in Dorset and reduce unnecessary hospital stays. We promote a discharge‑to‑assess model of working with adults who have been discharged from hospital either to their own home or to an assessment bed, working collaboratively with and alongside our health colleagues and other partners to achieve this.

We work with adults and their families/carers who have more complex needs within hospital settings to support and facilitate discharge. We are a supportive and nurturing service with strong leadership who are focused and available and have a clear vision to embed quality of practice across the County. We offer hybrid and flexible working, supporting working from home. For an informal chat about or to find out more about working within our Home First Team please contact [email protected] and we will get straight back in touch.

• We are an organisation with a strong commitment to a strengths‑based approach in our relationships with customers and employees alike.
• We offer regular, reflective supervision that supports Continuous Professional Development.
• We are a proud learning and development organisation offering mentoring, coaching and various external training including BIA, AMHP, RIPFA courses, Community Care Inform and internal training to support development in specific areas of practice.
• We promote and encourage career development.
• We offer access to wellbeing support and other support services.
• Employees have access to the Local Government Pension scheme.
• We offer a minimum of 27 days holiday, with the option to purchase more, rising to 32 days after 5 years of continuous service.
• We proudly offer hybrid and flexible working options, supporting a harmonious work‑life balance.

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You will be undertaking strengths‑based assessments, support planning and reviews to help customers achieve their outcomes and promote their independence. You will work as part of a busy team with multidisciplinary practice, collaborating closely with health colleagues and other professionals integral to the role. You will complete Mental Capacity Assessments and Court of Protection.

• You will be a dynamic social worker, passionate about working with learning disabilities and possessing a strong value base and person‑centred approach.
• You will be creative and passionate about enabling people to be as independent as possible.
• You will contribute effectively to a team.
• You will have excellent innovation skills, with a flexible approach when needed.
• You will possess excellent communication skills, enjoy working in a fast‑paced environment, and work closely with a range of professionals.
• You will have a good understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Equality Act 2010.
• You will embrace continuous professional development.
• You will embody our behaviours of responsibility, respect, recognition and collaboration ().
• You must have a degree or equivalent in social work, be registered with Social Work England and be able to fulfil the travel requirements of this position.

We invite you to demonstrate how you evidence these within your application.

Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.

• Have a degree in Social Work/Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
• Be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Social Work England.
• Be able to fulfil the travel requirements of the post.

• Working with vulnerable adults.
• Having access to significant information about them.

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