Job summary
Rapid
Assessment Team (RATS) - Accident & Emergency Department, York Hospital
York Hospital has recently opened the new A&E Department. The
Hospital Social Work Team, have an employment opportunitywithin the Rapid
Assessment Team (RATS) based in A&E.
Main duties of the job
The
post is for a Social Worker (22 hours per week), workingin a
multi-disciplinaryteamalongside Physiotherapy and Occupational
Therapy colleagues from health. The team is well established and is staffed
with experienced Social Workers. The team cover A&E 7 days a week and
working between 8am to 8pm on a rotational basis. As a social worker in RATS,
you do not hold a case load, your remit is to prevent admission to acute
care, working to a home first and strength-based ethos. You will support
customers from York, North Yorkshire, and East Riding and out of area who
present at A&E. The work is interesting and varied and would appeal to
those who like fast paced rapid assessment work and have at least 2 years post
qualifying experience and are looking for a change.
You
will receive monthly supervision and be supported by the hospital social work
management team; we have monthly team meetings and peer support.
About us
From our offices in West Offices and Hazel Court, and with partners, City of York Council serves over 200,000 residents in and around York.
Local communities depend on the statutory services we deliver and our people are proud to keep York clean, safe, productive and resilient.
A strong council can also be an empowering force - transforming lives, communities and generations. We deliver lots of important but little-known services that are making a big difference to those who need them.
Every year at the council:
7,036 adults receive social care
77,000 people served in the customer centre
260,000 enquiries resolved over the phone
3,000 planning applications
5.5m tonnes of waste collected
1.2m metres of high verges cut
8,000 council properties managed
8,000 businesses supported
200,000 residents served
220 children looked after
For more information about working for the council or to see the latest job vacancies visit https://jobs.york.gov.uk/
Website:http://www.york.gov.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
To deliver a high quality, strengths based and accountable
social care service, ensuring that adults (with the support of their
carers/families/networks) can achieve good outcomes. The role works with people
to enable them to:
Seek asset-based solutions within a strengths
based model
Assess, manage and review their own needs and
risks
Maximise their independence and self-direct
their responses to deliver agreed outcomes
Access personalised care and support to meet
their assessed needs while maintaining themselves in the community
Understand risk and be safe
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
To deliver a high quality, strengths based and accountable
social care service, ensuring that adults (with the support of their
carers/families/networks) can achieve good outcomes. The role works with people
to enable them to:
Seek asset-based solutions within a strengths
based model
Assess, manage and review their own needs and
risks
Maximise their independence and self-direct
their responses to deliver agreed outcomes
Access personalised care and support to meet
their assessed needs while maintaining themselves in the community
Understand risk and be safe
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- A professional qualification in Social Work and be registered with Social Work England as a Social Worker.
- Ability to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English, to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) - level C1 - Effective operational proficiency or advanced - Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly. Only a conceptually difficult subject can hinder a natural, smooth flow of language.
- This post requires the post holder to undertake an enhanced adult workforce (with barred list check) criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Desirable
- Demonstrate and uphold Social Work England Professional Standards
- A sound understanding and application of legislative frameworks underpinning adult social care, for example the Care Act 2014, and the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005, Mental Health Act 1989 and the Human Rights Act 1998
- An understanding of statutory social work, including critical awareness of current issues and new evidenceinformed practice research
- Demonstration of an ongoing commitment to continuing professional development and be able to evidence this in their everyday practice and supervision, sharing CPD opportunities and learning from training events
- Be able to identify and take up opportunities for professional development and training relevant to the role
- Recognition of the high level of confidentiality required in working with people, their carers and families and help to manage sufficient security of such information, recognising, being able to justify and take appropriate action when the right to privacy is superseded by professional or legal requirements
- Ability to work as part of a team and take a multi-agency approach where needed, working alongside other professionals to secure positive outcomes for people
- Demonstrable critical knowledge of a range of theories and models for social work intervention
- An ability to communicate with compassion and authority in challenging situations, and able to understand and work effectively with negative and rejecting responses
- An ability to clearly report and record analysis and judgements
- Actively asks for and considers other peoples views and opinions, listens to others and communicates with sensitivity and understanding
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
- A professional qualification in Social Work and be registered with Social Work England as a Social Worker.
- Ability to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English, to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) - level C1 - Effective operational proficiency or advanced - Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly. Only a conceptually difficult subject can hinder a natural, smooth flow of language.
- This post requires the post holder to undertake an enhanced adult workforce (with barred list check) criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Desirable
- Demonstrate and uphold Social Work England Professional Standards
- A sound understanding and application of legislative frameworks underpinning adult social care, for example the Care Act 2014, and the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005, Mental Health Act 1989 and the Human Rights Act 1998
- An understanding of statutory social work, including critical awareness of current issues and new evidenceinformed practice research
- Demonstration of an ongoing commitment to continuing professional development and be able to evidence this in their everyday practice and supervision, sharing CPD opportunities and learning from training events
- Be able to identify and take up opportunities for professional development and training relevant to the role
- Recognition of the high level of confidentiality required in working with people, their carers and families and help to manage sufficient security of such information, recognising, being able to justify and take appropriate action when the right to privacy is superseded by professional or legal requirements
- Ability to work as part of a team and take a multi-agency approach where needed, working alongside other professionals to secure positive outcomes for people
- Demonstrable critical knowledge of a range of theories and models for social work intervention
- An ability to communicate with compassion and authority in challenging situations, and able to understand and work effectively with negative and rejecting responses
- An ability to clearly report and record analysis and judgements
- Actively asks for and considers other peoples views and opinions, listens to others and communicates with sensitivity and understanding
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
