Tiverton Hospital Kennedy Way Tiverton EX16 6NT
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary environment, undertaking strengths-based practice with adults, their families, and carers to promote wellbeing, independence, and positive outcomes.
As part of our team, you will work with people with a wide range of needs, including older adults, people with physical disabilities, and those experiencing complex social care challenges. You will complete Care Act assessments, support planning, safeguarding enquiries, reviews, and multi-agency working to ensure people receive the right support at the right time.
About the Role
You will:
- Undertake strengths-based assessments and care planning.
- Manage a varied caseload, including complex cases appropriate to your level of experience.
- Complete safeguarding enquiries and risk assessments.
- Work collaboratively with health colleagues and partner agencies.
- Promote independence and person-centred outcomes.
- Support service users and carers to make informed choices.
- Contribute to effective multidisciplinary working and service development.
About You
We are looking for someone who:
- Holds a recognised Social Work qualification.
- Is registered with Social Work England.
- Has knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.
- Demonstrates strong assessment, analytical and decision-making skills.
- Has excellent communication and partnership-working skills.
- Is committed to strengths-based and person-centred practice.
For the Experienced Social Worker level, you will also be able to demonstrate experience of managing complex cases, mentoring colleagues, and contributing to professional practice within the team.
What We Offer:
- Regular supervision and professional development.
- A supportive and collaborative team environment.
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities where service needs allow.
- Access to learning and career progression opportunities.
- A comprehensive local government benefits package.
Does the job role include personal care?: No
Working Patterns:
TBC
Essential details:
Social Worker Career Pathway
We have implemented the first phase of a new Social Worker Career Pathway within our Adults Services, with our vacancies available at the Social Worker (Grade F) or Experienced Social Worker (Grade G) levels. Our Social Worker and Experienced Social Worker roles align with the national Professional Capability Framework (PCF) for Social Workers, which provides a robust structure for all local authorities to use as a way of standardising professional capabilities and provides a clear career pathway.
This is a fantastic opportunity to provide you with an achievable, clear pathway for your career; to enable you as a practitioner to reflect and identify your own practice and development on the PCF pathway.
If successful in being shortlisted for interview, your experience, skills and knowledge, will be assessed against the PCF domains and if found appointable, this will determine your appointment to either the Social Worker (Grade F) or Experienced Social Worker level (Grade G).
With on-going learning and support from your line manager, those appointed as a Social Worker will be able to evidence incremental learning and submit an application in due course for progression to the Experienced Social Worker (Grade G) via a portfolio of supporting evidence against the PCF framework.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Brian Gaadza, Team Manager
Email: brian.gaadza@devon.gov.uk Direct Microsoft Teams No: 01392385702
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What are we looking for?
We welcome applications from qualified Social Workers and Experienced Social Workers. The successful candidate will join a busy Community Health and Social Care Team and will be supported to develop their practice while helping to deliver high-quality, strengths-based services to adults and carers.
Why join us?
You'll be joining a supportive multidisciplinary team committed to improving outcomes for adults in our communities. We offer regular supervision, flexible working, professional development opportunities, and a positive team culture focused on collaboration and learning.
- DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.
- For details on the use of AI in applications and Devon County Council’s use of AI in Recruitment please see Use of AI in Our Recruitment Processes - Working for Devon | Devon County Council
- Happy to Talk Flexible Working - The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
- This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
- Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice.
- For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
- We cannot consider visa sponsorship at this time. UK Right to Work is required. For further guidance on right to work in the UK, please visit: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
- This role requires Social Work England Registration (SWE).