Social Care Assesor – Adults 8771

The Bluebell Unit at Mapleton Residential Home is a 10 bedded unit focused on supporting people with recovery and rehabilitation following a hospital admission. Working in collaboration with the person, we develop individualised rehabilitation goals to support people to recover to their own homes.

We are looking for a Social Care Assessor to join the established multidisciplinary team in completing strengths-based Care Act Assessments and personalised care plans to support individuals when their long-term care needs have been identified. You will also be responsible for the co-ordination of care and ongoing social care support including providing information, advice and guidance where required. You will be required to complete mental capacity assessments and support in gathering information relating to safeguarding concerns when appropriate.

This is a rewarding role, pivotal in supporting people to return to their own homes by building and maintaining independence and connecting people to their local communities.

About you
This role would suit someone looking for a fast paced and varied role. You will be experienced in working with people in a health or social care environment. You will have good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to complete high quality assessments. The nature of this work requires you to be highly organised with strong recording skills; You will need to have the ability to prioritise assessments and manage competing demands simultaneously.

You will have a flexible approach and be a team player who is able to forge excellent working relationships with multi-disciplinary teams and partner agencies. You will work to empower individuals to take control through personalised, strengths-based models of assessment and intervention; putting people at the centre of everything we do.

About the Team
You will be a member of the Southern Devon Hospital Discharge Team, where you will be supported with regular supervision, peer supervision groups and learning opportunities to support you with progressing your social care career. The Team holds a varied caseload, supporting people who are currently inpatients as well as those who have recently been discharged; undertaking assessments to identify ongoing care and support needs. We are an Integrated Service working closely with colleagues in the NHS, Torbay Adult Social Care, Short Term Services Teams, the Voluntary Sector as well as our community-based colleagues.

As part of day-to-day duties, you will work closely alongside the Registered Manager and care staff at Mapleton as well as colleagues in short term services, intermediate care teams and the voluntary sector.

Being part of this team will require you to demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous improvement in service delivery.

Internal Applicants, please note: If you are an existing DCC employee, please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.  

• 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. 
• 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. 
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• 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 a DBS disclosure. 

If you would like to have an informal discussion or arrange a visit to the team, please contact:

Adeana Fletcher (Team Manager) on 07814 803592
or
Jemma Hughes (Deputy Community Services Manager) on 07967 448897

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Internal Applicants, please note: If you are an existing DCC employee, please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.