The role
About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
The role:
The OPPD Service supports older adults and adults with a physical disability. We are a multi-professional service comprising of Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, and Assistant Practitioners. We are recruiting to an Assistant Practitioner post within our Assessment and Intake (A&I) and Transfer of Care (TOC) Teams.
A&I provides a six week assessment and care planning service for services users based in the community and TOC supports service users who have recently been discharged from hospital requiring further monitoring, assessment and review.
Within both teams you will be responsible for completing Care Act 2014 assessments to determine whether or not an individual is eligible for services. This includes the undertaking of proportionate assessments, assessing ongoing support, support planning and proactively working with complex issues, family dynamics, legal issues, crisis, providing information and advice, transferring to another team if required and the provision of some ongoing safeguarding work, under direct supervision from a qualified professional.
You will also be asked to complete Carers assessments to ensure that we are supporting the numerous informal carers within the borough.
For an informal discussion please contact Keith Clark, Team Manager, on 0207 525 4838
About You:
We are looking for resilient practitioners who can manage competing demands and prioritise work effectively. The role requires applicants who are confident decision makers and who can stay calm under pressure. Within this role, you will work with persons with care and support needs and other professionals as necessary in order to meet the needs of the Service.
Do you think you have what it takes to ensure that Southwark remains a great place to live and work? If so, we would like to hear from you!
Learning and development:
Throughout your time at Southwark you will be constantly learning. You will be challenged by your work, encouraged to try new approaches and supported to maximise your potential. We will invest in providing the resources you need to develop professionally, through a combination of informal on-the-job and formal development programmes
Additional salary details
Benefits and more information:
Within this role we offer a competitive salary, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, generous holiday allowance, flexible working options as well as a number of other permanent staff benefits (Eye care scheme/Cycle 2 Work and Cycle Loan/Season ticket loan/oyster card pool/Essential User parking permits/Free swim and gym scheme/Proud to Care Rewards).
We also have an excellent learning and development offer within the council and actively encourage our managers to develop their management and leaderships skills
Please click the link for additional information:
Life at Southwark, Benefits and more (theguardian.com)
Essential requirements for the role:
- Valid DBS Certificate.
Recruitment timetable
Advert close: 04/12/2022 (at 23:59)
Interview dates: 12/12/2022 & 13/12/2022
Interview Assessment phase: 12/12/2022 & 13/12/2022
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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