Senior Social Worker - Hospitals Team

We are looking for qualified Social Workers registered with Social Work England. 

You will have at least 5 year’s post qualification experience in statutory social services, usually in a local authority setting.  You’ll need to demonstrate excellent knowledge of best practice and legislation.  You will be motivated and have a professional “can do” attitude.

In our Adult Social Care Hospital Team, we support our most vulnerable residents to get their lives firmly on track using a strength-based approach, keeping the person at the heart of everything we do.  

It’s why our social workers have the time to get to know everyone they work with. Put simply, we work with people to change lives for the better and be as independent as they can.  

Our Adult Social Care service comprises highly professional and supportive multidisciplinary teams.  We have a “can do” and “no wrong door” ethos.  Our social care teams work together as one service and go the extra mile to ensure our residents have the right support. 

We work closely with health and other partners to ensure that people don’t go into hospital when they don’t need to, and if they do that they are there only if they need to be and can return home as quickly and safely as possible. 

We have regular multidisciplinary forums, meaning our residents can have easy access to health and social care services that talk to each other, to provide holistic support when needed. 

We know there can be pressures working in Adult Social Care, so we make sure our staff are well supported.  You will receive regular supervision and access to training.  We have a strong focus on supporting our staff to learn, grow and develop to achieve their potential.  We listen to our social care staff about the best way to deliver our services and encourage feedback and suggestions on how we can do things better together.

Key responsibilities...

• Manage a caseload, organising and prioritising the workload effectively, with regular supervision and guidance.
• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, connecting people and their families to their community and social networks enabling them to live within their own communities.
• To work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure people have the right care, at the right time in the right place.
• To take a strengths-based approach to support people to live the best life they can and reduce dependence on long term care.
• To support in delivering and maintaining high standards of performance across the service.
• To work within allocated resources as set out in our scheme of delegation.
• To take an evidence-based approach to practice.
• Take an active part in your own supervision and appraisal in accordance with the departmental supervision policy and council's appraisal policy.
• Take responsibility for your own learning, including mandatory and recommended training.
• To lead on specific areas of work as required.

Our benefits include...

• Generous annual leave of 28 days increasing to 33 days after 3 years’ service (pro rata for part time)
• Annual leave purchase policy.
• Opportunities for flexible and agile working, to support our employees’ work-life balance.
• An inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks including sports and social clubs.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and fostering leave.
• Career development through internal and external training opportunities.
• Local government pension scheme.
• Life insurance cover (linked to the pension scheme)
• A great office location next to travel links and the regenerated town centre.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support employees’ health and wellbeing.
• Staff dental and health plans.
• Discounted leisure centre and gym membership.
• Supermarket discount.

Interview date

Interviews will be held 6th December 2024.

Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment. 

We will be reviewing applications regularly and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.

Please note AI is prohibited during the interview,, any candidate using AI will be withdrawn from consideration.

Want to ask us a question?

For an informal discussion or to ask any questions about this role, please contact:

Naveen Pulluru, Assistant Community Services Manager- Hospital Team

Tel.: 01344 351860

or

Leena Chand, Community Services Manager- Hospital Team

Tel.: 01344 354468

 

At Bracknell Forest we champion equality, diversity and inclusion. At Bracknell Forest Council, we are always learning, ambition and inclusive. Please see our candidate pack for more details.

Bracknell Forest Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. We expect everyone employed with us to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check as part of our pre-employment checks process.

Candidates should be able to demonstrate experience of working within the current Social Care System and Framework.

Social Work England registration fees can be claimed back from the Council. 

We can only accept applications from candidates currently residing in the UK.

Candidates currently residing in the UK who require sponsorship to work are encouraged to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) based on the relevant criteria. Please be aware that sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis.

No agencies please.