Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 18.5 per week

Salary: Grade H1 / H2 SCP 27-35 £38,220 - £46,142 per annum (pro rata)

Closing Date: Wednesday 6th August at 23:59pm

We have an exciting opportunity for a part time (18.5 hours) Social Worker to join the Transfer of Care Hub Social Worker team.

The Transfer of Care Hub is an integrated and health and social care team co-located at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals to support people to be discharged in a safe and timely manner.

We are looking for a practitioner with experience and interest in crisis intervention and safeguarding; who is able to make robust evidence based and legally literate decisions to support people and their families navigate hospital discharge and access onward care and support services in the community.

You will be required to apply a strengths – led approach to care and support planning, ensuring the person’s voice is heard; and be passionate about supporting Blackpool residents.

You will have access to an established group of managers with the knowledge and experience needed to support you in this role. You will have access to regular supervision and training opportunities are available to continue to fulfil your continuous professional development needs.

You will work as part of a 7 day rota which is determined with advanced notice and paid at an additional 2 increments.

If you feel you have these attributes then we would like to hear from you.  For informal discussions please do not hesitate to speak to Sarah Lawrenson (sarah.lawrenson1@blackpool.gov.uk) or Cynthia Aisien (Cynthia.aisien@blackpool.gov.uk), who will be happy to discuss all aspects of this role.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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The successful applicant will be required to work outside of a 7am to 8pm Monday to Friday work pattern and will receive an additional payment on top of the quoted salary as a result.

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