Eden Brown synergy are currently recruiting for Herefordshire Council who are looking for Senior Practitioner - Adults &... Read more
Eden Brown synergy are currently recruiting for Herefordshire Council who are looking for Senior Practitioner - Adults & Communities - £38 per hour Job Advert: Senior Practitioner - Adults & Communities - £38 per hour Location: Plough Lane, Hereford (covering Herefordshire) Contract: 3 months Hours: Full time (37 hours per week) Pay: £38 per hour (Ltd/Umbrella) Business Mileage: 45p per mile Role Overview: Herefordshire Council's Adults & Communities Care Act Assessment Team (CAAsT) is currently seeking a Senior Practitioner to join our dynamic team. This role involves carrying out short-term assessments and support planning with service users who have recently left the hospital via the Discharge to Assess process and may require ongoing services. As a Senior Practitioner, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, person-centered, and strength-based services to individuals across Herefordshire. Key Responsibilities: Carry out Care Act assessments and support planning for individuals who may require ongoing services after hospital discharge. Work to set timescales in a fast-paced environment while ensuring services are responsive to individual needs. Provide day-to-day support, guidance, and supervision to staff, including formal and informal supervision. Oversee safeguarding, allocations, triaging, and completion of assessments. Use positive risk-taking and conflict resolution techniques to make effective decisions. Manage a small caseload, ensuring effective assessment and review processes. Ensure responses are person-centered, strength-based, safe, and effective. Apply knowledge of social care practice and legislation, including the Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Continuing Health Care. Support individuals with a range of needs, including mental health, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and older people. What We're Looking For: Qualified social worker, registered with Social Work England. Strong knowledge of adult social work and case management. Experience in hospital discharges, mental health, learning disabilities, and safeguarding. Excellent organisational, decision-making, and interpersonal skills. A forward-thinking, proactive approach with the ability to work independently. Ability to manage staff and oversee safeguarding and assessments. If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to Richie Johnson at or call on 01756556845 Benefits of working with Eden Brown Synergy include: * DBS check processed and paid for by Eden Brown Synergy * Referral bonus if you refer a colleague or friend to us * Bonus for finding your own job * Twice weekly payroll * Dedicated recruitment consultant who will support you throughout your job search, employment and beyond Refer someone who might be interested in & get £300 referral bonus !! Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer. Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number 3643845. Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free. Read less
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