Job Introduction
Senior Social Worker - Adult Care and Support
Salary: Band 10: £41,510 - £45,718 per annum
37 hours per week
Portsmouth is a vibrant university city, with a rich maritime history on the South coast enjoying excellent transport links to the rest of the country.
The Service
Through Health and Care Portsmouth, a partnership of local organisations, we are working together to change the way we provide health and social care. Our vision is to support people to live healthy, safe and independent lives by developing and offering services that are joined up and provided in the right place, at the right time. https://healthandcare.portsmouth.gov.uk/about/
Within Adult's care and support, we are in the process of further developing our services to ensure that we are delivering a person centred and strengths-based approach. Leaders and staff at all levels will be engaged in this work, to study, redesign, and continuously improve our offer.
The role
Based in the Portsmouth Adult Care and Support Community team, we are looking for a Senior Social Worker with a range of experience who can support us on our improvement journey. You will work with adults in need of care & support and their carer's, identifying the needs the service user prioritises and creating an assessment of their needs and based on this, a support plan. Working in a creative and personalised way you will work with information gained directly from service users/carers and professionals to identify the best resource to enable you to provide support.
You will be working autonomously and be responsible for managing your caseload. Fully conversant with statutory legislation, the safeguarding of adults with care needs is an important and integral area of your work as will be the implementation for the safeguarding policy and procedures. In addition, you will have extensive experience of supervising staff and working in a multidisciplinary team.
In return you will receive supervision and support.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be a Social Worker registered with Social Work England and be passionate about putting people at the heart of what you do. With a post qualifying qualification, you will have a knowledge of Adult Social Care eligibility criteria. With excellent assessment and supervision skills you will have a thorough awareness of the Continuing Health Care process and a thorough understanding of the legislation that governs the role, (Care Act, the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Adult Safeguarding legislation, and other applicable legislation). With good organisational, negotiation and communication skills you will be able to deal with conflict and work on your own initiative whilst organising your own workload.
What our practitioners say:
"The Team culture enables colleagues to work collaboratively, sharing a wealth of knowledge and experience from the practitioners within it. This is turn, creates a strong learning and supportive environment to be part of; "Main Grade Social Worker
"We have an open learning culture, where there is case supervision, ongoing professional training and a manageable caseload that allows social workers to bring their best self to the people we work with: "Newly Qualified Social Worker
"The job is great - it's fulfilling and varied. The team are supportive and I feel genuinely cared for by my colleagues and managers" Social Care Associate Practitioner
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
About Portsmouth City Council
What we can offer you:
Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.
Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our careers portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Adults Board safer recruitment procedures.
Application process:
Please read the full job profile for further details on the post to ensure your application matches the requirements of the role stated in the who is the person. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Closing: 3 April 2025
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Adults Board safer recruitment procedures.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk. or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616800.
