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Job overview

We are looking for a passionate qualified Level 1 Social Worker to join our Adult Social Care team within the Newcastle District. We are a community based team within the older persons/ physical disability team working with Adults over 18 years of age with a range of physical and mental health needs.

We are a supportive and dynamic organisation and provides opportunities to progress and develop within your Social work career. We are delighted to offer a specialist Social Work Learning Academy (SWLA) which is an internal academy within our organisation which offers ongoing Social Work training and Continued Professional Development.

On appointment, you will be enrolled in the SWLA and aligned to the appropriate British Association of Social Work Professional Capabilities Framework.  The relevant SWLA ‘stage’ (i.e. stage 1 (ASYE), 2 (Social Worker) or 3 (Advanced Social Worker) will also be agreed taking all prior Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and relevant experience into consideration. The post holder will be required to take responsibility for their own Continuous Professional Development.  

If you are looking for a new challenge, enjoy variety in your work and wish to be part of a team striving to make a difference for our community by supporting people to live independently in their own home, then we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As a registered social workers you will have a key role to play in relation to supporting the delivery both the personalisation and social inclusion agendas ensuring quality public facing services including health and social care services.

As part of this role you will be expected to:

·       carry out a range of assessments including holistic “needs” led assessments, care and support planning and reviews, and, where appropriate, initiate a multi-disciplinary assessment

·       Be an integrated and supportive member of a team, planning, actioning, monitoring and evaluating work with the supervision of an experienced Social Worker and the Advanced Social Work Practitioner lead.

·       Be responsible for working collaboratively with other Trust services to provide seamless care for adults/carers on defined care and support pathways with particular emphasis on ensuring safe and effective transitions.

Participating on the duty/ACCESS or priority rota, to carry out a range of functions including screening/ carrying out an assessment for health and social care services for adults and carers utilising a range of assessment tools including a Risk Screening Tool.

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. 

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications