Social Care Practitioner
Job Description
Job summary
Social Care Practitioner (Band 5) - Livewell Southwest - up to 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Social Care Practitioner (Band 5) to join Livewell Southwest. This role requires candidates with prior experience, and a strong commitment to delivering strengths-based and solution-focused support, enabling individuals to lead independent, healthy lives.
Anticipated face to face interview date will be week beginning 7th April 2025 at Crownhill Court, Plymouth.
Key Responsibilities:
Primarily based in the Livewell Referral and Support Services (LRSS).
Support individuals over the phone, with additional face-to-face interactions.
Collaborate with clients to help them lead independent lives, addressing their social care needs with a focus on strengths and solutions.
Eligibility:
This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. Please refer to the Direct Gov website for further details regarding eligibility.
All Livewell staff are expected to work across a 7-day service.
Please note, Livewell Southwest may close the job advert earlier if a high volume of applications is received. Therefore, early submission of your application is recommended.
Main duties of the job
To provide quality information and advice to people and their carers on the best ways to meet their needs and achieve their stated outcomes and help them to live their lives as independently as possible.
To develop a wide range of skills and knowledge to be able to complete an initial assessment alongside safeguarding enquires.
To complete holistic assessments under the Care Act 2014, equipment provision and support risk management.
To have a knowledge of a wide range of services (including third sector) to support people to achieve their identified outcomes.
To take a strength-based approach to referral and assessment.
To undertake assessments of need and to help people to develop outcome-based support plans.
To recognise and take appropriate action when people are at risk of harm, abuse or neglect.
To assist people in the assessment and support planning process by helping them to assess risks and determine necessary support and contingency plans.
To help people and their carers to identify sustainable contingency plans to help them maintain independent living in emergency and crisis situations.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values,kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.
We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.
We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.
Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.
Job responsibilities
The post holder is required to discharge statutory social care functions on behalf of the organisation. They are required to undertake non-complex & proportionate assessments that are evidenced-based. The term non-complex is defined as predictable situations often where the person is motivated to engage & respond to information, guidance & advice. The person may present a low-level risk of risk to self or others & the risk can be managed safely. These situations often require short-term interventions, & the decisions require some analysis of different views & factors impacting on the persons life, this could include mental capacity assessments & care act assessments of people who have a variety of needs. The post holder is also required to arrange & review the delivery of social care support. There may be situations where the work is complex & on these occasions the post holder will seek support from social work colleague & their line manager.
Where applicable: To develop a wider range of skills & knowledge to be able to complete an initial assessment & look at other professional involvement required within your service area.
To complete holistic assessments under the Care Act 2014.
To have a knowledge of a wide range of services (including third sector) to support people to achieve their identified outcomes.
To take a strength-based approach to referral & assessment.
To undertake non-complex assessments of need & to help people to develop outcome-based support plans.
To recognise & take appropriate action when people are at risk of harm, abuse or neglect.
To provide quality information & advice
Assist individuals and their carers in the assessment & support planning process by helping them to assess risks & determine necessary support & contingency plans/crisis situations.
To provide necessary information around the fairer charging policy, to help service users & families understand the potential financial implications of adult social care commissioned services.
SCOPE & RANGE
Social Care Practitioners primarily work with people with non-complex care & support needs & undertake assessments & review that are evidenced-based. The person may present a low-level risk of risk to self, or others & the risk can be managed safely. These situations often require short-term interventions, & the decisions require some analysis of different views & factors impacting on the persons life. Decisions require proportionality & analysis of many different views & factors, such as psychological, biological, legal, environmental, & economical. Social Care Practitioners analyse the person presenting situation, risks & protective factors, alongside physical & cognitive impairment & disabilities to undertake holistic assessment of their eligibility which will enable risk mitigation, planning & support planning.
Livewell Southwest (LWSW) is fully committed to an integrated health & social care workforce which operates a shared skills model (currently only within Adult Frailty Specialist Services), whilst adhering to the core principles of the social work profession.
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibility for People Management
The post holder will not be responsible for people management but may have buddying roles to support new colleagues & students.
Support the delivery of induction training within the roles & responsibilities of CCW, SW & students for new staff within the service as & when required to ensure practice is safe & professional.
Responsibility for financial &/or physical resources
Responsibility for the occasional short-term security of a persons cash, legal documentation, or valuable items (e.g. house keys) until they can be securely deposited (this needs to be risk assessed & discussed with your line manager).
Duty to consider best value option when planning for peoples care & support.
Responsible storing of workplace equipment (e.g. mobile phone).
Responsibility for administration
Plan & organise day-to-day work using an online calendar, recording systems, & workload management tools (that are available on the intranet) in accordance with departmental guidelines.
Ensure records are timely, kept up-to-date, accurate & used in accordance with the GDPR & organisational guidelines.
Have a good understanding of the various computer programmes essential for the completion of daily work, such as Microsoft office.
Arrange & plan meetings with colleagues &/or people who use services & be willing to chair them if required.
Responsibility for people who use our services
The job involves working within recognised procedures & requires the post holder to use initiative when organising their workload & determining work priorities daily.
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