Social Worker Part-time

As a Social Worker, you can be the reason why lives change for the better as you help some of the most vulnerable people gain a brighter future. You will be working 22.5 a week as a Part-time Social Worker at Victoria Gardens, where you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team with a strong emphasis on teamwork at Victoria Gardens at Huyton, Liverpool. This is a 6 month fixed terms contract position.

You will have previous experience from the NHS or private care as you manage a complex caseload and be responsible for social care assessments, risk assessments, facilitate group activities, and will contribute to ICR meetings, supporting service users to make viable plans for their future.

As a Social Worker, you report to the Safeguarding Lead, and will manage internal investigations and liaise with home authorities for service users during their admission and discharging process.

A range of training opportunities are available that can see your career grow and you achieve your career aspirations. It’s a career that you can take pride in, knowing that you will be instrumental in encouraging individuals to lead a full and valued life, enabling them to live more independently.

As a Social Worker you will be:

• Referrals to LADO and Local Authority in line with safeguarding and assessments
  
• Educating Hospital staff about relevant safeguarding matters.
  
• Completing a full annual social care reassessment within the CPA format.
  
• Facilitating access to welfare rights, housing, advocacy services and associated support services
• Participating in 1:1 supervision

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• To have a Registration with Social Work England
• Have a Social Work degree
• Experience within similar environment
• Experience with working with mental illness

Where you will be working:

Location: Victoria Road, Huyton,Liverpool, L36 5SA

You will be working at Victoria Gardens, a specialist rehabilitation for Service Users with complex mental health needs and behaviours that challenge. You will support the service to equip service users with the skills required for community living and increased independence.

The service is a recovery based service and incorporate elements of the Good Lives Model, supported by individualised interventions. We have a full multidisciplinary team (MDT) with Nursing, Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist and Social Worker support.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £39,484 pro rata
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.