Advanced Social Worker - Emergency Duty Service (EDS)

We are looking for an Advanced Social Worker to join us for a 6 month secondment in our specialist Adult’s Emergency Duty Service.

About us

Our Adult’s Emergency Duty Service (EDS) provides key responses to urgent out-of-hours contacts in respect of support for adults at risk and adult safeguarding concerns and adults with care and support needs. We are a small team made up of 3 social care assessors, 3 advanced social workers and 1 team manager.

Shifts include working 16:00 – 02:30 hrs evening shifts and weekend day shifts on a 6 week rolling rota basis. You will be part of an on call rota overnight.

About you

• You will be a qualified and currently registered experienced Adults Social Worker.
• You will have strong experience within working in a statutory social care setting.
• You will be forward-thinking with a solution focused approach to your social work practice.
• You will have robust thresholds and clear decision making skills.
• You will have excellent interpersonal skills and effective communication in creating and maintaining positive relationships with internal and external partners
• You will be able to work autonomously when needed and contribute to/initiate service development ideas
• You will be able to make decisions independently with clear rational for your actions recorded and considered

Salary Details: £42,403 - £46,464 per annum

Job Term: Fixed

Appointment Type: Full Time

Hours: 37 Hours Per Week