9 jobs found in wokingham

Social Worker (PCN) We have a new and exciting opportunity available for a Social Worker to join our friendly Adult Social Care Team. There is a drive to support the Wokingham Integrated Partnership Programme to promote greater integration between Health and Social Care.As a Social Worker you will act as a key link between Primary Care Networks (PCN), General Practitioners and Health and Social Care. You will offer greater availability to support the PCN’s, creating increased access to guidance, joint-working and problem resolution. This is a new role which will focus on the ways we can develop the integration through Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings, joint training and responsive social work input. It will also develop and enhance relationships with key stakeholders, including, voluntary and community services and seek to improve practices and inter-working relationships.Key Responsibilities: This role specifically focuses on joint working with health services.To work as part of a...

The Adult Safeguarding Hub is recruiting for a Senior Social worker to join the Wokingham Adult Safeguarding Hub.We are looking for a Registered Senior Social Worker, with demonstrable experience of working in an Adult Safeguarding context under the Care Act 2014. You will be able to think systemically and have a commitment to developing others. You will be an excellent communicator and able to both lead and advise on complex safeguarding issues.You will have a sound knowledge of relevant legislative frameworks and an ability to demonstrate a commitment to the principles of Making Safeguarding Personal whilst discharging your statutory Duties.You will be an excellent team player, confident, assertive, and able to work collaboratively with all stakeholders, with an ability to think flexibly and creatively in a solution focused and person-centred way.If successful, you will join a friendly, dynamic team working on challenging but engaging work, making a real difference to others. The...

Social Worker - Ongoing Care and Support TeamWokingham Borough Council have a fantastic opportunity available for a Social Worker to join our motivated Ongoing Care and Support Team in Adult Social Care on a full time, permanent basis.We can offer you a host of fantastic benefits including flexible working options, a generous annual leave entitlement, a great local government pension scheme, a range of employee discounts and much more!As a Social Worker within the Adult Social Care team 18+, you will undertake direct work with customers who have a learning disability, physical disability, long term conditions and the elderly frail. The main aim of the service is to enable individuals to live safely in the community, maximising individual’s abilities to care for themselves and supporting carers to continue in their caring role as long as they are able to.There will be an emphasis upon working creatively to identify whether needs can met in different ways. The aim will be to: assess...

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Social Worker/Senior Social Worker or Occupational Therapist (Mental Health Practitioner) to join our proactive and award-winning Adult Social Care team.As an experienced social worker, you will be a proactive and supportive member of our integrated team taking responsibility for the assessment and implementation of intensive care and treatment, in the homes of people with functional mental health problems, as well as people with dementia.Due to our commitment to support the development of our teams, this exciting opportunity will suit a Senior Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or an experienced Social Worker looking to progress their career to the next level.Our Older Adult Mental Health Service is a multi-disciplinary team with specialist skills in caring for older people with mental health needs in the community. The service is proud to be rated “Outstanding” by CQC.Responsibilities include: The successful candidate will...

Social Worker - Ongoing Care and Support TeamWokingham Borough Council has a great opportunity available for a Social Worker to join our proactive Ongoing Care and Support Team in Adult Social Care on a full time, permanent basis.This exciting opportunity can offer you a host of fantastic benefits including flexible working options, a generous annual leave entitlement, a great local government pension scheme, a range of employee discounts and much more!As a Social Worker within the Adult Social Care team 18+, you will undertake direct work with customers in the community and facilitate their discharge from acute and community hospitals. The main aim of the service is to enable individuals to live safely in the community, maximising individual’s abilities to care for themselves and supporting carers to continue in their caring role as long as they are able to.You will work in accordance with key legislative framework, the service will support individuals to access support services...

The Adult Safeguarding Hub is recruiting for a Senior Social worker to join the Wokingham Adult Safeguarding Hub.We are looking for a Registered Senior Social Worker, with demonstrable experience of working in an Adult Safeguarding context under the Care Act 2014. You will be able to think systemically and have a commitment to developing others. You will be an excellent communicator and able to both lead and advise on complex safeguarding issues.You will have a sound knowledge of relevant legislative frameworks and an ability to demonstrate a commitment to the principles of Making Safeguarding Personal whilst discharging your statutory Duties.You will be an excellent team player, confident, assertive, and able to work collaboratively with all stakeholders, with an ability to think flexibly and creatively in a solution focused and person-centred way.If successful, you will join a friendly, dynamic team working on challenging but engaging work, making a real difference to others. The...

Senior Social Worker/Approved Mental Health Practitioner/Dual Diagnosis Lead An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Social Worker/AMHP/Dual Diagnosis Lead within the Wokingham Community Mental Health Service. You will be part of an enthusiastic and dedicated team who pride themselves in delivering excellent services to service users and their carers. The service is proud to be rated “Outstanding” by CQC. The post holder will act as a Senior Social Worker/AMHP/Dual Diagnosis Lead for the service and will support the team in fulfilling its service responsibilities. This will include liaison with the Adult Social Care team at Wokingham Borough Council.The service comprises of a Long term recovery team and a duty function. The post holder will carry a varied caseload, acting as a care coordinator and also a BIA and AMHP if qualified to do so. We are looking for someone with a good level of clinical knowledge and skills to complement the team. The vacancy is for a Senior Social...

Senior Social Worker - Ongoing Care and Support TeamWe have a fantastic opportunity available for a Senior Social Worker to join our friendly Ongoing Care and Support Team in Adult Social Care, on a full time permanent basis.This exciting opportunity can offer you an excellent range of benefits including flexible working options, a generous leave entitlement, a fantastic local government pension scheme, as well as the ability to work from home on a regular basis and much more!As the Senior Social Worker, you will undertake supervision for team members and support the Team Manger in the day to day running of the team. You will be required to reassess needs, provide advice and support with signposting and maximising social capital. You will play a key role in collaborating with key teams to provide a seamless service for individuals; and identify themes and solutions for savings. Key Responsibilities: To work in accordance with the Care Act 2014 to assess or reassess the needs of...

Social Worker (First Contact Team) We have a great opportunity available for a Social Worker to join our friendly team in Adult Social Care on a full time, permanent basis.As a Social Worker you will play a key role in determining eligibility for the provision of Community Care Services, in accordance to the Care Act 2014. There will be an emphasis upon working creatively to identify whether needs can be met in different ways, whilst applying a strengths based model of care. You will collaborate with key teams to provide a seamless service for individuals in the borough.The main aim of the service is to enable individuals to live safely in the community, maximising individual’s abilities to care for themselves and supporting carers to continue in their caring role as long as they are able to. The service will support individuals to access support services in line with their eligible needs, with an emphasis on health, safety and wellbeing for vulnerable individuals.Wokingham Borough...