Social Worker - Care Planning & Assessment

Location Northampton
Job type Contract
Salary £30 - 32 per hour
Reference 164338

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency is currently looking for a dedicated and experienced Social Worker to work based in Northampton, within the Planning and Assessment Team.

The pay rate for this locum Social Worker role is £30-£32 per hour (Assignment rate) and is a 3-month contract.

Main Duties:

  • Mixture of remote working but also visiting provisions (risk assessment and PPE provided).

  • Assess people who have been discharged from hospital into temporary residential placements to understand eligibility and long-term support needs.

  • Work with the person, their family and the brokerage team to either make the existing placement permanent, move to an alternative provision or return home with a CCP.

  • Complete care act assessment and other supporting pieces of work as required (e.g financial assessment/ mental capacity assessment etc).

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work.

  • Current Social Work England registration.

  • Recent post-qualifying experience within similar frontline social work or enough experience to allow applicant to ‘hit the ground running’.

  • Available to start as soon as possible.

Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:

  • Daily payroll

  • Free DBS and compliance service

  • Access to exclusive roles that aren't available with other agencies

  • Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge

  • Refer a Friend bonus - get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place after 100 hours of work has been completed

  • Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us

  • Clinical governance support with a specialist safeguarding team

  • In-house payroll system

  • Free digital copy of the Social Work News Magazine

Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Paige Westbrook; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.