Fixed Term Community Care Officer - Care Delivery Group (2 posts)

6 June 2018
Fixed Term
Full Time
37
until March 2019 (with possibility of extension)
Trent Bridge House/GP Surgeries, Fox Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 6BJ
Adult Social Care and Health
21st June 2018
£22,401 - £25,463 per annum

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of an Integrated Team working within Health and Social Care in Rushcliffe.

You will have experience and knowledge of Adult Social Care and be able to demonstrate that you can work in a person centred way while adopting the Adult Social Care Strategy and its emphasis on maximising independence, preventing and delaying the need for care and working in collaboration with the voluntary sector and informal carers. Core tasks will include assessment, support planning and risk enablement alongside utilising the range of resources available within the community to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital and residential care.

The CDG service supports patients in a truly multi organisational and multi-dimensional approach to reduce health deterioration, premature death and avoid hospital and residential admission. The service is part of a project bringing together Health, Social Care and Voluntary Services, to test out the principles of working together better for the benefits of the patients. It is also the intention to support the NHS ‘Five Year Forward View’ through reducing risk, hospital admissions and health deterioration and proactive care management across the sectors; as well as joining budgets to reduce duplications and identify efficiencies across the system.

There will be a requirement to carry a caseload, contribute to duty systems while organising and prioritise workload in order to address the referrals received and respond to changing priorities and demands. This will include attending regular Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings at GP Practices and maintaining a close working relationship with health and voluntary sector colleagues. The post is located both within the GP Practices within Rushcliffe and with the Rushcliffe Older Adults Team and the CDG Social Worker will move between these bases.

We have mobilised our Social Care Teams which means that employees are issued with tablet devices to enable them to work more flexibly and reduce overall travel time. We are currently undergoing a Programme of Transformation to ensure we are a modern workplace and are able to respond quickly to changes within the sector.

In return we offer generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working and learning and development opportunities.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a Team leading significant changes in the way local health and social care services are delivered in Rushcliffe and committed to provide the best possible outcomes for the Service Users it supports.

This post is also available as a secondment for Notts County Council employees but the permission of you Line Manager will need to be sought prior to application.

For further information about this post please contact Ellie Joyner (Team Manager, Rushcliffe) on 0115 8042264.

Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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