Social Work Support Assistant Care Manager

Job Description

Further InformationCare manager 1, Adult Social Care (full time 37 hrs per week) Fixed term position 12 months.We are looking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Care Manager to join our Mental Health Team in Hexham on a fixed term 12 month contract.If you are passionate about making a positive difference to adults with mental health needs, we would like to hear from you.About the role At Northumberland County Council we are proud of our employees, who are passionate and committed to improving the lives of Adults within Northumberland ensuring they feel safe, healthy, happy and independent. We have recently restructured our teams to enable our community mental health social workers and care managers to work more closely with related health services. Teams are now aligned with the Primary Care Networks developed as part of the NHS long term plan and secondary care services, and you will also work closely with Approved Mental Health Professionals, and Cumbria, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear Mental HealthTrust. Our vision is to develop the mental health social work and care manager role to be integrated with related health colleagues to deliver better outcomes for the people we support. Our Mental Health teams include social workers and care managers who work closely with GP practices, CNTW and health professionals The successful applicant will work with service users over 18 years of age. You will be responsible for completing needs assessments, taking into consideration safeguarding, continuing healthcare and promoting self-directed support. You will need to have a strong commitment to enabling and empowering service users to live independently in the community, with a focus on risk management and ensuring service users are protected from significant harm. Acting as a key worker you will establish and manage care/therapeutic packages to reflect individual circumstances, while promoting and enabling independent functioning by thinking creatively about how this can be achieved in the service users best interests. We are looking for someone who is committed to a person-centred approach to support vulnerable service users and their carers. You will need to be able to work well within a team and independently, have good time management skills and an ability to prioritise. You also need strong interpersonal, advocacy and communication skills, and IT skills to be able to input, use and retrieve data and information.The main responsibilities include: Carrying out assessments and offering Personal Budgets, seeking guidance from your Line Manager where appropriate. Managing and planning such work in an effective way to allow the required monitoring and review of the services delivered. Managing your own caseload, seeking guidance from your Line Manager as appropriate. Undertaking Carers Assessments as part of the care management process. Carrying out Risk Assessments as part of the care management process.Participating in the Duty System, taking and processing information and acting on it under supervision as required. Assisting in educational programmes for students, e.g. Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and newly appointed staff from other disciplines. Participating in discharge planning and care planning meetings. Ensuring all written and electronic records are maintained to organisational standards. Providing written reports, outcomes of assessments and recommendations. Advocating on behalf of service users.Essential requirements: Excellent communication skills both verbal and written Experience of working with adults in a social care setting Knowledge of legislation relevant to mental health and adult social care Knowledge of and experience in mental illness, learning disability and/or physical conditions in adults and older people Due to the nature of this role, it is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving license and has access to a carFor an informal discussion about these opportunities, please contact Damian Borrill on We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, You will receive a comprehensive induction in to the council and the teams regular training and progression oppportunites, you will work closely with the team manager and receive regular supervision and support:- A starting salary of £22,571 (rising to £24,920 Band 5) (pay award pending)- 25 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays (rising to 30 after 5 years of service)(pro-rata for part-time employees)- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme- Flexi scheme applicable to majority of roles- Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands- A commitment to work-life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, home working, flexible working, part-year working, and compressed hours- Car Leasing Scheme Please visit: https://About/Working-for-Northumberland-County-Council.aspx for more information regarding our benefits.Please note the closing date for this post is midnight on 24th October 2022.We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applications who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme please email .uk with your name and the jobtitle you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored in the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustmentsto enable you to attend an interview please also let the team know.