Social Care Practitioner

We have an exciting opportunity for a social care practitioner to join the Discharge Assessment and Review Team.
We are a newly developed team geared to review people's care and support that has been put in place after being discharged from hospital.
The team is a countywide team. However, for this particular post we are looking for people willing to work in the Chesterfield, Bolsover and North East Derbyshire area. The post involves travel as it requires regular attendance to provisions to complete assessments & reviews.
Experience of working in Adult Care, is beneficial but not essential. You will need to have transferrable skills to enable you to facilitate safe, sustainable transfers of care for people leaving provisions utilising a Home First approach.
The post is for a 5 in 7 working pattern but at the present time staff are expected to work on a Monday to Friday basis. Prior notice will be given in advance if this changes.
You will need to be able to manage change and have the ability to work effectively and build positive relationships with health partners and other agencies. You will need to be committed to working in a person centred and strengths-based way with clients and their families to maintain and maximise their independence, whilst observing the tight timescales under the Care Act and current guidance.

Employees have access to a range of benefits and discounts including:
+ Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
+ 25 days annual leave per year (rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata).
+ Flexible working
+ Training and development opportunities
+ Paid travel expenses if required to travel to other sites
+ Smarter travel scheme including access to the cycle to work scheme
+ Supportive management and team
+ Access to our in-house occupational services which also includes free eye tests, physiotherapy, and counselling
+ Derbyshire rewards - offering hundreds of discounts and cashback
More details on the benefits of working for the council can be found on our reward and recognition page here, The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.
Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.
Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here
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