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This is a hybrid role with a mixture of in office and home working although full time office working is available Social Worker Lead Practitioner for Hospital Teams Are you devoted to ensuring adults are discharged from hospital in a timely, safe manner and supporting and mentoring staff to do this? Are you driven by the desire to empower adults with care and support needs and staff to realise their full potential? Are you seeking a work environment that appreciates your efforts, champions your growth, and is led by approachable, engaged leaders? Feedback from our peer review highlighted the high visibility of our leadership at Barnet, a constant, appreciated aspect mentioned by our staff. We foster a culture that emphasises learning and reflection, encouraging quality assurance and peer learning, eliminating any trace of a 'blame culture'. Our successful staff retention strategy in a sector where national workforce retention is challenging is evidence of our positive work culture. An external audit also praised Barnet's approach of continuous learning, open discussions, and practice evaluation. Our team members take pride in working for Barnet, appreciating managerial support, and valuing our effective supervision framework. Our social care services at Barnet focus on strengths-based practice, promoting residents' independence and potential. We respect their autonomy, supporting them to remain in their homes where possible, leading to residents' positive testimonials about their Barnet social worker experiences. A staff member once shared, “The reason I decided to move from locum to permanent, had everything to do with the team and the entire structure of Barnet Council. I felt so welcomed and at home, to the extent that I decided that I would want to stay in Barnet long term. Even personally, my wife commented how happy and settled I was at Barnet so for me it made sense that I take up a permanent role. My whole family know the colleagues I work with which just shows how close and accessible everyone is. My daughter is only8 and she often says, “daddy, I want to come and work with you as you are happy to go to work and you have nice people you work with” If our work culture aligns with your career aspirations and you have the skills to support adults being discharged from hospital, we invite you to apply. Role Overview This flexible 36-hour weekly role permits a combination of office and remote work. Office-based work is also an option, with free parking available at our Colindale office. Supporting the team manager in leading a supportive team, you will support staff to work with individuals to facilitate quick, safe hospital discharges and work post discharge to lead the life they aspire to live, placing their wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. As a leader in the service, you will be dynamic and support the team work in creative and innovative ways being comfortable and confident with change and in providing challenge when required. When required, you will conduct complex individual assessments and safeguarding enquiries using the appropriate tools and techniques. This will ensure clear, relevant, proportionate, and appropriate strategies are established to meet their identified outcomes. You will work in partnership with adults, their families, carers, advocates, health colleagues, and external organisations. Your goal is to provide appropriate, professional social work support for adults with care and support needs transitioning from hospital to community living. You may conduct Mental Capacity Act assessments in accordance with statutory guidance, ensuring adults are provided with the opportunity to demonstrate capacity where possible. What Barnet Offers 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays Enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme Work-life balance options such as hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, and part-time work Lifestyle discounts with major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers, and more Payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership Rich training and development opportunities Employee wellbeing training programs and confidential employee assistance Application Process Review the job description and person specification before starting your online application. For further information about the role, feel free to reach out to Lisa Mathews (Head of Service) at [email protected] or Carol Baxter (Principal Social Worker) at [email protected] Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures To deliver Barnet Council’s commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and remote working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted