Community Care Worker/ Social Care AssessorinPaigntoninPaigntonPUBLISHED SUN 6 APR 2025
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on individuals' lives through holistic needs-led assessments and personalized care plans.
Collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team, enhancing professional growth and knowledge sharing.
Focus on safeguarding adults and children, promoting a sense of responsibility and ethical practice.
Diverse areas of specialization, allowing for the development of niche skills in Hospital Discharge, Learning Disability, Mental Health, or Drugs and Alcohol.
Enjoyment of a great work-life balance in a beautiful part of the UK, with access to outdoor activities and a supportive community.
Encouragement of innovative thinking and solutions, fostering a dynamic work environment that promotes career satisfaction.
Commitment to continuous professional development and adherence to best practices, ensuring high standards of care.
Join us as a Community Care Worker/Social Care Assessor with the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and make a genuine difference in the lives of those around you. This pivotal role involves working closely with service users, patients, and their families to create tailored care plans that truly reflect their needs and aspirations. You will be part of a dedicated multi-disciplinary team, committed to supporting individuals, particularly during crucial transition periods like hospital discharges. Your expertise will help ensure effective and compassionate care, promoting wellbeing throughout the vibrant community of Torbay.
We're looking for passionate individuals who believe in the power of kindness and community spirit. At the heart of our team is a commitment to inclusivity, innovation, and quality care. If you’re driven by a desire to empower others, share our values, and thrive in a beautiful coastal location, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Embrace a fulfilling career where you can also enjoy a healthy work/life balance and explore the stunning range of outdoor activities Devon has to offer. If you're ready to take the next step in your career while making a real impact, we’d love to hear from you. For more details or to arrange an informal chat, please contact Leanne Bruce at leanne.bruce2@nhs.net or call 07826 889845.
We're looking for passionate individuals who believe in the power of kindness and community spirit. At the heart of our team is a commitment to inclusivity, innovation, and quality care. If you’re driven by a desire to empower others, share our values, and thrive in a beautiful coastal location, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Embrace a fulfilling career where you can also enjoy a healthy work/life balance and explore the stunning range of outdoor activities Devon has to offer. If you're ready to take the next step in your career while making a real impact, we’d love to hear from you. For more details or to arrange an informal chat, please contact Leanne Bruce at leanne.bruce2@nhs.net or call 07826 889845.
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on individuals' lives through holistic needs-led assessments and personalized care plans.
Collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team, enhancing professional growth and knowledge sharing.
Focus on safeguarding adults and children, promoting a sense of responsibility and ethical practice.
Diverse areas of specialization, allowing for the development of niche skills in Hospital Discharge, Learning Disability, Mental Health, or Drugs and Alcohol.
Enjoyment of a great work-life balance in a beautiful part of the UK, with access to outdoor activities and a supportive community.
Encouragement of innovative thinking and solutions, fostering a dynamic work environment that promotes career satisfaction.
Commitment to continuous professional development and adherence to best practices, ensuring high standards of care.
To undertake holistic needs-led assessments in partnership with service users, patients and carers, prepare care plans, commission services and manage a caseload to ensure the most effective and beneficial care packages are established, delivered, monitored and reviewed, and comply with all statutory requirements, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust policies, standards and guidelines.
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Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people’s strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement. If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team Torbay and South Devon.
And if you do join us, you’ll be working in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK, with a fantastic quality of life. We actively encourage our people to enjoy a good work/life balance and Devon offers everything from city living to a host of outdoor activities. Whether it’s the coast that floats your boat, the adrenaline of white-water rafting, trekking across the moors or being mindful in nature, you’ll find it all right on your doorstep.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Leanne Bruce Job title: Lead for Complex Care Email address: Telephone number:
- To be a core member of a multi-disciplinary Baywide Health and Wellbeing Team and contribute to the effective assessment and discharge planning with working age adults in the area of Torbay and for Torbay residents in out of area hospitals in the region
- To undertake holistic social care assessments, in partnership with service users, families and carers, prepare care plans, commission services to ensure the most beneficial and cost-effective care packages are established, delivered, monitored and reviewed, and comply with all statutory requirements for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust policies and guidelines
- To have clear responsibilities for the safeguarding of adults and children and for operating in a manner consistent with Human Rights legislation
- To be compliant with and practice utilising social care legislation including Care Act 2and Mental Capacity Act 2005
- To initiate investigations where the abuse of vulnerable adults may have occurred, and participate in Strategy meetings
- Specialist roles may include Hospital Discharge, Learning Disability, Mental Health or Drugs and Alcohol
- To develop specialist skills and knowledge to facilitate the development of evidence-based practice within the Team
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Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people’s strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement. If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team Torbay and South Devon.
And if you do join us, you’ll be working in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK, with a fantastic quality of life. We actively encourage our people to enjoy a good work/life balance and Devon offers everything from city living to a host of outdoor activities. Whether it’s the coast that floats your boat, the adrenaline of white-water rafting, trekking across the moors or being mindful in nature, you’ll find it all right on your doorstep.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Leanne Bruce Job title: Lead for Complex Care Email address: Telephone number:
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