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Our Vision for Health and Adults 2023-2024: Royal Brough of Greenwich Adult Health and Social Care services work in partnership with residents and pertinent organisations through co-production to identify and build on all our strengths to facilitate independence to support health, well-being and a quality of life.

At Royal Borough of Greenwich, we’re strong believers in empowering people and building on their strengths. Our strengths-based approach means our employees get more job satisfaction by enabling them to work alongside residents in an outcomes-focused way, using strengths-based, person-centred and evidenced-based practice. We enjoy our work and ensure we deliver the best outcomes in a supported and nurturing environment.

This applies to our residents as well as our workforce.

Our vision is for all adults living in the Royal Borough of Greenwich to live well. We’re continuously striving to provide better outcomes for Greenwich residents. This is an exciting opportunity to join the CRSTAT (Community Rehabilitation short term assessment team).

We’re looking for a qualified, experienced Health and Adults Social Worker with substantial knowledge of adult social care legislation, principles and best practice.  You will also need to be currently registered with Social Work England to join us.

The ideal candidate will be committed to working creatively the within the CRSTAT (Community Rehabilitation short term assessment team) using The Strengths Based and Person-Centred Approach to enable our residents to experience personalised, integrated care. This role also requires you to support residents in your professional practice to deliver a high quality, robust, efficient and effective re-habilitation service that maximises individual user outcomes by enabling independence of residents in collaboration with their family/carer’s and partnership organisations to support a strengths-based approach that minimises the need for long term services. 

This role also support residents within CRSTAT (Community Rehabilitation short term assessment team) remit to maintain their independence and wellbeing through timely assessments of their needs, implementation/review of packages of care, completing carer’s assessments, working in collaboration with our health and social care partners to cope with change, attain the outcomes they want, understand and manage risks in relation to social inclusion in the community and to facilitate  and review care home placements where required.  You will have experience of the assessment of needs of adults and the management of risks, including in relation to Safeguarding enquiries.

You’ll be responsible to the Team Manager and be able to fully contribute towards the improvement and efficiency of the Team.

Additional benefits include:

• Rota days equating to an additional 10 days off per year
• Travel expenses for visits OR essential car user car parking (close to the workplace)
• Social worker career progression scheme. The borough has excellent transport links, the DLR, Thames Clipper, London Overground and the Elizabeth Line. Royal Greenwich’s diversity is evident to all who visit and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that’s treasured by those who live and work here.

If you like and believe in the vision of Royal Borough of Greenwich and want to join our team, we look forward to hearing from you!

Please read the job description and person specification documents fully and ensure that the supporting statement section of your application demonstrates how you meet the person specification criteria.

Closing date: 3^rd March 2025- Royal Borough of Greenwich. Health & Adult Social Care.

To apply please click the Apply now link below.