Department of Adult Social Care

Operational Services –Short Term Support

Hospital Teams and Independence Advice Hub

Community Care Officers x 4 (SCP 17 to 25 with bar at SCP 22) £26,845 pa - £32,020 pa (pro rata for part time posts)

A number of permanent full-time and part time posts available:

2 x 37-hour posts and 1 x 30 hour post within Airedale General Hospital and Bradford Royal Infirmary Social Work Teams working across Acute, Intermediate Care and Discharge to Assess beds. (Hybrid)

1 x 37-hour posts in the Independence Advice Hub. Front Door Duty Team

Working at Britannia House (Hybrid)

We appreciate your interest in working with Bradford Council. Bradford has a vibrant community, innovative businesses and institutions that make up our large, young, and diverse city. Our goal is for you to love your job and be the best you can be at it. A warm welcome and a sense of community await you. A wide variety of activities outside of work will be available to you, as well as support and opportunities to acquire new skills in your role. Above all else, this is a place where community matters, making it a great place to live and work.

Bradford Short Term Support Teams within IAH and Hospitals are dynamic and continually evolving, working with a strength-based approach to support people within the community and those being discharged from hospital. We work to the Home First principle in a person centred and strength-based way to enable people to remain independent and integrated within their community under the ethos Happy, Healthy and at Home. We recognise the importance of carers within the district and value their contribution and need for support in their own right.

In Bradford, we are fortunate to have our own in-house enablement services which provide packages of care and short-term beds. These enable ongoing assessments outside of the acute hospitals in line with the National Discharge to Assess guidelines. These services are also accessed via IAH from those living in the community. We have excellent working relationships with Health and Voluntary Sector Partners and work in an integrated way to support hospital discharges and promote enablement. 

As part of this role, you will be expected to take part in Early Help and Prevention duty work, assessment, short term case management, working in a collaboratively way with professionals, colleagues and other services. We welcome applications from current Community Care Officers who may hold an NVQ or equivalent in Social Care as well as applicants with the relevant experience and skills. You will be working with integrated multidisciplinary teams alongside health colleagues and qualified Social Workers.

You must have:

• Experience in adult services, working with vulnerable adults and their carers’ and undertaking assessment and support planning. This Includes assessing risks and emotional resilience.
• An understanding what harm or abuse is, recognising it and responding to it proportionately.
• A commitment to working in partnership with others within the service and external partners to put adults and carers at the heart of decision making.
• Good communication skills and be able to share appropriate, succinct, objective information and analysis to aid joint decision making.
• Have a full, valid driving licence and car available for work (unless a disability prevents this) or are working towards achieving this.

You will be working within key legislative frameworks:

·         Care Act (2014)

·         Mental Capacity Act (2005)

·         Human Rights (1998)

·         West Yorkshire Safeguarding Policies and Procedures

·         Continuing Health Care Framework

 We can offer:

• Staff discount scheme ‘Vivup’ offering shopping discounts; 24/7 employee assistance programme and free will writing service
• An induction programme offering mentoring, and support of experienced colleagues
• Regular supervision and Annual Appraisal
• Access to Training and ongoing Professional Development
• Generous annual leave allowance.
• Re-location Package available (subject to conditions)
• Flexibility of working from both home and office
• Car parking across the district
• Fantastic Corporate Clubactive gym discount
• A culturally diverse workforce reflecting our community

Are you:

• Somebody who can work well in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
•  Committed to strength-based approaches by putting person–centred values into practice, promoting the value of individuals and supporting them to plan for their future well-being and fulfilment
• Proactive, persistent, and prepared to challenge and be challenged
• A reflective practitioner, who can make informed judgements and initiatives.
• Enthusiastic and positive about change
• Willing to contribute to ongoing service development
• A team player who can be a flexible, dynamic agent of change and can support colleagues and meet service needs

If any further information is required, please contact us:

        Sairah Mahmood – Service Manager – 07976264248

        Karen Hudson – Service Manager – 07890527301

 Please note: Your working pattern will be 5 days over 7 including evenings, weekends and bank holidays as required by the needs of the service.

 An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.

  Closing Date: Sunday 29th October 2023

   Interview Dates: W/C 20th November 2023

   Please find the Job Profile attached:  Community Care Officer Job Profile.doc