Social Care Associate Practitioner (SCAP)

Social Care Associate Practitioner (SCAP)

Salary: Band: 7, £33,119 - £37,562 p.a

This role is based 5 days per week at Queen Alexandra Hospital although you may be asked to work in other locations based on the needs of the service.

Your new role

The post is based within the Portsmouth Adults Intermediate Care Team (AICT) supporting our integrated services including Community Rehab Service, The Transfer of Care Hub, The acute hospital and Inpatient units. We are seeking an enthusiastic professional to take the lead in our exciting Emergency Department service based at Queen Alexandra (QA) Hospital. This pivotal role will work closely with health and social care to support timely and safe hospital discharges, prevent unnecessary admissions, and ensure individuals receive the right support at the right time. You will provide information, advice, guidance within a busy acute hospital environment, supporting to deliver person-centred, strength-based interventions. As this is a SCAP post and depending on the needs of the service you may be required to work in other areas/locations in the business when needed.

The protection and safeguarding of adults with care and support needs is also an integral part of the role, requiring commitment to making safeguarding personal. You will work autonomously and take responsibility for organising and managing your work. You will need to be self-motivated and resilient, able to work collaboratively and communicate clearly with a variety of people in different settings. You will understand risk and put in place effective plans to support people and manage risks, including where people lack capacity to make decisions for themselves.

You will use a variety of digital technologies and be able to input data and analyse information to support you in your work

Who is the person summary:

You will need to have experience of working with adults with care and support needs, their families and carers. You will have a level 3 to 4 qualification in a relevant field or be able to demonstrate high levels of transferable knowledge/skills. With experience of report writing and using digital systems to record information, you will be able to work autonomously and take responsibility for organising and managing your work. Self-motivated and resilient, you will be able to work collaboratively and communicate clearly with a variety of people in different settings.

You will need to be able to understand risk and put in place effective plans to support people and manage risks, including where people lack capacity to make decisions for themselves. You will have knowledge of the relevant statutory framework applicable to social care and an understanding of strengths based and person-centred practice and the ability to apply this in practice. In addition, you will have the ability to travel around the city and gain access to a variety of venues throughout Portsmouth including clients homes.

For full details on the role, please review the job profile and the 'who is the person' on the job profile below attached.

About Portsmouth City Council

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We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.

Additional Information

Please ensure that you read the job profile for full details on the post. We offer hybrid working with the expectation to attend the office minimum 3 days a week, this remains flexible, depending on the role and subject to business needs. Please ensure you can fulfil this prior to submitting your application.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

Our recruitment process

Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants' page:Support for applicants - Careers portal

You must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person'points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that you will be successful.

We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found atEquality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our career's portal homepage:Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Adults Board safer recruitment procedures.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Please read the relevant DBSprivacy noticebefore submitting any information.

You will need to explain any gaps in your career history within the last 5 years - this is essential for all safeguarding roles.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contactrecruit@portsmouthcc.gov.ukor call the recruitment team on 023 92 616 800.