Care Assessor

Care Assessor

Brent

23.80/hr

Start date: ASAP

Full Time: Mon - Fri 36/hrs a week

Job Purpose:

* To carry out social care and joint health assessments.

* Devise appropriate comprehensive support plans in order to meet identified needs

* Ability to evaluate and highlight varying needs for the purpose of different types of care support options, traditional care, reablement or supported living

* Participate in care discussions and multidisciplinary assessments regarding customers

* To be creative in determining appropriate services to meet varying needs

* Ability to research both formal and informal services to meet needs

* To monitor and review packages of care

* To work in partnerships with other statutory, voluntary and private sector organisations. Contribute to the development of the Team

Principal Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

* Assessing needs of vulnerable adults who have learning disabilities with complex health needs, challenging behaviour and mental health

* Provide packages of care in line with assessed need, within available resources and according to relevant social care criteria for services;

* Review and monitoring of Community Care Packages on a planned basis, as agreed.

* Maintaining good liaison links with internal and external partner organisations to ensure better outcomes for individuals.

* Respond in emergencies where packages of care are in danger of breaking down also when key worker is not available;

* Participate in care discussions and multidisciplinary assessments regarding specific clients and community care needs as required. To keep other professionals informed of developments and alert them to situations where a vulnerable adult with a learning disability is at risk of harm or where they require a more comprehensive assessment of need

Experience

• Experience of working in Social Care Services or similar organisations such as the NHS or Voluntary Sector.
• Experience of multi - disciplinary agency working within a multi-cultural environment.
• Experience of having assessed the needs of people, devise reablement/outcomes/goal setting for the purpose of support planning.
• Experience of working with vulnerable adults with learning disabilities in a social care context, using acquired skills and judgement in order to build professional relationships, communicate effectively, have appropriate professional attitude when representing the council.