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Come and join one of the UK's largest providers of complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We have an opportunity for a qualified Social Worker with experience at Band 6 level to join our friendly, supportive team at the highly specialist and well sought-after Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit in London.

Located in trendy South East London, 10 minutes-walk away from the pretty cafes and boutiques of Greenwich, the unit has a 19-bed Level 1 Highly Specialist Cognitive-Behavioural ward and a Level 2 Neurorehabilitation ward with 18 beds. Both wards provide specialist treatment to patients with physical and cognitive impairments resulting from an acquired / traumatic brain injury.

The successful candidate will work as part of a wider, experienced and passionate multidisciplinary team (neurorehabilitation medicine, neuropsychiatry, neuropsychology, nursing, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, music therapy, social activities coordinators) to support each patient to achieve their planned outcomes.

If you are a dedicated Social Worker, passionate about delivering high quality, individualised, person-centred care and enjoy working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, we want to hear from you!

What you'll be working:

Our standard working hours are 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday. However, we understand the importance of a positive work-life balance, and therefore, if you require some flexibility to better suit your personal or professional needs, we encourage you to discuss this with us, and we will do our best to accommodate your preferences where possible.

What you'll be doing:

* Manage the service provision for a defined caseload of patients / service users

* Ensure the service meet the needs of the legal framework DoLS

* Act as the lead in the assessment and implementation of care through to point of discharge

* Develop and deliver evidence-based packages of care including specific psychosocial interventions where appropriate

* Work in partnership with service users, carers, other team members and other statutory and non-statutory agencies

* Liaise closely with other agencies at the point of pre discharge to ensure a smooth transition

* Undertake care planning

* Maintain contemporaneous health and social care records and comply with relevant ACG polices

* Keep people safe from harm and protect their human rights

What you'll have:

* Professional Qualification (Degree or equivalent) in Social Work

* Professional Registration

* Experience of Legal Framework (DoLs, Court of Protection, Safeguarding, MCA)

* Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to:

* Free lunch when on duty

* 25 days plus bank holidays

* Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities

* Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop

* Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice

* A salary sacrifice Aegon 5% matched pension

* Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians

* We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme

* Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits

* Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know

* ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group