Social Worker (Adult Services)

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY.
This post is open only to current employees of East Lothian Council (this includes agency/casual/locum staff who are currently undertaking work for us).
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Adult Social Work Services for a Social Worker to work within a new prevention and early intervention multi-disciplinary team based at East Lothian Community Hospital within East Lothian Health and Care Partnership.
Working in conjunction with our NHS partners and those from Community First, the hospital flow and discharge system, reablement, social work and care at home, the approach aims to prevent people from entering hospital and also to facilitate a quicker discharge home reducing the negative impact of unscheduled care in hospital.Adopting early intervention and intervention approaches informed by the new Ageing and Frailty standards and those planned to be rolled out across East Lothian throughout this will be embracing new ways of working.
You will also remain embedded within adult social work services and will have close ties to our locality team based on John Muir House in Haddington.Working also with adults at risk of harm you will be a Council Officer or prepared to undertake training in Adult Support and Protection legislation.The post requires working over 7 days and it is envisaged that weekend working will be maximum of two weekends per month.Interviews will take place on Monday February 3rd.