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Ref no:
DEE04516
Published:
27/01/2023
Closes:
12/02/2023
Location:
Ninewells Hospital, DD1 9SY
Salary:
£36,945 - £42,579 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
37 hours per week

Job Description

Based at Ninewells Hospital and Royal Victoria Hospital, you will work full time time, 37 hours per week. If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please contact Lyndsey Turfus or Fiona Gibson on 01382 632650 or email lyndsey.turfus@dundeecity.gov.uk or fiona.gibson@nhs.scot

Requirements

You will have a CQSW, CSS, Dip SW, BA Hons SW or equivalent.

Responsibilities

You will provide a high quality social work service to hospital in-patients to support and facilitate hospital discharge, in accordance with local and national policy and guidance. You will ensure all statutory requirements are met in respect of The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, The Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007, The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 and The Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002.

The Individual

You will have experience of working in a multi-disciplinary setting. You will have commitment to social work values/anti-discriminatory practice. You will have excellent communication skills, ability to prioritise, ability to work autonomously and have assessment skills. You will also be flexible and a good team player, with a strong sense of social work identity. You will be able to register with the Scottish Social Services Council within a specified timescale. This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made by Dundee City Council.
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  • Scottish Living Wage