Adults Social Care Assistant - East Surrey Hospital

The starting salary for this role is £27,897 per annum, working 36 hours per week.

Our East Surrey Hospital Team is excited to be recruiting 2 new Social Care Assistants. You will receive excellent support and supervision combined with comprehensive training/induction.

If you would like a rewarding job in Adult Social Care, and are looking for the opportunity to develop your career in this area, this could be the opportunity for you. We can offer you a friendly and supportive environment to help you to develop into the role.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Role

As a Social Care Assistant you will work closely with the multi-disciplinary team to establish discharge plans for patients and follow up after discharge to reassess their ongoing needs, which could be a variety of physical and cognitive impairments. You will also be involved in supporting safeguarding investigations with the support of qualified practitioners.

You will be working in a team of motivated, dedicated and friendly colleagues. You will also work alongside a wider multi-disciplinary team in a thriving hospital environment.

Shortlisting Criteria

In order to be considered for shortlisting for these roles, your personal statement will clearly evidence:

• Competent IT skills and the ability and willingness to learn to use a variety of software systems.
• The ability to communicate in a clear, concise and jargon free way and in a courteous, calm and professional manner.
• Experience of working/caring for people with social care needs.

You will need the willingness and ability to travel around the south west of the County to meet the demands of this role.

This service runs from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday. In practice, you are likely to be required to work a minimum of one weekend shift per month and one late shift per week. Staff who are on the rota to work a shift falling on a weekend will be given a day off in lieu. Full-time applicants will be contracted to a 36-hour week and these hours will be worked on a rota basis across 7 days a week. Further information regarding the working pattern can be discussed at interview.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 21/04/2024 with interviews to follow.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

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Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.