Self Directed Support Advisor

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Self Directed Support Advice Team within Assessment and Care Management Service. The role will entail advising on a range of projects/areas within: - Direct Payments policy, practice and guidance - Independent Living Fund guidance - Independent Service Fund guidance - Self Directed Support policy, practice and guidance We are looking to welcome an enthusiastic candidate with a keen interest and in-depth knowledge of Self-Directed Support. The candidate will also have to show resilience to change, as this team evolves. Edinburgh is an exciting city, and excellent opportunities exist to join us and contribute towards helping all our citizens flourish. About the Service The Edinburgh Health & Social Care Partnership is on a journey to transform the way in which Social Work delivers support and services to ensure that we support adults with multiple and complex needs, and increasing levels of frailty, to live as independently as possible. We work effectively with our health colleagues and a broad range of partners to ensure that the most vulnerable within our city get the right service in the right place at the right time. We have a key priority to shift the balance of care and promote effective early intervention and preventative supports.,

• Act as the professional advisor to professional social work teams in relation to complex issues relating to Direct payments or Self Directed Support.
• To act as the Partnership's key lead with the Independent Living Fund to promote its use
• Provide advice on financial processes that are linked to direct payment, Independent Service Funds and ILF
You will work as part of a small work team of SDS Advisors within Assessment and Care Management Service. You will work in supportive, well-established teams and have regular supervision and training. (For social work qualification - MHO and Practice Educator qualifications attract an additional salary supplement.) These posts are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended). Your PVG fee and SSSC fee will be paid by us (where applicable). This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview. Find out more about our commitment to equalities As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We're interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
We are looking for someone with a degree equivalent qualification in social work and registration with the SSSC, or equivalent experience in a social care setting, who are committed to making a real difference to people's lives, who are energetic, imaginative, creative, and resilient. Trauma informed, relationships and strengths based practice is at the heart of our practice. Adhering to the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 to provide a range of choices to people for how they are provided with the support they need.
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.