Social Worker

1
16 July 2020
Permanent
Full Time including some weekends
Bassetlaw Hospital, Blyth Road, Worksop, S81 0BD
Adult Social Care and Health
£31,371 - £35,934 per annum

As the successful candidate, you will work as part of an established Integrated Discharge Team supporting patients aged 18+ to plan their discharge pathway; this also includes covering accident and emergency. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an ever-changing Integrated Discharge Team aiming to transform current services. We are a team who readily get involved in trialling new ways of working and improving the systems and tools we are provided with to ensure we are working efficiently within the timeframes. We provide regular supervision but in addition have Promoting independence meetings and Team meeting with continued professional learning sessions routinely provided for you to participate in.

The aim of the discharge planning is to ensure people remain safe and live independently at home by delivering community-based health and social care services thereby preventing further admissions to hospital.

You will be expected to: -

  • Keep people at the centre of our agenda and be committed to promoting independence. We work at a fast pace managing a caseload of people living with a range of complex conditions and planning discharges. This work will also include Mental Capacity assessments, Decision Support Tool meetings, Accident and Emergency department discharge planning and safeguarding work.
  • Support managers and the Team to meet the departments’ performance and service delivery requirements; to manage systems effectively; and to work positively within a culture of change. The ability to be resilient and effective in supporting staff and managers in the current challenging financial climate.
  • Work autonomously and as part of an Integrated Discharge Team, good working knowledge of the hospital discharge assessment processes and participating in the Integrated Discharge Team’s duty rota on weekly basis.
  • Have effective communication, organisational and IT skills – these are essential.
  • Work on your own initiative, prioritising your workload and meet deadlines whilst working under pressure, and have an awareness of community care legislation, policies and procedures particularly around the Care Act 2014.

We provide regular supervision but in addition have Promoting independence meetings and Team meeting with continued professional learning sessions routinely provided for you to participate in.

Applicants must have a recognised Social work qualification and be registered with Social Work England.

For further information in relation to this post please contact Lindy Wilson (0115 8041360)

Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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