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Social Worker - Hospitals Team

East of England, East of England

Permanent

£44,055 to £46,080

Social Worker

Social Worker - Hospitals Team

Job summary

Our Adult Social Care service comprises highly professional and supportive multidisciplinary teams. We have a can do and no wrong door ethos. Our social care teams work together as one service and go the extra mile to ensure our residents have the right support.

We work closely with health and other partners to ensure that people dont go into hospital when they dont need to, and if they do that they are there only if they need to be and can return home as quickly and safely as possible.

We have a range of intermediate care and discharge to assess services that focus on keeping people in their own homes.

We have regular multidisciplinary forums, meaning our residents can have easy access to health and social care services that talk to each other, to provide holistic support when needed.

We know there can be pressures working in Adult Social Care, so we make sure our staff are well supported. You will receive regular supervision and access to training. We have a strong focus on supporting our staff to learn, grow and develop to achieve their potential. We listen to our social care staff about the best way to deliver our services and encourage feedback and suggestions on how we can do things better together.

Main duties of the job

Manage a caseload, organising and prioritising the workload effectively, with regular supervision and guidance.
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, connecting people and their families to their community and social networks enabling them to live within their own communities,
To work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure people have the right care, at the right time in the right place.
To take a strengths-based approach to support people to live the best life they can and reduce dependence on long term care.
To support in delivering and maintaining high standards of performance across the service
To work within allocated resources as set out in our scheme of delegation.
To take an evidence-based approach to practice
Take an active part in your own supervision and appraisal in accordance with the departmental supervision policy and council's appraisal policy.
Take responsibility for your own learning, including mandatory and recommended training,
To lead on specific areas of work as required.

About us

John is at home and in his local community with the right support at the right time in the right place. He lives a full life and is happy at home with the support provided.

We currently have vacancies for experienced and motivated Social Workers within the Adult Social Care Hospital Team who can respond to general enquiries and crisis situations.

In our Adult Social Care Hospital Team, we support our most vulnerable residents to get their lives firmly on track using a strength-based approach, keeping the person at the heart of everything we do.

Its why our social workers have the time to get to know everyone they work with. Put simply, we work with people to change lives for the better and be as independent as they can.

We have a strong focus on integrated working with our partners to deliver holistic and seamless support when people need it.

We are proud of the care we give and the services we provide to local people.

Because we are Bracknell Forest

Job description

Job responsibilities

To apply a strength-based approach, using the Home first model to connect people to their community/social network, and problem solve together and aim discharge home/their usual place of living.
Make referrals for specialist assessments/intervention as appropriate.
Work with people, including advocates and carers, to develop person-centred plans designed to meet needs in ways that maximises independence, choice and control, and are legal and affordable.
Work with family carers to identify their needs as carers and to develop appropriate plans with the carers to meet those needs.
To complete post discharge reviews ensuring that care plans are accurate, and individuals eligible needs are being met and complete a SANA (Strengths and Needs Assessments) and present the case to QAR (quality assurance review) panel.
When necessary, complete the Resource Allocation System and present support plans for approval in accordance with Scheme of Delegations.
Provide support for the appropriate arrangement and implementation of those plans.
Ensure that, throughout this work, all policies and procedures of the department are adhered to.
To act in the best interest of an individual who lacks mental capacity, using the principles defined in the Mental Capacity Act (2005) to maintain their safety until a time that capacity returns, or alternative arrangements are made.
To work within the legislative framework, national and local policy and within the philosophy of social work practice.
Document all work and share information in line with legislation and local policy and procedures.
Participate in safeguarding assessments and planning.
Participate in MDTs and discharge planning meetings following the discharge to assess process.
To be professionally accountable for all aspects of your work and provide appropriate levels of support and challenge to staff, enabling continuous professional development; up-to-date, evidence-based practice; attendance at all mandatory training and specialist training where appropriate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Recognised Social Work qualification and registered with Social
Work England
Safeguarding level 2

Desirable

Safeguarding level 3
Best Interest Assessor

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.