Adults Social Worker – Hospital Discharge (G/H)
Job Description
Job Title : Adults Social Worker – Hospital Discharge (G/H)
Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Guildhall 2, Royal Borough of Kingston
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £24.22
Social Workers required to work within the Hospital Discharge team/ Access.
The Hospital team facilitate discharges for Kingston residents from Kingston Hospital and out of borough hospitals.
Hybrid working – we work from home and also have presence in the The Transfer of care Hub ( Kingston Hospital)
Must have hospital experience
Main Responsibilities of the Job
⦁ To ensure compliance with the professional code of conduct and fulfil obligations under the relevant legislation.
⦁ To be fully responsible for managing a service caseload including customers with complex needs.
⦁ To be responsible for accepting referrals, undertaking screening, and carrying out assessment of needs for customers.
⦁ To apply eligibility criteria as identified in the Care Act, differentiate between customers’ essential and desirable needs as part of assessment and work in accordance with the requirements of the Care Act..
⦁ To provide professional supervision to non qualified staff.
⦁ To discharge statutory duties related to the care of adults and of their carers.
⦁ To maintain the professional qualifications, memberships and registrations required to perform the role.
⦁ To develop and maintain effective working relationships with all partners (both internal and external) in order to ensure that the team can deliver a co-ordinated, timely and appropriate service to the customer.
⦁ To promote and participate in good team working practices and to demonstrate these whenever possible.
⦁ To ensure both staff and public safety, by preventing and diffusing difficult situations and taking responsibility to escalate to managers where necessary.
⦁ To deal effectively and promptly with escalations from team members.
⦁ To keep up-to-date with developments, products and information relating to the service and the rest of the council to ensure that appropriate and timely information is given to customers.
⦁ To ensure proportionate risk assessments for both the customer and the carer associated with any support plan have been carried out.
⦁ To undertake reviews of customers with long term needs as required and within statutory timelines and carry out reassessments as required.
Communication
⦁ To work actively and co-operatively as an effective team member, collaborating with and informing colleagues within the team, across the council and with partners
⦁ To ensure that positive working relationships are maintained both internally and externally to the benefit of the customer and the council.
⦁ To contribute to the sharing of knowledge between teams within the service and where appropriate with partners and / or other council teams.
Performance Management
⦁ To deliver services and support in accordance with agreed service standards and the Council’s Customer Service Standards
⦁ To be responsible for own personal performance and development in accordance with the One Council policies
⦁ To contribute to the overall performance of the team.
⦁ To demonstrate a commitment to professional development and coaching of other team members
Qualifications and Experience
⦁ Educated to degree level with appropriate professional qualification relevant to the role and specialism (e.g.- CSS/CQSW or DipSw
Dip COT or Degree in Occupational Therapy)
⦁ Registered with HCPC
ExperienceKnowledge of the Care Act 2014,,the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and other relevant legislation.
⦁ Demonstrable understanding of the principles and application of excellent adult social care
⦁ Demonstrable experience of creating effective working relationships with internal and external customers
⦁ Strong literacy, numeracy, interpersonal and
IT skills.
