Social Worker - Hospital Discharge Team

Job Description

To participate in the activities of an Integrated Community Care Area Team receiving requests for and under-taking holistic assessments of client’s needs and commissioning packages of care working across professional boundaries when required

 

Responsibilities

Undertake Community Care assessments when required by Team Manager or on receipt of referral from other professionals

Design and organise suitable packages of care having undertaken financial assessments and ensured that adequate resources are available in conjunction with carers, relatives and statutory and independent sector agencies

Liaise with other local authority services i.e. old age psychiatry, learning disability, mental health, partner agencies, providers and informal service users carers to seek to meet needs in the most efficient and appropriate way

Monitor and review service user needs and provision on a regular basis

Provide direct service and support to individuals and families, and their carers. • Collaborate with colleagues within the Health and Social Care Teams.

Participate with Team Manager in supervision, staff development and ERDP.

Participate in office duty system when required

Maintain case records, both electronic and manual, provide information for performance indicators, unfulfilled procedures and statutory duties in line with national and local policy practices and procedures

Health and Safety

 

The Individual

Experience of working in a Health/ Social Care setting. Demonstrable understanding of main issues facing Community Care Relevant professional qualification in Social Work. SSSC Registered

Effective communication skills (written and oral). Ability to manage change. Effective record keeping skills. Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure

Ability to manage own workload. Competent use of IT equipment, software and good keyboards skills. Assessment and organisational skills. Finance skills. Ability to negotiate and liaise in relation to care management. You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Moray to meet the operational requirements of the Service. Due to the rural nature of Moray this is normally undertaken by use of a car

Effective team player. Effective interpersonal skills. Ability to work in partnership in a multi-professional way

Must be able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service. Ability to reconcile demands/ wishes against needs and financial pressures. Ability to work in an open plan/ shared office. Ability to work in different offices dependent on service requirements

 

For further information contact Kay McInnes - Tel. 01343 567400

Closing Date: 01 November 2024

Salary: £43,204.20 (pro rata)

Hourly Rate: £22.92 per hour

Hours: 18hrs per week