Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Level 2 Social Worker
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Level 2 Social Worker
Job overview
Post: Social Worker
Pay Band: Band 6 Level 2
Job Type: Permanent
Base: Samuel Johnson Community Hospital
Location: East Community Hospitals (Samuel Johnson Community Hospital, Lichfield/Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital)
We are looking to recruit an experienced Level 2 Band 6 Social Worker for the South Community Hospital Discharge teams to facilitate timely discharges and prevent delayed transfers of care for all Staffordshire patients who have been placed in a Discharge to Assess bed (D2A).
Discharge to Assess (D2A) East also covers the Pathway 1 and Pathway 2 Discharge to Assess (D2A) service in East Staffs and surrounding areas and work closely with other Multi-Disciplinary team members including Social Workers, Social Care Assessors, Nurses, Therapists (Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapist), and MPFT Home First Team. The successful candidate will have a flexible approach and be confident to forge partnership working relationships with the Multi-Disciplinary Teams across the various hospital and community sites.
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Main duties of the job
You must be enthusiastic, highly motivated and be able to work under pressure with a strong commitment to promoting timely, safe discharges from hospital and preventing delayed transfers of care, also supporting individuals in the community to prevent readmissions, assess need for ongoing care and complete timely reviews, to support individuals remaining at home whilst promoting ongoing independence.
The successful candidate must be a confident practitioner who has a working knowledge of the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2015), and experience of conducting s.42 enquiries.
The successful candidate must be a team player with excellent communication and IT skills, with experience of working autonomously, independently and at times under pressure, to complete Statutory Social Care Assessments and support plans, Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest Meetings, Deputyship Referrals; attend Continuing Healthcare Decision Support Tool Meetings. All processes should embrace the principles of Personalisation, Strength and Asset based practice.
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You will be expected to work between the hours of 08:00 – 17:00.
For an informal discussion please contact:
- Jane Foster (Social Work Practice Lead) on Work Mobile: 07971832846 or MS Teams 01785 301801 or
- Carol Powell (Assistant Statutory Social Care Service Manager) on Work Mobile: 07855 131083/or MS Teams 01283 355082
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