Social Worker - Discharge to Assess Team (Hospital Social Care

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Do you fancy working in Discharge to Assess team, where you would work with Health and social care colleagues and care homes, attending Continuing Health Care meetings and planning discharge from Discharge to Assess beds.

Warwickshire County Council, Do you fancy working in Discharge to Assess team, where you would work with Health and social care colleagues and care homes, attending Continuing Health Care meetings and planning discharge from Discharge to Assess beds. We are working with a real focus on customer strengths and promoting use of universal services. We are a small county wide team, and you can work from different offices like Shire Hall, Warwick or Kings house, Bedworth.

We are dedicated and supportive team. We aim to respond quickly and efficiently in offering strengths-based assessments & providing support to customers and their carers within fast paced environment.

By joining our established Discharge to Assess Team, you'll be providing a social work service to a highly professional standard. Managing a caseload and travelling throughout the locality of North and South of Warwickshire depending on business need, you'll be working with adults and their families and unpaid carers. Occasionally you may have to work with people from acute hospital settings.

One of the key roles will be attending Continuing Health Care/Decision Support Tool (DSTs) meetings and planning discharge from Discharge to Assess beds by undertaking and recording robust assessments and care and support planning will also be part of your role. Experience of attending Continuing Health Care/Decision Support Tool (DSTs) meetings will be required.

In addition, you'll be communicating with a wide variety of customers, communities, health partners and agencies as well as working on your own initiative, often in pressurised situations.

Team members are supported by their colleagues and Team Manager who deliver regular supervision and day to day support. Staff also have access to regular training provided by Warwickshire County Council

At Warwickshire County Council (WCC), we are dedicated to building strong relationships and connections within our communities. Our focus is on maintaining independence and preventing issues through strength-based, community-led support approaches to maximise positive outcomes.

Our work aligns with our broader County Council aim – to make Warwickshire the best it can be for everyone. This is a significant responsibility that can be challenging at times, but it drives our staff to succeed, develop, and achieve. If you are passionate, tenacious, courageous, and purposeful in your work, we want you to join us.

• To be successful in this role it's essential you have a professional Social Work qualification and are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Be able to work 5 days over 7 days, to support a streamline service and support timely discharges. The hospital teams currently work one weekend in a Month (4 weekly Rota). Candidates should be prepared to work weekends.
• To work closely with the Multidisciplinary Health & Social Care team.
• To participate fully in the duties of the team, including team meetings and other meetings determined by the Team Manager and/or Service Manager.
• Experience of attending Continuing Health Care/Decision Support Tool (DSTs) meetings will be required.
• DRIVER’S LICENCE IS ESSENTIAL for the social work role as you will be expected to attend meeting in the care homes across Warwickshire and sometimes in other areas as well.
• You will have a dynamic approach and will embrace our new way of working (Strength based Approach).
• You will be used to making difficult decisions and can work to tight deadlines.
• You'll also have adult social care experience and good Information Technology (IT) skills.
• Experience of attending Continuing Health Care/Decision Support Tool (DSTs) meetings will essential, practitioners should be willing to learn within a fast-paced environment.
• In Warwickshire, we use the Mosaic IT System

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification;