Social Worker, Discharge to Access

Adult Social Worker - Discharge to Access

• £29.75 per hour
• Staffordshire
• 37 hours p/w
• Hybrid

About the role:
We are looking to recruit an experienced Level 2 Band 6 Social Worker for the West D2A beds 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) in private care homes as commissioned by MPFT in Cannock and Stafford.

Unplanned Care West also covers the Discharge to Assess (D2A) and the individual will 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.

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 readmission, assess need for ongoing care and complete timely reviews, to support individuals remaining at home whilst promoting ongoing independence.
You will 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.
You will 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.

What you need:

• A degree in Social Work or equivalent
• Registered with Social Work England
• At least 2 years PQE 
• Completed relevant post-qualifying training
• Enhanced DBS check
• Excellent communication and written skills

 
 
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• Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)
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• Team Manager / Assistant Team Manager
• Occupational Therapist

 
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📧 kaye.fleming@pprsocialcare.co.uk
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