Qualified Social Worker- Hospital Discharge- will consider NQSW

Posted 12 July 2018
Salary £29000 - £36000 per annum
LocationEssex
Job type Permanent
Discipline Social Care
ReferenceLORNA_1531407258
Contact NameLorna Burner

Job description

Our client is looking for a dynamic social worker with the necessary skills, experience and vision to work within a busy social work team at the Local Authority Hospital. This role is to support discharge planning for Adults using the Discharge To Assess Model with an Integrated Discharge Team.

You must be able to work within a pressurised environment and be flexible with working to ensure the core hours are covered. We are currently looking for a worker to cover Monday - Friday (37 hours per week) covering the two areas of the discharge from hospital system.

You will ideally have experience in working within a local authority setting and be able to demonstrate your commitment to effective team working. As an experienced social worker you will have: - excellent communication skills; be proficient with using various computer systems and programmes; a good manager of time and be able to work under pressure working experience of knowledge of working with adults and older people; experience of safeguarding; and experience of undertaking Mental Capacity Act assessments. This post is to support with discharge planning and admission avoidance in the Hospital, requiring attention to a strengths based approach.

If you are a person who is passionate and highly motivated about developing services within a health and social care perspective we would want to hear from you. In return we will offer professional supervision; appraisal and regular training.

If you are interested in this role please send your CV .