Social Worker - Adults - Hospital Discharge Team

Team: Community First Response Service, Hospital Discharge Team
Family: Supporting CBG10
Salary: £35,992 - £37,536 per annum pro rata + £7,000 MRS per annum pro rata
Hours: 37 Hours per week (7 day Service) and Part time available
Base location: Working from home and any CBC offices, including Priory House, Shefford and various Hospitals across Central Beds. You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month.

Contract Type: Hybrid - Permanent 

Closing Date: Rolling advert

Interview Date: Applications reviewed regularly - interviews TBC

 
More about the role:

We are looking for an experienced Registered Social Worker, Nurse or Occupational Therapist to join our professional and dedicated Hospital Discharge team. We provide a 7-day service, operating in a hybrid working pattern with rest days in the week, and are open to providing a job-share system for employees who just want to work weekends. Our goal is to create a strong network of supportive individuals who thrive in a fast-paced environment. This role will suit someone who is eager to get things done and make a real difference in their community.

The role will involve going into hospitals, resident’s homes, nursing homes and residential care homes to maximise people’s independence, with a strong focus on improving their futures. We need people to be flexible, have experience of working in these environments, and approach every day with a ‘can do’ attitude.

Your main responsibility will be to focus on the people you care for and what is right for them. You’ll cover the whole of Central Bedfordshire and out-of-area hospitals, and manage your own caseload, which will include supporting a set number of people through discharge pathways (from hospital and discharge to assess). You will also work closely with the reablement team, who are the first port of call out of hospital.

Our aim is to support people at the most vulnerable point in their lives to get home and recover safely, consequently becoming as independent as possible.

We are looking for the following qualities in the successful candidate:

• Supportive, professional, and caring.
• The ability to adapt to different environments and circumstances depending on the person.
• Motivated and committed to the role.
• Team player who is willing to help out their colleagues when necessary.
• Strong communication skills – you’ll need to speak to people at the most vulnerable time of their lives.
• The ability to work under pressure.
• Be knowledgeable around paying for care.
• A recognised social work, nursing or Occupational Therapy qualification and be currently registered with Social Work England, Nursing & Midwifery Council or HCPC .
• Access to a vehicle and hold a full, valid, driving licence.

This is a very diverse role where every day is different and presents a new challenge. Some of the areas of work you can expect to be involved in are:

• Duty function: discharge to assess (going out into the community – visiting residents in their homes, care homes, hospital, etc.).
• Home recovery service.
• Care act assessments – working within legislation and latest hospital discharge guidance.
• Mental capacity act assessments.
• Discharge planning.

As a team, we can offer you excellent career progression opportunities and training should you need it (AMP, BIA). If you already have these, you’ll have the opportunity to use them on a rota basis. We’ll provide you with strong Learning and Development opportunities and support you to undertake CPD qualifications. 

Our staff are important to us. We undertake regular staff surveys and encourage a culture of open and honest dialogue as well as a service led ‘thank you’ scheme where we recognise the great work our colleagues do. Our hybrid way of working has led to a lot of positive feedback from our current staff who are able to successfully balance their personal and professional lives.

Our Offer

We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page 

Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer.  We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.

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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies detailed within this Recruitment Pack  

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Cristina Almeida at cristina.almeida@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

For queries related to the recruitment of this vacancy, please contact: The Recruitment Team at recruitment@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk  

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Safeguarding: 

Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.  

Central Bedfordshire Council is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to improving the diversity of our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve.  Therefore we welcome applications from everyone. In addition we are a  Disability Confident employer, we are working to become a Disability Confident leader in our community.

To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.

If you require assistance to apply for our roles, help with writing your CV, interview techniques or careers advice please contact our team of careers advisors at ncs@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk Our service is confidential, impartial and free for all.