Level 2 Social Worker

Post: Social Worker Pay Band: Band 6 Level 2Job Type: Fixed Term 6 months Hours: 37.5Base: Samuel Johnson 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.

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. You will be expected to work between the hours of 08:00 - 17:00.

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days)
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
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