Darlington Council's dedicated Hospital Discharge Team is seeking an exceptional and highly motivated Qualified Social Worker to join our vital service. This isn't just a role; it's an opportunity to be the bridge between acute care and community well-being, ensuring safe, timely, and person-centred discharges for vulnerable individuals. If you're passionate about supporting individuals and families through significant life changes, your next impactful career step starts here! 💖
Your Mission in the Hospital Discharge Team: 🤝
- Holistic Assessments: Conduct comprehensive social care assessments for individuals in hospital settings, identifying their needs, risks, and strengths to plan safe and effective discharges. 📝
- Navigate Complexities: Work proactively to overcome barriers to discharge, addressing housing, financial, safeguarding, and capacity issues with sensitivity and expertise. 🧩
- Collaborative Planning: Develop person-centred discharge plans in close collaboration with patients, families, hospital staff, health professionals, and community services. 🌐
- Advocate & Empower: Ensure individuals' voices are heard and their rights respected, advocating for their best interests and promoting their independence and choice. 🗣️
- Resource Connection: Identify and facilitate access to appropriate ongoing support, care packages, adaptations, and community resources to meet assessed needs post-discharge. 🏡
- Risk Management: Proactively identify and mitigate risks associated with discharge, implementing robust safeguarding measures and escalating concerns as necessary. 🚨
- Documentation Excellence: Maintain accurate, timely, and detailed records of assessments, plans, and interventions, adhering to all professional and organisational standards. ✍️
- Multidisciplinary Liaison: Act as a key link between hospital wards, adult social care teams, and external agencies, ensuring seamless communication and coordinated care. 📞
What You'll Bring to Our Team: 🌟
- A Non-Negotiable Qualification: You must be a Qualified Social Worker. ✅
- Professional Integrity: Current and active registration with Social Work England is essential. 🆔
- Crystal Clear Vetting: An updated Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is a must. 🔒
- Acute Awareness: Experience or a strong understanding of hospital discharge processes and relevant legislation (e.g., Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005). 🧠
- Rapid Problem-Solver: Excellent assessment, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound decisions under pressure. 💡
- Exceptional Communicator: Superior interpersonal and communication skills, adept at building rapport with patients, families, and diverse professionals. 🗣️
- Resilience & Empathy: The ability to manage complex cases with empathy, sensitivity, and professional resilience.
Why Darlington Council is Your Next Career Destination: 🏆
We're more than just an employer; we're a supportive community dedicated to making a difference. At Darlington Council, you'll find a collaborative and supportive working environment, benefit from dedicated management and peer support, and access fantastic opportunities for continuous professional development that will truly advance your career. 🎓 Join us and become an integral part of a team that empowers individuals and strengthens our community, every single day! 🌈
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
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