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Adult’s Social Worker
Team: Hospital Discharge
Location: Manchester
Details:
Social worker required for the hospital discharge to assess South team (Wythenshawe area of Manchester) to support with care act assessments and timely reviews of citizens being discharged from hospital. Experience and knowledge in completing care act assessments, Mental Capacity assessments, best interest decisions and safeguarding is essential.
Social worker will support with helping complete timely reviews within a couple of weeks after discharge, reviewing the packages of care that has been put in place by the hospital team and assessing for long term support before transferring to our community teams.
The role holder will work to provide direct support for service users and their families in accordance with statutory responsibilities and local and national policies and procedures in order to secure positive outcomes for the customer.
The role holder will work with City Council colleagues, partner agencies and stakeholders to effectively manage and plan for present and future risk situations of service users.
The role holder will assess and plan person-centred packages to meet the individual needs of service users to promote their independence.
The role holder will supervise and develop students and trainees and actively contribute to the development of other staff.
Key Role Accountabilities:
Develop and manage a relationship to support service users and their families in line with statutory obligations through complex decision making to allow service users to access improved future opportunities.
In conjunction with partner agencies and stakeholders, effectively assess and plan service users’ individual needs to ensure positive outcomes for Manchester residents.
Develop positive and effective solutions in all aspects of service delivery and engagement, focusing on the quality of outcomes for service users.
Collaborate with internal and external colleagues and stakeholders to actively contribute to the development and delivery of the service within Manchester City Council and partner organisations.
Engage with stakeholders in the private and public sectors and across local communities to encourage a collaborative and transparent approach that promotes service users needs across a range of existing and new initiatives.
Efficiently maintain accurate and appropriate records in accordance with statutory targets and City Council, local and national policy and procedures to evidence achievement of service targets and improvements in delivery.