Social Worker - Hospital Discharge Team

Location Wandsworth
Job type Contract
Salary £28 - 30 per hour
Consultant Ashley McSheen
Call +44 7361 589695
Reference 161393

Sanctuary Personnel, a leading and award-winning recruitment agency is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time based in Wandsworth, within the Hospital Discharge Team.

The pay rate for this locum Social Worker role is £28-£30 per hour (Assignment rate) and is a 1-month contract.

Shift Pattern:

  • Monday - Friday or Tuesday to Saturday, flexible to discuss work pattern in interview.
  • Work location: Hybrid mix - working from home and in the office.

Main Duties:

  • Work within discharge to assess model.
  • Work alongside Wandsworth health partners to discharge patients within a timely and safe manner and jointly assess long term care needs once patient is at home.)
  • Complete face to face home visits and visit hospitals to assess patients for complex patients if required. Full PPE provided.
  • Work with acute hospital trusts within a discharge to assess model (trusted assessor model).
  • Work with enablement - identifying reablement goals and reviewing progress when patient is at home with discharge to assess care.
  • Lead work liaising with and coordinating partners involved in patients discharge to assess care, ensuring care is strengths based and patient is at the centre of care planning.
  • Screen and scrutinise referrals, liaison with patients and hospitals to ensure patient is discharged in a timely and safe manner.
  • Undertake Care Act Assessments, care and support planning, funding requests and mental capacity assessments.
  • CHC assessments - Participating in DSTs and subsequent long term accommodation decisions dependent on outcome of funding.

Requirements of Social Worker:

  • Diploma or equivalent in social work.
  • Current Social Work England registration.
  • Recent post qualification experience in frontline social work.

Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:

  • Daily payroll
  • Free DBS and compliance service
  • Access to exclusive roles that aren't available with other agencies
  • Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
  • Refer a Friend bonus - get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place after 100 hours of work has been completed
  • Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
  • Clinical governance support with a specialist safeguarding team
  • In-house payroll system
  • Free digital copy of the Social Work News Magazine

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Ashley McSheen; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.