Social Worker - Hospital Discharge to Assess Team

Location Manchester
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £25.02 per hour
Reference HQ00114551_1606473277

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for experienced and dedicated Social Workers to work full-time in Manchester within the Hospital to Discharge Assess Team. The ideal candidates will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in Adults' Services and be registered with Social Work England.

The pay rate for these locum Social Worker jobs are £25.02 per hour (Assignment rate) and are initial 3-month contracts.

About the roles:

  • The role involves working on a newly designated team named Pathway 3, in line with the Hospital Discharge to Assess Model and the High Impact Model.
  • Primary objective is to ensure that citizens are assessed for their long term care needs following completion of a Care Act or NHS/CHC assessment within 6 weeks.
  • The role will involve remote working and with an expectation that appointable Social Workers will need travel throughout the city to visit care home settings to complete the strength based assessments ensuring good quality outcomes for the people.
  • Role involves at times supporting a 7 day way of working, having a flexible approach and working within an integrated team, with system partners such as CCG, trusts and integrated care systems.

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current Social Work England registration
  • Significant senior level frontline experience within Adults' Services
  • The candidate must have experience in a statutory adults community or hospital setting
  • They must complete assessments to a high standard and have evidence of completing mental capacity assessments and safeguarding
  • The applicant will be expected to be a team player and knowledgeable in their practice

Contact:

These Social Worker jobs are advertised by Marc Leggett; if you are interested in these positions 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.