The post holder will sit organisationally within the Urgent and Emergency Care pathway of Inpatient Services and be present on the inpatient wards within a defined geographical area working with an identified caseload to enable effective discharge planning.
As this is a patient facing role the post holder will need to be on-site daily to meet with Patients individually or in small groups and attend MDT/White Boardrounds.
The post holder will need to have 2 years experience as a qualified social worker and experience of working with people with mental health social needs either in the community or in-patient settings.
The post holder will work in a targeted way to achieve the best pathway out of hospital, maximizing independence and choice for the individual and working in a solution focused way to ensure that once ready, there are no barriers in place to effect patients discharge’s.
The post holder will use the strengths based social model of care when carrying out their duties with a home first as standard practice and all other pathway being discussed as part of the multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will work with individuals, families and carers, community services, housing and social care departments, third sector organisations, and other relevant agencies/parties to ensure smooth transition to the community from hospital.
The post holder will work with individuals identified through their attendance and participation at Daily Whiteboard Meetings and Weekly Bed Management/Patient Flow Meetings, Weekly Clinically Ready for Discharge (CRFD) meetings and MDT/Professional meetings as required.

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