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Community Care Worker - Adult Mental Health Social Care Team
Job Type
Fixed Term
Region
South West
Salary
Location
£29,970 - £36,483
Posted Date
22 August 2024
Torquay
Closing Date
5 August 2024
The Mental Health multi-disciplinary U65 Social Care team are recruiting for a Band 5 Community Care Worker to become a core member of our care team and contribute to the effective assessment and discharge planning with working age adults in the area of Torbay and for Torbay residents in out of area hospitals in the region.
We are a team who are passionate about delivering quality care to patients. We are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. The team is flexible and promotes a healthy work/home life balance.
You will undertake holistic needs-led assessments in partnership with service users, patients and carers, prepare care plans, commission services and manage a caseload to ensure the most effective and beneficial care packages are established, delivered, monitored and reviewed, and comply with all statutory requirements, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust policies and The Devon Partnership Trust policies, standards and guidelines.
Main duties of the job
- To undertake holistic social care assessments, in partnership with service users, families and carers, prepare care plans, commission services to ensure the most beneficial and cost-effective care packages are established, delivered, monitored and reviewed, and comply with all statutory requirements for The Devon Partnership trust policies and guidelines.
- To have clear responsibilities for the safeguarding of adults and children and for operating in a manner consistent with Human Rights legislation
- To be compliant with and practice utilising social care legislation including Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 200
- Assessment, care planning, and the subsequent commissioning of services are undertaken in a timely way to ensure the right care is available in the most suitable environment.
Working for our organisation
Why work with us - Baywide Health and Wellbeing Team are a small but supportive team who are passionate about delivering quality care to patients. We are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. The team is flexible and promotes a healthy work/home life balance.
We work in an integrated way with allied health care professionals within the locality, and are a motivated and caring team to both patients and colleagues. We are flexible and promote a healthy work/home life balance therefore, your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay.
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