Social Worker

Job summary

To manage a complex caseload of service users as part of a hospital avoidance and discharge pathway and to co-ordinate care in the context of relevant health and social care legislation and policy frameworks including but not limited toThe Care Act 2014 Mental Health Act 1983/2007 Mental Capacity Act 2005 Interagency Adult Safeguarding policies and procedures CHC Framework/Guidance

To contribute to the assessment and care management process within a multi- disciplinary team

To make service users aware of financial contributions, to provide information enabling service users to make an informed choice.

MDT working in both community and hospital settings (The Royal Liverpool Hospital Frailty Unit, Longmoor House Aintree Hospital, Liverpool Innovation Park).

Assessing and commissioning packages of care and residential and nursing placements

Hospital discharge planning

Safeguarding enquiries

Court of protection work

Main duties of the job
Complete assessment visits - assess patients/service users needs and identify support required to support their discharge from hospital.

To follow relevant legislation and law - Care Act 2014, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.

To complete Care Act assessments, support plans, mental capacity assessments and best interest decisions and Transfer of Care documents.

To access/use relevant systems such as liquid logic, EMIS, PENS etc.

To follow social work code of conduct and follow all in house procedures, and confidentiality, GDPR etc.

About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Job description
Job responsibilities
Complete assessment visits - assess patients/service users needs and identify support required to support their discharge from hospital.

To follow relevant legislation and law - Care Act 2014, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.

To complete Care Act assessments, support plans, mental capacity assessments and best interest decisions and Transfer of Care documents.

To access/use relevant systems such as liquid logic, EMIS, PENS etc.

To follow social work code of conduct and follow all in house procedures, and confidentiality, GDPR etc.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Recognised qualification in Social Work at degree level
Current SW England registration

Knowledge
Essential
Experience as a Social Worker in a health/social care setting.
Good working knowledge of legislative guidance and policy frameworks including but not limited to:
Care Act 2014 Mental Health Act 1983/2007 Mental Capacity Act 2005 Continuing Health Care Interagency Adult Safeguarding policies and procedures
Knowledge and application of professional standards, codes of conduct and SW England standards of proficiency.
Good working understanding of Information Governance, Data Protection and confidentiality.
Ability to assess and manage complex cases in a multidisciplinary team setting
Skilled at assessing need, coordination and review of support plans
Skilled at assessing and implementing risk management frameworks.
Skilled at assessing and promoting the involvement of people in developing their own care/support plans using a strengths and asset based approach
An understanding of diversity and how it affects practice.

Skills
Essential
To be able to practice safely and effectively within scope of practice.
To be able to practice within the legal and ethical boundaries of the Social Work profession.
Understand the key concepts of the knowledge base relevant to Social Work profession.
Be able to draw on appropriate knowledge and skills to inform practice.
Develop written documents including report writing relevant for practice.
An ability to manage time, prioritise work and meet deadlines.
To be able to practice as an autonomous professional
To be able to communicate effectively
To be able to build compassionate and effective relationships
To be able to maintain records appropriate