Job Description

Job Title: Advanced Social Work Practitioner \xe2\x80\x93 Hospital Team

Location: Civic Centre, High Street Uxbridge, Middlesex, London, UB8 1UW

Salary: \xc2\xa347,805 \xe2\x80\x93 \xc2\xa351,903 per annum

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

Closing Date: 31st August 2023

About us:

At Hillingdon we\xe2\x80\x99re proud of our commitment of \xe2\x80\x98Putting our residents first\xe2\x80\x99, ensuring they\xe2\x80\x99re at the heart of everything we do! We want to attract talented individuals like yourself who share our aspirations for the borough and can support us to deliver exceptional services for Hillingdon.

With an ambitious strategy we pride ourselves on delivering services that improve the lives of all our residents, businesses, and partners. Embarking on a journey of continuous improvement, we\xe2\x80\x99ve set an agenda to ensure the provision of; safer communities, a thriving local economy, a greener more sustainable environment, whilst increasing our digital capabilities.

Working at London\xe2\x80\x99s second largest borough can be tough, particularly with government reforms, budget restrictions, and political attention \xe2\x80\x93 but it\xe2\x80\x99s enough to keep us busy and ensures no two days are the same!

What does a Social Worker do at Hillingdon?

Permanent recruitment of an Advanced Social Work Practitioner is required to work within ASC Hospital team to support and facilitate hospital discharges.

The role is to support hospital discharges for our residents from Hillingdon Hospital as well as out of borough hospitals, rotating on a duty rota and to carry a small caseload of complex cases.

Key Responsibilities:

• To act as Duty manager
• To manage daily discharges via Bridging pathway and Pathway 3 placements
• To triage cases alongside the Hillingdon HUB and out of borough hospital referrals
• Attending conference calls with health professionals and being able to deliver results
• Supporting team members, allocating cases, management of stepdown beds
• Safeguarding Manager role, attending regular meetings with safeguarding lead at THH on progression of investigations
• Carry a small caseload of complex cases

About you:

The successful candidate will be committed to providing quality services that promote independence/wellbeing, control, choice and social inclusion. You will demonstrate a person centred approach by keeping the service user at the centre of the assessment and discharge process.

We need an enthusiastic person to join the hospital team, to take part in managing safe hospital discharges in a busy environment.

What we offer

We offer a range of Company benefits. These vary according to the business area and role but may include:

• Free parking (4 days a week) if based at the Civic Centre
• Generous holiday entitlement: a minimum 26 days a year (plus bank holidays), rising to 29 days after five years\xe2\x80\x99 service. For more senior positions holiday entitlements can rise to a maximum of 37 days
• Career breaks
• Electric car leasing scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a wide range of training and courses
• Payment of professional fees where these are required
• Discounts at council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools at Hillingdon
• Cycle purchase scheme
• 30% discount on green fees at council-owned golf courses
• Plus hundreds of discounts available at supermarkets, restaurants, theatres and more!

Additional information

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Applicants should be aware that the post will only be offered to successful candidates subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

Due to an expected high volume of applications, we could close this role early, we therefore recommend you apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please note the company is not able to offer sponsorship or relocation assistance for this role so candidates must already possess the right to live and work in the UK to be considered.

Candidates with the relevant experience, qualifications, and job titles of: Social Worker, Support Worker, Enabler, Carer, Care Management, Family Support Worker, Support Coordinator, Care Manager, Support Manager, Care Coordinator, Social Worker, Adult Social Care, Social Care Worker, Social Support, Guidance Councillor, Young Persons Advisor, Youth Worker, Youth Support may also be considered for this role.

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