Social Worker x 2 - R0000209
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
16/01/2019
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 01/02/2019 23:59
Salary:
£25,463 - £32,233
Hours per week:
37 hours per week
Job Category:
Social Care - Adult Service
Employment Location:
Middlesbrough
Further Information
Reference: R0000209
Department: Prevention, Access and Provider Services
Service Area: Adult Social Care and Health Integration
Salary: £25,463 - £32,233
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contractual Status: Permanent
Are you looking for a new challenge, working with short term cases in a supportive team? If so we are currently seeking to recruit a Social Worker to work within the discharge pathway at The James Cook University Hospital.
The Hospital Social Work Team provides a social work service to Adults and Older People in the Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland areas, working with service users and their carers, providing advice and information and arranging services to support a safe discharge from hospital.
We are seeking applications for a social worker to work with wards 25, 34 and 36, focussing on patients who are on the fractured neck of femur pathway and those who are admitted to the trauma wards. The role will involve:
• Providing a social work service to residents of Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland
• Liaising with allocated social workers and other local authorities to facilitate discharge planning
• Working as part of the ward team and participating in the daily handovers/board rounds
• Promoting the social work role and sharing knowledge of service provision and resources with other members of the ward team
We are passionate about providing a high quality, outcome focused social work service and we work closely with our health colleagues to achieve this.
Applications are sought from individuals who are committed to demonstrating the values of Middlesbrough Council and who will also:
• Have effective assessment and care management skills
• Be able to work in a busy environment and to tight time scales
• Be committed to multi-disciplinary working
• Be proactive and innovative in working with patients requiring social work support on discharge
We will support you by providing regular supervision, a manageable caseload and access to training.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified individuals (CSS, CQSW, DipSW, Degree in Social Work). Applicants should also be registered, or eligible for registration, with the Health and Care Professions Council.
The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a Baseline Personnel Security Standard Check (BPSS).
PLEASE NOTE: Applicants will no longer be able to use their North East Jobs account to apply. If you are internal to Middlesbrough Council, you will be required to use your Staff Portal credentials to log in. Alternatively, if you are an external applicant, you will need to register as a ‘new user’, and use the log on credentials created for any future applications.
To apply for this position, please visit Middlesbrough Council website https://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/jobs-and-apprenticeships/current-vacancies
Closing date: Friday 1st February 2019 by 12 midnight
Please note
This job is closed for applications.