Social Worker – Hospital – East Surrey

Job Category: Social Care – Qualified

Location: East Surrey Hospital, West Sussex County Council

Hours Per Week: 37.00

Start Date: Immediate Start

Start Time: 09 : 00

End Time: 17 : 30

Salary: £28.03

Location: East Surrey Hospital

Working arrangement : Full Time

Working pattern: Mixture of home and hospital – Candidate will be required to attend the hospital for 4 days per week to support with duty and visit the wards to undertake assessments and attend family meetings. They will also be required to visit customers in their own homes to undertake assessments. We also work as part of the multi-disciplinary team covering A&E and the emergency floor.

Payrate: £35 per hour . We are bound by the MoC, which means pay rates are capped. While we are able to pay up to £38 per hour, this rate is for those deemed to be at a qualified level for at least 2 years. Please ensure your candidates are aware that the pay rate they request may not be the rate they are offered; managers are assessing skills and competency at interview. If the candidate is being offered less than requested, we will make the reasoning clear whilst providing feedback.

• We can offer £35 / hr plus £150 pw expenses if the candidate lives outside West Sussex (This will need to be confirmed if submitting at this rate)

Job description: Undertake Care Act assessments, Mental Capacity assessments on the ward and in customers’ homes and to progress through support plans to the brokerage team, undertake safeguarding’s as required, be part of the duty team as required to take and triage calls, attend MDTs on the ward. The aim is making a positive difference to the people of West Sussex. The requirement of the hospital Social Work Team is to respond within timescales to assess people both in the hospital and those that have recently been discharged from hospital. We assist them with arranging any care and support they may need in the longer term to maximise their independence. The work is varied fast paced and there are opportunities to gain experience in working with a variety of professionals both in the Hospitals and Community Resources including the Voluntary sector. The Team are supportive and we are committed to offering opportunities for workers to develop themselves as Practitioners.

As a Social Worker, you will :

• Accountable for delivering a statutory social work service
• Have compassion and empathy to support individuals who need our services
• Work in partnership with colleagues to deliver a high standard of social work practice
• Work hard to support people to regain their skills and independence following their hospital admission wherever possible.
• Have access to a strong and dynamic social work service with clear leadership

Please note that this role includes flexible working arrangements and the ability to work in remote environments.

Experience and Skills Key Skills :

• Experience of working proactively as a member of the team to make an accurate strengths-based assessment of needs and negotiate and implement effective plans and outcomes (in line with relevant legislation), working in partnership with carers, colleagues and a variety of external agencies to meet people’s outcomes.
• Experience of applying a risk enablement approach and using evidence-based practice.
• Experience of analysis and interpretation of people related information and data to prioritise needs and formulate plans for intervention and service provision.
• Experience of contributing to or undertaking safeguarding enquiries.
• Ability to provide informal supervision and develop the capabilities of less experienced social care practitioners, and to mentor and coach students and apprentices.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact effectively with a range of stakeholders to provide clear advice and guidance and interventions.
• Ability to recognise the limits of own accountability and responsibility, know when to seek appropriate support, advice and supervision, and to prioritise and organise work and meet agreed performance expectations.
• Sound and accurate IT skills to ensure effective record keeping, compliant with data protection and respecting confidentiality