Adults Hospital Discharge Social Worker
Locum
£38 an Hour
6 Month Initial Contract
Hampshire County Council are recruiting for a Social Worker in their Hospital Discharge Teams based out of Royal Winchester County Hospital.
Responsibilities:
Working with the Advanced Assessment Team(AAT).
This individual will be part of a multidisciplinary "sub team" Supporting with early intervention in the hospital to reduce Length of stay.The individual will be required to support in the following areas (not an exhaustive list):
Completion of care act assessment and Mental capacity act assessments as needed
Building professional MDT networks with key areas in the hospital
Risk assessment work and close liaison with community teams around "High intensity users" and turning these individuals around
Close links with out Short-Term Service and community bed providers to stream people rapidly to the services to avoid admissions and truncate stays.
Use of HCC systems to provide AAT with collateral information to enable rapid decision making
Represent AAT on wards, as required including participation on Stranded patient session if required.Benefits:
A 9 day working fortnight
A hybrid tablet device, so you can work more effectively and flexibly.
5 personal development days per annum.
Access to permanent vacancies as they are released.
Flexible working options to fit around today's lifestyle
37 Hours a week
£38 Per hour (Umbrella Rate)About Us
Connect2Hampshire is a managed service agency owned by Hampshire County Council providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities into the Council. Our service is built on our values of ethical, trustworthy, and caring, and our profits are returned to our Local Authority shareholders.
Connect2Hampshire is a trading style of Hampshire & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Hampshire County Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Hampshire is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates