Role Responsibility
Want to take the next step in your career?
We are looking for motivated, experienced professionals and individuals embarking on a new career or returning to work, who are committed to working in integrated multi-agency teams, ready to embrace change and new ways of working.
As a Social Care Discharge Coordinator, you will work in partnership with the Integrated Discharge Team to support and manage the discharge pathway for clients moving through the acute hospital setting, collaborating closely with other agencies and professionals.
Your responsibilities include triaging and allocating referrals to appropriate workers to facilitate safe and timely discharges for individuals on a hospital discharge pathway. You will supervise and provide complex case management advice to a team of Registered Practitioner Case Officers. Additionally, you will be responsible for accurate data collection and escalating any issues affecting team functionality to the Senior Practitioner and Team Manager.
The Integrated Discharge Team operates a discharge-to-assess model, involving patient assessments outside of the hospital environment, and you will support clients throughout this process and beyond.
Adult Social Care and Health services operate within modernized office processes and performance management systems. The service is increasingly accessible outside traditional hours, aiming to provide a 8am to 8pm, 7-day-a-week service. Staff and managers are working on a rota basis to meet service needs.
We offer opportunities for training and development, along with support and recognition for your good work.
This is an exciting opportunity to join us. Informal visits prior to interview are welcomed from those who share our values and are ready to be part of our journey.
This role requires holding a full UK Driving Licence.
The position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and registration as a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.
This is a customer-facing role, and the Council has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have sufficient command of spoken English/Welsh for effective job performance, as outlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
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