Adults Social Worker – London Contract

QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER – ADULTS SERVICES **

A Social Worker needed for the Hospital Discharge team to ensure that the social care needs of people who are in hospital or Intermediate Care beds are fully assessed and that services are delivered, monitored and reviewed in accordance with the agreed care plan.

Assessment:

To undertake assessments of the needs of potential users and obtain contributions to that assessment from other personnel and/or agencies; to encourage the participation of users and carers and ensure that their views are taken fully into account; and to relate those needs to agency policies and ensure that the process is carried out in accordance with published standards.

Care Planning:

To define service requirements and design individually tailored packages of care to meet assessed needs; taking into account the views of users and carers and agreeing any areas of risk with them; and to cost the care plan and assess the user's ability to contribute towards the cost of services, in conjunction with administrative and other staff.

Specifications:

Specify the nature of the services to be provided in terms of volume, frequency, duration and quality.

Implementing the Care Plan:

To negotiate the provision of services at the most cost-effective rate and ensure they meet service principles, objectives and specifications; to make imaginative use of community resources and stimulate the development of local services: and to contribute to the drawing up of contracts with providers, in conjunction with staff of the Commissioning Service.

Monitoring:

To be responsible for developing systems to monitor the delivery of services within budgetary limits and in line with objectives and specifications and to provide continuing support to users and carers.

To apply for this role you must have:

* A relevant Social Work qualification (BA/MA Social Work/DipSW or equivalent)

* Be Social Work England Registered

* Be eligible to work within the UK

* Be a car driver and have access to a vehicle.

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