Care Co-ordinator / Social Worker

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a highly motivated Care Co-ordinator (Social Worker) to join its Community Forensic Team. The role involves assessing and managing health and social care needs of service users in secure environments. Responsibilities include developing individual care plans, conducting risk assessments, and ensuring high-quality patient care. The ideal candidate will have a relevant Social Work qualification and experience working within multidisciplinary teams. Opportunities for career progression and staff benefits are available.

Benefits

Ongoing career progression

Access to training opportunities

Relocation packages

Staff benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in a health or social care setting.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work within multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and review health and social care needs for service users.
• Promote health and well-being while maintaining a safe environment.
• Develop comprehensive care plans in line with the Care Programme Approach.

Skills

Case management

Risk assessment

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Cultural sensitivity

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Overview

The post holder will work as a Care Co-ordinator as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to assess, plan and review health and social care needs under the Care Programme Approach (CPA) for a group of service users with a forensic/offending history. To undertake comprehensive assessments alone or with colleagues and feedback to the Multi-disciplinary Team, ensuring that planned care is individual and appropriate to the needs of the patient. To provide effective case management to a defined caseload in accordance with the Care Programme Approach, in conjunction with the team, appropriate departments and external health, social care and forensic services. To ensure effective discharge care planning.

Quality of Care:

• Promote the health and well-being of patients and maintain a safe, caring and therapeutic environment based on an individualised approach.
• Work with the Team Leader to provide an environment that promotes training and development among the workforce.
• Work under the direction of the team manager and staff in the service to ensure that clinical priorities are clearly understood and met to an agreed standard.
• Assess health and social care needs and negotiate care plans with patients and staff teams.
• Undertake risk assessments including the formulation of comprehensive plans developed jointly with the patients and staff teams.
• Provide a service sensitive to age, culture, ethnicity and gender, sexuality and disability.
• Contribute to effective multi-disciplinary team working within the team and the rest of the service.
• Carry out duties in accordance with professional, CNWL and Local Authority policies.
• Undertake comprehensive assessment of individuals, including all areas of need and information gathering from relevant Prison departments and external agencies.
• Case manage an identified caseload of clients in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team and relevant agencies and carers, including planning and implementing effective care plans, regular review meetings, and timely referrals to external agencies within the CPA framework to ensure effective pre-release and discharge planning.

For further information about the advertised role, please refer to the job description and person specification in the documents section of this advert.

In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Care Co-ordinator (Social Worker) to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Mental Health team in the Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Community Forensic Team.

Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.

By joining our Health & Justice Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but also have the opportunity to have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7 day week model to ensure our patients’ healthcare is managed and maintained to the highest standards at all times. Our motto is "Caring NOT Judging" so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through: monthly supervision, annual personal development plans/appraisals, and access to exciting internal and external training opportunities. Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to the Preceptorship Programme and support with Revalidation. Relocation packages and other staff benefits are also available.