Community Social Worker

NHS Jobs; Basildon; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking staff for the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Service in Basildon to support holistic care planning and community-based management of crises.

You will contribute to assessments, risk management, and multidisciplinary team meetings, developing care plans and liaising with referral agencies and families to ensure continuity of care.

Responsibilities

• Holistic assessment of client problem/needs. Planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions.
• Participate in the initial assessment of clients to determine appropriateness for the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Service and liaise with referring agencies.
• Participate in Team and Clinical Meetings, initiating and discussing new methods/models of care and in introduction of research or trials within the area.
• Be aware of own values, beliefs and attitudes when assessing clients to ensure a non-judgmental and objective overview of the clients needs.
• Establish a therapeutic relationship with individual clients and their families.
• Ensure effective and confidential communication between health and social care agencies on significant data governing client care and treatment by participating in case conferences and discussions, and maintaining a secure record-keeping system.
• Be aware of the importance of effective risk management, including clinical risk assessment and on-going monitoring of the client’s mental state.
• Identify clients with behavioural problems in the community and manage visits with caution when necessary.
• Develop close links with relatives/carers and ensure effective communication during hospital admission or discharge to enable follow-up care.
• Advise Line Manager and Professional Supervisor on breaches of professional conduct as required by codes of conduct.
• Liaise with Line Manager to ensure NHS Foundation Trust policies are communicated and developed within the area.
• Work flexibly across the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Service within Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
• Take on clinical work commensurate with experience in liaison with supervisor and senior staff.
• Collaborate with colleagues to improve service quality and provide cover for Home Treatment and Crisis Services as needed.
• Participate in on-call arrangements for the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Service.

Job description

1. 1. To establish and maintain effective individual health and social care by: Holistic assessment of client problem/needs. Planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions. Clear, accurate and concise documentation of client care
2. 2. To participate in the initial assessment of clients to determine appropriateness for the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Service and to liaise with referring agencies to identify alternative agencies as appropriate to meet the clients needs.
3. 3. To participate in Team and Clinical Meetings, initiating and discussing new methods/models of care and in the introduction of research or trials within the area.
4. 4. To be aware of ones own values, beliefs and attitudes when assessing clients to ensure that a non-judgmental and objective overview of the clients needs are met at all times.
5. 5. Need to establish a therapeutic relationship with individual clients and their families.
6. 6. Ensure effective and confidential communication between health and social care agencies on significant data governing client care and treatment by: Participating in informal or formal case conferences and discussions. Maintaining a secure system of record keeping and information exchange. Establishing regular written reviews in progress.
7. 7. To be fully aware of the importance of effective risk management, the undertaking of clinical risk assessment and the on-going monitoring of the clients mental state to evaluate risk either to themselves or towards others.
8. 8. To ensure those clients in the community with behavioural problems e.g. violent or potentially violent clients are identified in caseload and that caution and care is taken when visiting such clients, if necessary organising joint visits.
9. 9. To develop close links with relatives/carers and ensure that effective communication takes place especially when clients are admitted to hospital or preparing to be discharged and that all appropriate agencies are informed so that follow-up care can take place.
10. 10. To advise Line Manager and Professional Social Work Supervisor and/or Nurse Advisor on all breaches of Nursing/Social Work/Occupational Therapy professional conduct as required by the NMCs/HCPC Code of Professional Conduct.
11. 11. To liaise with Line Manager to ensure that all Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Policies and Procedures are communicated, implemented and developed within the area.
12. 12. To work flexibly across the whole spectrum of Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Service within Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
13. 13. To take on clinical work commensurate with experience/skills, in liaison with their supervisor and other senior staff within the team.
14. 14. To be responsible for working with your colleagues in seeking to improve the quality of services provided to our clients/patients. This will include providing cover arrangements for Home Treatment and Crisis Services at needs of the service within Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
15. 15. To participate in the on call arrangements for the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Service.