Discharge & Reablement Assessor

DCHS Foundation Trust; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Social Care Assessor to join the P2 Community Support Beds team, supporting people through their recovery and discharge journey across Bennerley Fields Care Home and Ilkeston Hospital.

You will work with families, carers and healthcare professionals to ensure timely progression through services, delivering holistic, person-centred care and safeguarding as required.

Responsibilities

• Undertake holistic, strengths-based assessments to identify a person’s health, social care, wellbeing and support needs.
• Contribute to the development, implementation and review of person-centred care and discharge plans, promoting independence and recovery.
• Support assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning process to ensure safe and timely transitions of care.
• Work collaboratively with families, carers, healthcare professionals and partner agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes.
• Provide emotional support, information and guidance to the person and their families throughout their recovery and discharge journey.
• Facilitate safe, timely discharges to home, community services or longer-term care settings as appropriate.
• Promote independence, choice and wellbeing through a strengths-based and person-centred approach.
• Recognise, escalation and respond to safeguarding concerns in line with local safeguarding procedures and organisational policies to protect vulnerable adults.
• Develop an understanding of relevant legislation and be able to explain non-complex legal, social care and welfare matters, including the Care Act 2014 and Equality Act 2010.
• Maintain accurate records in line with professional, organisational and information governance standards.
• Build effective working relationships with health, social care and voluntary sector partners to support integrated care delivery.

Job description

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated Social Care Assessor to join the P2 Community Support Beds team, supporting people through their recovery and discharge journey across Bennerley Fields Care Home and Ilkeston Hospital.

You will work with families, carers and healthcare professionals to ensure timely progression through services, delivering holistic, person-centred care and safeguarding as required.