Hospital Discharge Senior Practitioner

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Merthyr Tydfil is seeking a Senior Practitioner to oversee a team supporting adults post-hospital discharge. The role involves assessing needs, developing support plans, and supervising social work staff. Successful candidates will need to provide evidence of qualifications, and Welsh language skills are desirable. The council values diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.
• Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assess individuals being discharged and develop effective support plans.
• Provide supervision and support to team members.

Job description

Overview

This is a newly formed team in Merthyr County Borough Council that has been established to meet the requirements of the Discharge to Assess policy and to provide effective, seamless support to adults who are being discharged from hospital. This will involve supporting the person for up to 8 weeks post discharge to ensure there is an effective plan in place that reduces the risk of re-admission to hospital.

Responsibilities

• Assess people in hospital/being discharged, identify the package of support required to move them back into the community safely, and develop the plan to support this and review whether the plan is effective in relation to prevention of re-admission.
• As the Senior Practitioner in the team, provide supervision and daily support to two Hospital Discharge Social Workers and one Assessment and Review Officer and ensure the effective functioning of the team.

Contact and application information

For further information please contact Sonia Lloyd-Williams on 01685 725000 or email [e-mail]

Requirements

• You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.
• Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
• Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.
• All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both. Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.

Equality, safeguarding and recruitment

We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.

How to apply

If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725000 and are to be returned no later than 16.10.2025 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.

Email: [e-mail]