In-Patient Social Worker

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

NHS Discount

Competitive pension

Lease car scheme

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join the Buckinghamshire Social Care Team as an inpatient Social Worker across Buckinghamshire. The role involves assessing inpatients under the Care Act to support timely, safe discharges into the community.

You will join a small team of social workers based at the Whiteleaf centre, with induction and shadowing to help you settle in from day one. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle are required.

Qualifications

• Full and valid driving licence required.
• Experience in social care or mental health is preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, supportive team and manage a caseload.

Responsibilities

• Work with adults ready for hospital discharge to assess needs and develop person-centred plans.
• Apply statutory frameworks to promote independence while balancing risks.
• Use relationship-based social work to create care and support plans reflecting outcomes.
• Manage a caseload with supervision appropriate to experience level.
• Collate holistic information to support safeguarding decisions.
• Demonstrate strengths-based practice in collaboration with clients and families.

Skills

Social Work

Job description

Are you seeking a change within your Social Work journey? Or are you a newly qualified Social Worker looking to take a step up into a senior role?

The Buckinghamshire Social Care Team is looking for an experienced Social Worker to join our social work team as an inpatient Social Worker across Buckinghamshire. Within Oxford Health we deliver mental health social care support within a partnership agreement with Buckinghamshire Council.

Your role will include working within a small, fast paced, supportive team, assessing inpatients under the Care Act to support timely, safe discharges into the community.

You will work with a small team of experienced social workers based at the Whiteleaf centre also assessing our out of area patients.

We have a robust induction whereupon you will attend corporate induction days, you will be given time to undertake initial relevant training and have shadowing opportunities to help you settle into your role from the first day on the job.

Your Duties Will Include

• Work with adults, and their families, who are ready to be discharged from hospital, to form an understanding of their needs and wishes and develop strength-based plans.
• Understand and apply the relevant statutory frameworks to promote independence and autonomy while balancing risks and the needs of others including children and vulnerable adults.
• You will use relationship based Social Work skills to understand the needs of this adult service user group and work collaboratively to create care and support plans that reflect person-centred outcomes.
• To provide a high quality and effective professional approach, taking responsibility for working and managing a caseload within a framework of appropriate supervision, dependent upon the complexities of these cases and the social worker’s experience.
• To collate holistic information to ensure appropriate, person-centred and supportive safeguarding decisions are made.
• Demonstrate and model good practice that reflects a commitment to relationship and strengths-based practice, working collaboratively with adults and their families.

Applicants must have a full valid driving license and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”.

Our values are:

“Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.