QSW Hospital

Community Care Live; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Care Live is seeking an experienced Hospital Social Worker to join the Hospital Discharge Team in Greater London. You will undertake person-centred assessments and reviews for residents, carers, and service users in line with the Care Act 2014.

Key responsibilities include completing Care Act assessments, promoting wellbeing, planning support, and collaborating with health professionals to ensure safe, timely discharges while managing a complex caseload.

Qualifications

• Registered Social Worker with Social Work England.
• Experience in hospital discharge pathways.
• Knowledge of Care Act 2014, MCA, safeguarding.
• Experience in strengths-based, person-centred assessments.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams and manage priorities.

Responsibilities

• Completing Care Act assessments, reviews, and support planning.
• Promoting independence and wellbeing through strengths-based approach.
• Implementing preventative interventions to reduce ongoing support needs.
• Collaborating with health professionals, charities, and carers to achieve outcomes.
• Supporting safe, timely hospital discharges while meeting statutory duties.
• Managing a complex caseload in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Skills

Social Work England registration

Hospital discharge experience

Care Act 2014 knowledge

Mental Capacity Act knowledge

Safeguarding knowledge

Strengths-based assessments

Person-centred planning

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Prioritisation

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Job description

Hospital Social Worker

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Social Worker to join our Hospital Discharge Team. The successful candidate will undertake person-centred assessments and reviews for Haringey residents, service users, and their carers in accordance with the Care Act 2014.

Key responsibilities include:

• Completing Care Act assessments, reviews, and support planning.
• Promoting independence and wellbeing through a strengths-based approach.
• Identifying and implementing preventative interventions to reduce, delay, or avoid the need for ongoing support.
• Working collaboratively with health professionals, voluntary organisations, community groups, service users, and carers to achieve positive outcomes.
• Supporting safe and timely hospital discharges while ensuring statutory responsibilities are met.
• Managing a complex caseload within a fast-paced hospital environment.

Essential Requirements

• Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.
• Significant experience of working within a hospital setting and supporting hospital discharge pathways.
• Sound knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act, and safeguarding legislation.
• Experience of undertaking strengths-based assessments and person-centred support planning.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and manage competing priorities.

Working Arrangements

This is a hybrid role, with an expectation that staff will work on-site at least three days per week, alongside flexible remote working arrangements where service needs allow.

Hospital experience is essential for this role and applications from candidates without recent hospital-based social work experience will not be considered.