Social Worker - Hospital Discharge

liquidpersonnel; Rotherham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working arrangements

Competitive rate inline with nearby to

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Social Worker to lead Care Act assessments and discharge planning for adults post-hospital stay in the UK. You will assess needs, risks, and eligibility, coordinating discharge and support plans across hospital and community teams.

Working under the Discharge to Assess pathway, you will cooperate with NHS colleagues, care providers and families, ensuring person-centred, safe, and timely decision-making while maintaining thorough records and MDT

Qualifications

• Social Work England registration
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Post-qualified experience
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
• Experience undertaking Care Act assessments and hospital discharge planning
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and safeguarding legislation

Responsibilities

• Complete timely Care Act assessments and reviews to identify individuals' care and support needs following hospital discharge.
• Assess patients' strengths, needs, risks, and eligibility for social care support.
• Develop and coordinate appropriate discharge and support plans under the Discharge to Assess pathway.
• Work collaboratively with hospital teams, NHS colleagues, community services, care providers, and families.
• Arrange appropriate care packages, reablement services, short-term placements, and longer-term support where required.
• Undertake Mental Capacity Assessments and make best-interest decisions in line with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Complete safeguarding referrals, enquiries, and risk management plans where concerns arise.
• Provide information, advice, and guidance to patients and carers regarding available services and support options.
• Promote independence, choice, dignity, and least restrictive care arrangements.
• Review care and support arrangements following discharge to ensure they remain appropriate and effective.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive case records, assessments, and reports.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, discharge planning discussions, and case conferences.
• Manage a varied caseload, prioritising urgent assessments and discharges in a fast-paced environment.
• Ensure practice complies with the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, safeguarding legislation, and local policies.
• Support timely hospital discharge while ensuring decisions are person-centred, safe, and proportionate to assessed needs.
• Liaise with patients, families, and professionals to resolve barriers to discharge and coordinate ongoing support.

Education

Degree level or equivalent in Social Work

Job description

What will your responsibilities be?

In this role, you will:

• Complete timely Care Act assessments and reviews to identify individuals' care and support needs following hospital discharge.
• Assess patients' strengths, needs, risks, and eligibility for social care support.
• Develop and coordinate appropriate discharge and support plans under the Discharge to Assess pathway.
• Work collaboratively with hospital teams, NHS colleagues, community services, care providers, and families.
• Arrange appropriate care packages, reablement services, short-term placements, and longer-term support where required.
• Undertake Mental Capacity Assessments and make best-interest decisions in line with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Complete safeguarding referrals, enquiries, and risk management plans where concerns arise.
• Provide information, advice, and guidance to patients and carers regarding available services and support options.
• Promote independence, choice, dignity, and least restrictive care arrangements.
• Review care and support arrangements following discharge to ensure they remain appropriate and effective.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive case records, assessments, and reports.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, discharge planning discussions, and case conferences.
• Manage a varied caseload, prioritising urgent assessments and discharges in a fast-paced environment.
• Ensure practice complies with the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, safeguarding legislation, and local policies.
• Support timely hospital discharge while ensuring decisions are person-centred, safe, and proportionate to assessed needs.
• Liaise with patients, families, and professionals to resolve barriers to discharge and coordinate ongoing support.

Benefits of the role:

• Competitive rate inline with nearby authorities
• Working in a busy, fast-paced team
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements

Qualifications & Experience:

• Social Work England registration
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Post-qualified experience
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
• Experience undertaking Care Act assessments and hospital discharge planning
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and safeguarding legislation

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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