Social Worker, Hospital Discharge Assessment Team (HDAT) x3

TN United Kingdom; Clevedon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a progressive hospital discharge Social Work team dedicated to providing essential support to individuals transitioning from hospital to home. This role emphasizes a strengths-based approach, ensuring that clients receive tailored care while promoting their independence. As part of a dynamic team, you will engage in assessments, advocate for service users, and collaborate with various professionals to facilitate effective discharges. If you are passionate about making a difference in people's lives and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Be part of a team that values development and proactive service delivery, all while working flexibly between home and office settings.

Qualifications

• Experience in adult social care and hospital discharge processes.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation like the Care Act 2014.

Responsibilities

• Provide social care support for hospital discharges and assessments.
• Collaborate with families and professionals for optimal outcomes.

Skills

Social Work

Care Act assessments

Mental Capacity Act knowledge

Advocacy skills

Strengths-based approach

Education

Degree in Social Work

Tools

Care planning software

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Clevedon, United Kingdom

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

24.04.2025

Expiry Date:

08.06.2025

Job Description:

Are you looking for the opportunity to join a progressive hospital discharge Social Work team? As a result of a new project to provide a Social Work presence in our acute hospitals we are looking for experienced Social Workers to join us.

About the role

Our Hospital Discharge Assessment Team (HDAT) provides adult social care support, in line with the Care Act 2014 and with regard to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, to residents of North Somerset who have ongoing social care needs and are:

1. Preparing to leave hospital after an in-patient stay,
2. Preparing to leave the community-based Discharge to Assess (D2A) service following a recent hospital discharge,
3. Preparing to leave the Reablement Service following a recent hospital and D2A discharge.

The team consists of Senior Social Workers, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, and Adult Social Care Workers. Staff undertake Care Act assessments, mental capacity and best interest assessments. Staff identify eligible needs and produce care and support plans to ensure a person’s needs are met effectively for the longer term. Staff advocate for the individual whilst working positively with family members and carers, together with other professionals involved with the person, for the best outcomes.

Staff work proactively in a strengths-based way to ensure people are also able to draw on their own abilities and support networks for a quality of life, in addition to care provision. Staff work hard in a fast-paced environment to support timely discharge with minimal days lost.

Our team follows the flexible worker model, which means that desk time is shared between working from home and in our offices in Clevedon. Most of the assessment work is undertaken in the community, in care homes or in people’s own homes. You will also be part of a rota to provide a Social Work presence in the acute hospitals that serve our area, to support the “Home First” model in the Transfer of Care Hubs to facilitate effective discharges, and to assess where needs are particularly complex and unable to be supported through the usual health D2A routes. Staff are using skills, knowledge and expertise to help system partners explore the appropriate and timely options; to enable people to return to a maximised quality of life following the disruption of an acute ill health episode and a hospital admission.

HDAT prides itself in its commitment to the service users and the service. We are proactive and take a whole team approach for decisions and developments, and actively support staff development in learning and career progression.

This position is exempt under the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order 1975 and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Valid driving licence and own transport, or being able to provide an alternative, suitable method of travel is an essential condition for this role.

This position is currently based at our Castlewood offices in Clevedon. Please be advised that this office will be closed by 2025. Consultation is currently underway to determine the new location for colleagues based in Castlewood; This will be at Weston-super-Mare or within North Somerset.