Job Information

Role: Social Care Officer – Hospital Integrated Discharge team
Grade: Range 3 (up to £16.30ph)
Duration: 3 months
Location: Base in Gillingham + travel across Medway when necessary
A driving Licence is essential for this role.

Purpose of the role
•To contribute to the delivery of highly effective children's and adult services (within Adult Social Care) efficiently, including facilitating safe discharges home from acute hospital settings and non-acute wards. The service is delivered using a strength based, personalised approach and promotes the least restrictive route of discharge.
•To work closely with health and social care staff to promote rehabilitation and enable care post-discharge.
•To work within organisational policy and legislative requirements, including the Hospital Discharge Service Policy and Operating Model, Human Rights Act, Equality Act, Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act
•Liaise with Vulnerable Adults referred to the service and their families/carers, Hospital Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, GP's, Community Health Services, private and voluntary sector providers, community groups, faith groups, Police, Public Protection Unit.

The post holder will either be based at the Single Point of Access Team at Ambley Green Gillingham or within the Integrated Discharge Team, Medway Maritime Hospital, to assist with the discharge, to assess model for facilitation of care in a person's own home.

They may be required to travel within Medway and possibly wider afield in the execution of their duties where a driving licence is required.

Experience and Skills required for this role.
•Take responsibility for managing a case load for hospital discharges.
•Desirable experience of working in a hospital setting and knowledge of Trusted Assessor assessments.
•Demonstrable ability to use well-developed communication skills to present complex/sensitive information in an understandable way, to a range of audiences.
•Demonstrable ability to use analytical skills to interpret information and situations and develop appropriate plans to meet agreed needs.
•Demonstrable ability to carry out tasks which have considerable direct impact on the well-being of people, including identifying needs, implementing care/welfare, implementing regulations, providing guidance on internal procedures and interpreting policies and procedures to meet specific circumstances or problems.

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