Job responsibilities
KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
To deliver interventions where high level holistic
assessment, problem solving and decision-making skills are required to identify
appropriate plans of action and support, working to best practice guidance.
Carry a caseload and work with those who may show
complexity to undertake responsibilities required of all social workers.
To work in collaboration and deliver sustained
improvements in performance, quality and outcome measures.
To represent and work as a member of the
multi-disciplinary team, providing a social work service to patients, their
families and carers.
To build a professional relationship with
patients, their families and carers and use that relationship to safeguard and
promote positive outcomes.
To communicate effectively with patients, their
families and carers, ensuring their wishes are heard and plans are accurately
recorded to reflect this.
To support patients, their families and carers
with the practical and emotional implications of facing a life-limiting
illness. Alongside empowering them to make decision about their future needs
and offering appropriate interventions.
Work with patients, their families and carers in
a person centred, evidence based approach, utilising robust outcome measures.
Promote self-care when working within a
palliative and end of life environment where death and dying is a regular feature
of the role.
Anticipate and identify the bereavement needs of
families and carers. Participate in bereavement follow-up, in liaison with the
wider team as appropriate.
Undertake mental capacity assessments and/ or
best interest decisions. Support staff undertaking DOLS assessments providing
expert advice as required.
To support and implement changes in approaches to
work or change management in accordance with the development of the
organisation.
To provide reports on service outcomes.
Implement and educate on Carer Support Needs Assessment
Tool -CSNAT. Report on outcomes.
To take personal responsibility for keeping up to
date with legislation, research findings and practice knowledge.
To take responsibility in ensuring continued
registration as Social Worker within professional body.
Contribute to training and practice development,
alongside attending your own mandatory and developmental training as appropriate,
meeting your own personal development needs and the objectives of the
organisation.
Facilitate training either formally or informally
as required and promote a learning environment, which supports professional and
personal development.
Participate in debrief, case discussion and
reflection to support practice development and learning.
Ability to work within a fast paced, ever
changing clinical environment.
Be part of the multi-professional Safeguarding
Leads Team to promote safeguarding awareness, manage concerns and lead on
investigations as required for adults, vulnerable adults, children and young
people.
Efficiently and effectively utilise resources to
meet service objectives.
Support a team of volunteers as required.
Communicate respectfully with colleagues in an
open, accurate and confidential way.
Act as a role model demonstrating high standards
of holistic care and provide specialist social work knowledge in palliative
care.
Maintain a professional, positive and friendly
influence throughout the organisation, maintain awareness of how your
behaviours can affect or influence others.
Contribute towards clinical and organisational
governance.
Promote positive relationships and effective
communication between the organisation and Social Services. To enhance the role
and status of both services.
Take an active role in developing and maintaining
relationships and services across settings in order to achieve Social Care
recommendations as set out in NICE Guidance on Improving Supportive and Palliative Care for Adults with Cancer 2004
and the National Quality Standards for Specialist Palliative Care.
Attend appropriate meetings as an advocate for
social work and palliative care issues and ensure other team members are
conversant with relevant information relating to social work best practice.
Evaluate service delivery and identify areas for
improvement and initiate change.
Promote good communication and provide expertise
across multi-professional and agency boundaries, when challenging and solving
complex palliative care issues.
Work to support
the competence of TH staff on Safeguarding issues, representing the teams at
Local Safeguarding updates or providing training, as requested and
appropriate.
Share specialist knowledge with social services
and health staff to improve knowledge and understanding to advance outcomes for
individuals with palliative care needs.
To be involved in and lead on pertinent audit.
To keep up-to-date with local and national developments
in palliative care.
To encourage, develop and maintain good working
relationships with partner agencies.
To adhere to the code of ethics of Social Work
England.
