Social worker/care manager

Medway Community Healthcare

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Job summary

  • Are you are committed to providing a high level of service and person-centre care to promote and enable services user to remain at home and independent?
  • Are you are able to work on your own initiative and skills to be part of a larger interdisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

We need a professionally qualified Social worker/ care manager with a high level of communication skills who can complete complex health and social care assessments in the community for service users with an acute need.

This job is working as part of urgent response care management team to complete timely assessments and provide "wrap-around" packages of care to meet social and health care needs in partnership with therapist and other health staff.

About us

So what else?

  • This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
  • We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
  • We'll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
  • You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time forpersonal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.

The small print

  • Informal visits can be arranged on request.
  • We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the Scottish widows group pension scheme.
  • MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.
  • Previous applicants need not apply

Date posted

11 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum (dependent on NHS experience)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

813-260-0624-LB

Job locations

Unit 5, Ambley Green

Bailey Drive

Gillingham

ME8 0NJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To work within the integrated team providing a care management service for patients requiring a short-term package of care to prevent hospital admission and facilitate a timely discharge from hospital
  • To provide a 7 day service to support related Health and Social Care Teams working in the acute sector and in the community.
  • To support the Intermediate Care pathway with care management intervention as required and identified by the Operational Manager.
  • To manage a caseload of patients from referral through to discharge ortransfer of care within a maximum 6-week period.
  • To assess the patient needs, evaluate action required, negotiate for and coordinate the application of resources to provide care.
  • Monitor the outcomes to meet the needs of the patients in order to maintain or adapt to a more normal or safer lifestyle.
  • Work to team, organisation and national objectives to ensure a high quality of patient focused care is maintained

Full JD can be found in the attachments

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To work within the integrated team providing a care management service for patients requiring a short-term package of care to prevent hospital admission and facilitate a timely discharge from hospital
  • To provide a 7 day service to support related Health and Social Care Teams working in the acute sector and in the community.
  • To support the Intermediate Care pathway with care management intervention as required and identified by the Operational Manager.
  • To manage a caseload of patients from referral through to discharge ortransfer of care within a maximum 6-week period.
  • To assess the patient needs, evaluate action required, negotiate for and coordinate the application of resources to provide care.
  • Monitor the outcomes to meet the needs of the patients in order to maintain or adapt to a more normal or safer lifestyle.
  • Work to team, organisation and national objectives to ensure a high quality of patient focused care is maintained

Full JD can be found in the attachments

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Degree or Equivalent Professional Qualification
  • Experience - working in a social care field

Desirable

  • Experience of MDT working
  • Qualification in Counselling
  • Experience of RIO/Mosaic

Desirable

Essential

  • Relevant current experience of practice

Desirable

  • Experience of working in the community

Essential

Essential

  • oGood case management skills and multidisciplinary working across the health and social care economy.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of rehabilitation

MCH Values

Essential

  • caring and compassionate, deliver quality and value, working in partnership
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Degree or Equivalent Professional Qualification
  • Experience - working in a social care field

Desirable

  • Experience of MDT working
  • Qualification in Counselling
  • Experience of RIO/Mosaic

Desirable

Essential

  • Relevant current experience of practice

Desirable

  • Experience of working in the community

Essential

Essential

  • oGood case management skills and multidisciplinary working across the health and social care economy.

Desirable

  • Previous experience of rehabilitation

MCH Values

Essential

  • caring and compassionate, deliver quality and value, working in partnership

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Medway Community Healthcare

Address

Unit 5, Ambley Green

Bailey Drive

Gillingham

ME8 0NJ


Employer's website

https://www.medwaycommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Medway Community Healthcare

Address

Unit 5, Ambley Green

Bailey Drive

Gillingham

ME8 0NJ


Employer's website

https://www.medwaycommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Lead Urgent Response Care Management

Anna Ross

anna.ross1@nhs.net

01634975705

Date posted

11 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum (dependent on NHS experience)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

813-260-0624-LB

Job locations

Unit 5, Ambley Green

Bailey Drive

Gillingham

ME8 0NJ


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