Social Work and Discharge Planning Team Leader

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 11 July 2024

Job summary

Are you a friendly, compassionate team player who is flexible and innovative and looking for a new challenge we would love to hear from you.

Our Social Work and Discharge Planning Team is a small, skilled, and friendly team working across the whole trust. We are looking for a qualified and experienced Social Worker as Social Work and Discharge Team Leader to lead and develop the service to meet patient and hospital's needs.

The Social Work service model at Royal Papworth Hospital is unique to the specialist nature of the hospital. The team provides; Specialist social work support- Working to address health inequalities for patients with chronic conditions arising from their social circumstances, arranging for safe and timely discharge from hospital and responding to safeguarding concerns in the hospital.

This role is full time (37.5 hours per week) but flexible working will be considered and the opportunity for an informal visit can be arranged. We are solely hospital based with working from home opportunities once a week. The ability to drive is therefore not essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

You will provide specialist social work and discharge services to Royal Papworth Hospital NHS trust as part of the Social Work and Discharge Team. The Social work and Discharge Planning Team Leader will have:

*Line management responsibilities for members of the social work & discharge team.

*Responsibility for co-ordination, provision and development of the social work functions alongside a Multidisciplinary Teams.

*Be able to assess, intervene and advise on safeguarding concerns.

*Responsibility for ensuring that patients can access the services and resources they need to successfully transition back to their homes and communities.

*The ability to work closely with patients, their families, and other healthcare providers to assess their needs and develop a plan for their ongoing care.

*Opportunity to attend external study days and conferences.

*Opportunity to participate and lead service development projects and audits.

*Involvement in the education and training of clinicians, nurses, and other health professionals.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Date posted

14 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2425-2-PS727

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional Registration -- Social Worker/ Social Work England registration
Evidence of professional study

Desirable

Advanced social work qualification e.g. Practice Teaching qualification, Masters.

Experience

Essential

Demonstrate experience in managing complex caseloads, autonomous practice and providing expert advice in a health or social care setting.
Experience of Safeguarding procedures and processes.
Awareness of anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice.
Experience of working as a social worker post qualification.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office such as Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
Knowledge of local and national social work and safeguarding legislation, policies and procedures.
Ability to support colleagues in complex cases.
Organisational and time management skills.
Confidence in influencing and liaising with other professionals and agencies.

Desirable

Working experience in a variety of health and social care settings.
Evidence of leading audits.
Experience of delivering training to other professionals.

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Able to attend and participate in relevant training events.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional Registration -- Social Worker/ Social Work England registration
Evidence of professional study

Desirable

Advanced social work qualification e.g. Practice Teaching qualification, Masters.

Experience

Essential

Demonstrate experience in managing complex caseloads, autonomous practice and providing expert advice in a health or social care setting.
Experience of Safeguarding procedures and processes.
Awareness of anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice.
Experience of working as a social worker post qualification.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office such as Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint.
Knowledge of local and national social work and safeguarding legislation, policies and procedures.
Ability to support colleagues in complex cases.
Organisational and time management skills.
Confidence in influencing and liaising with other professionals and agencies.

Desirable

Working experience in a variety of health and social care settings.
Evidence of leading audits.
Experience of delivering training to other professionals.

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Able to attend and participate in relevant training events.

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.