Renal Social Worker

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Band 6 - Renal Social Worker

We are looking for a Renal Social Worker who is able:

To provide a social work service to clients under the care of the renal department.
To provide a full psychosocial assessment of patients and continuing psychosocial support.
To liaise with other health and social care professionals both within the Trust and the Community.
To work as a member of the renal multidisciplinary team (MDT) and to provide appropriate social work input to that team.

Main duties of the job

Find solutions to problems ie Financial & benefit assessments.
Psycho- social support.
Multidisciplinary team Meyerbeer of the Renal team.
Helping protect vulnerable people renal patients from harm or abuse.
Supporting renal patients to live independently where appropriate.

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

Date posted

03 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annuem

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-6622757NCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire

Albert ward, London Road,

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience

Essential

Certificate of qualification in social work (CQSW) or Diploma in Social Work Appropriate Degree 3 years post qualifying experience Current registration with the Health & Care professional council (HCPC)
Current registration with the Health & Care professional council (HCPC)
3 years post qualifying experience

Desirable

Hospital or Hospice Experience
To have or be willing to work towards PQ1 and other professional development courses

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Ability to assess social and psycho social needs
Ability to prioritise workload
Ability to work independently and creatively, but as part of a team
Skilled in verbal, written and electronic communication
Good interpersonal and organisational skills Sensitive approach to patients and families

Desirable

Knowledge of Nephrology Experience of teaching colleagues
Experience of multi-cultural issues

Other requirements

Essential

Awareness of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
Up to date knowledge of benefit system and legislation appropriate to role.
Flexible approach to work
car driver as work takes us over two counties East & West Berkshire.

Desirable

Linguistic ability an advantage.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Experience

Essential

Certificate of qualification in social work (CQSW) or Diploma in Social Work Appropriate Degree 3 years post qualifying experience Current registration with the Health & Care professional council (HCPC)
Current registration with the Health & Care professional council (HCPC)
3 years post qualifying experience

Desirable

Hospital or Hospice Experience
To have or be willing to work towards PQ1 and other professional development courses

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Ability to assess social and psycho social needs
Ability to prioritise workload
Ability to work independently and creatively, but as part of a team
Skilled in verbal, written and electronic communication
Good interpersonal and organisational skills Sensitive approach to patients and families

Desirable

Knowledge of Nephrology Experience of teaching colleagues
Experience of multi-cultural issues

Other requirements

Essential

Awareness of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
Up to date knowledge of benefit system and legislation appropriate to role.
Flexible approach to work
car driver as work takes us over two counties East & West Berkshire.

Desirable

Linguistic ability an advantage.

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).