Senior Case Worker (Continuing Healthcare) HCC619100

Job summary

As a Senior Case Worker in the Hampshire County Council Continuing Healthcare (CHC) team, you'll work within a multidisciplinary environment collaboratively with your social care colleagues and other professionals in the varied and complex field of NHS CHC. You'll be supported to manage a diverse caseload, working across all care groups including older and younger adults, with mental health concerns and physical and learning disabilities.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting individuals with their onward care journey following a Discharge to Assess period from hospital.
• Undertaking assessments in line with the Care Act 2014.
• Engaging with multidisciplinary teams to support completion of NHS CHC assessments.
• Collaborating with individuals and their families to transition them to suitable care provision following assessment.

Main duties of the job

What were looking for:

• Knowledge of Care Act 2014 and its eligibility criteria.
• Knowledge and / or experience of National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care July 2022 (Revised).
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Organisational and time management skills.

About us

Why join us?

• Career growth: Our experienced Senior Case Workers can be considered for our social work apprenticeship scheme, leading to a career as a Qualified Social Worker. View our career pathways for more information about opportunities within our Adults Social Work service.
• Make a difference and feel proud of the work you do: Watch our short videos to find out more about the important work our Case Workers do in our Continuing Health Care team.
• Professional development: Continuous learning, mentoring and supportive supervision.
• Work-life balance: Enjoy a fulfilling career with a good balance between work and home life.

This is a hybrid role with your office base being the closest Hampshire County Council office to your home address. This role requires travel across Hampshire and working 20% of your week in office. The team meets once a month in Basingstoke.

Other job titles you may be searching for may include: Social Worker, Welfare Worker, Community Worker, Casework Assistant, Case Manager, Social Work Assistant, Support Worker, Support Coordinator, Reviewing Officer.

To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire County Council

Address

Hampshire County Council

Countywide, Hampshire (Hybrid Working)

SO23 8UJ

Employer's website

https://www.hants.gov.uk/jobs (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire County Council

Address

Hampshire County Council

Countywide, Hampshire (Hybrid Working)

SO23 8UJ

Employer's website

https://www.hants.gov.uk/jobs (Opens in a new tab)

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