Hospital Social Worker - Band 6
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Are you a practicing social worker registered with Social work England? Do you have an interest in mental health and inpatient working?
If so this position might be perfect for you.
This role entails working across Gloucester and Cheltenham to cover Wotton lawn hospital, laurel house and Honeybourne units. It is a very Dynamic and important role which encourages solution finding and integrated multidisciplinary working to support the journey of WORKING AGE adults through admission and beyond discharge.
Job Title - Social Worker - Band 6
Integrated Discharge hub
Wotton Lawn Hospital, Gloucester
Salary -Band 6 £33,706 - £40,588 per annum
Hours per week FULL TIME-37.5 hrs per week - part-time and flexible working will be considered
Main duties of the job
To act as an inpatient social worker for working age acute/recovery inpatients admitted to Psychiatric hospitals across Gloucestershire.
The role will entail working to find solutions to complicated needs/troubles.
Working collaboratively with other professions and care sectors.
Ensuring clear communication is maintained and working efficiently to provide care.
Knowledge of the Care act, mental health and mental capacity act are essential to ensure that process and procedures are followed and safe and best outcomes are measured.
An expectation of this role will be to role model and or tutor juniors/students.
The Discharge Hub is a multidisciplinary team, consisting of Inpatient Social Workers, OT's, Support Workers, Peer Support Workers and Nurses. It is also part of the wider Patient Flow team, providing excellent working links with our colleagues supporting the physical health needs of the population of Gloucestershire.
The Trust aim to recruit and retain the best possible staff. It is the Trust's view that the costs associated with moving house in order to take up a post with us should not restrict our ability to recruit the excellent people we need; therefore, we support staff to relocate with our relocation policy.
This post is eligible for the Trust's Recommend a Friend scheme.
About us
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.
Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.
Date posted
11 July 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
327-23-182-D
Job locations
Wotton Lawn
Horton Road
Gloucester
GL1 3WL
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wotton Lawn
Horton Road
Gloucester
GL1 3WL
Employer's website
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