Job summary
We are looking for a Patient Flow Social Worker to join our Community Access Service team in Park Royal Centre for Mental Health in Brent.
We are looking for someone who is motivated, can work under pressure and is able to demonstrate the benefits of having social work within an acute mental health setting supporting discharge.
Ideally we would want the candidate to have expert knowledge in discharge planning and mental health settings.
You will be part of the local inpatient team and the trust wide Community Access Service.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Main duties of the job
You will work in a targeted way to achieve the discharge plan for inpatients, maximising independence and choice for the individual, and work in a solution focussed way to ensure that any social barriers to discharge are addressed in a timely manner to support an effective discharge.
You will screen all new admissions to hospital to ascertain if there are any barriers to discharge and will join key meetings to support with discharge planning.
You will work with individuals, families and carers, community services, housing departments, third sector organisations, and other relevant parties to ensure smooth transition to the community from hospital.
You will focus on all KPI's linked to length of stay and out of area placement elimination.
You will sit organisationally within the Jameson Urgent Care Service as part of the Community Access service; but operationally you will be part of the Inpatient Service team and be present on the inpatient wards within a defined geographical area working with an identified caseload to enable effective discharge planning.
About us
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 7,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond.We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder must be adept at prioritising the activities that will most rapidly lead to effective discharge and have strong legal literacy to ensure that there are no legal barriers to discharge. This includes expert knowledge of housing legislation, Care Act, No Recourse to Public Funds, Mental Health Act (s117) and the Mental Capacity Act including Court of Protection.
1. JOB PURPOSE:
- To provide strong and effective leadership for the local Borough Community Access (CAS) service.
- To work with the CAS team, discharge workers and the inpatient staff to identify barriers to discharge at the earliest opportunity following admission and to manage and resolve these.
- To work in a targeted way to achieve the best pathway for inpatients on discharge, maximising independence and choice for the individual and working in a solution focussed way to ensure that once ready, there are no barriers in place to an effective discharge.
- To work with individuals, families and carers, community services, housing departments, third sector organisations, and other relevant parties to ensure smooth transition to the community from hospital.
- To attend meetings to ensure a complete picture of the acute care pathway and patient flow and any barriers to discharge.
- To be able to prioritise activities that will lead to effective discharge.
- To be able to apply professional knowledge and have strong legal literacy to ensure that there are no legal barriers to discharge. This includes expert knowledge of housing legislation, Care Act, No Recourse to Public Funds, Mental Health Act (s117) and the Mental Capacity Act including Court of Protection.
- To focus on KPIs linked to length of stay and out of area placement elimination.
- To sit organisationally within the Inpatient Services and be present on the inpatient wards within a defined geographical area working with an identified caseload to enable effective discharge planning.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder must be adept at prioritising the activities that will most rapidly lead to effective discharge and have strong legal literacy to ensure that there are no legal barriers to discharge. This includes expert knowledge of housing legislation, Care Act, No Recourse to Public Funds, Mental Health Act (s117) and the Mental Capacity Act including Court of Protection.
1. JOB PURPOSE:
- To provide strong and effective leadership for the local Borough Community Access (CAS) service.
- To work with the CAS team, discharge workers and the inpatient staff to identify barriers to discharge at the earliest opportunity following admission and to manage and resolve these.
- To work in a targeted way to achieve the best pathway for inpatients on discharge, maximising independence and choice for the individual and working in a solution focussed way to ensure that once ready, there are no barriers in place to an effective discharge.
- To work with individuals, families and carers, community services, housing departments, third sector organisations, and other relevant parties to ensure smooth transition to the community from hospital.
- To attend meetings to ensure a complete picture of the acute care pathway and patient flow and any barriers to discharge.
- To be able to prioritise activities that will lead to effective discharge.
- To be able to apply professional knowledge and have strong legal literacy to ensure that there are no legal barriers to discharge. This includes expert knowledge of housing legislation, Care Act, No Recourse to Public Funds, Mental Health Act (s117) and the Mental Capacity Act including Court of Protection.
- To focus on KPIs linked to length of stay and out of area placement elimination.
- To sit organisationally within the Inpatient Services and be present on the inpatient wards within a defined geographical area working with an identified caseload to enable effective discharge planning.
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Social Work Qualification
- Current HCPC Registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Professional Expertise
Desirable
- Professional supervision qualification
- AMHP/BIA qualification
Experience
Essential
- Mental health social care delivery in a multi-disciplinary statutory setting
- Working with people presenting in mental health crisis and their families/carers
- Multi-agency working / working across service interfaces
- Experience of applying legislation in practice including Care Act, MCA and s117
- Experience of using strengths based approaches to support individuals to maximise independence and achieve their goals
- Experience of presenting cases to funding panels
- Experience of working with housing and specialist services
- Experience of working to deadlines
- Experience of safeguarding adults at risk and children
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Communicating (oral and written) complex/highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Able to meet the service needs for mobility across the geographical area covered
- Able to recognise and respect the values of diverse perspectives
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Able to build and maintain relationships with a diverse group of colleagues, service users and partners to increase understanding
- Demonstrates the ability to empower the team to create solutions
- Ability to prioritise workload and ensure all documentation is current and up-to-date.
- IT literate, including previously experience of SystmOne (or equivalent patient information
- Demonstrate the ability to liaise effectively with other agencies, both statutory and non-statutory
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Evidenced based strengths based social work interventions relevant to the service
- Knowledge of key issues relating to developments in adult mental health services at a local and national level
- Knowledge and understanding of funding panel processes
- Possess extensive knowledge of the mental health legislative framework for health and social care
- Expert knowledge of: ? Mental Health Act ? Care Act, ? Mental Capacity Act including Court of Protection ? Homelessness Reduction Act and Housing legislation
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Social Work Qualification
- Current HCPC Registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Professional Expertise
Desirable
- Professional supervision qualification
- AMHP/BIA qualification
Experience
Essential
- Mental health social care delivery in a multi-disciplinary statutory setting
- Working with people presenting in mental health crisis and their families/carers
- Multi-agency working / working across service interfaces
- Experience of applying legislation in practice including Care Act, MCA and s117
- Experience of using strengths based approaches to support individuals to maximise independence and achieve their goals
- Experience of presenting cases to funding panels
- Experience of working with housing and specialist services
- Experience of working to deadlines
- Experience of safeguarding adults at risk and children
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Communicating (oral and written) complex/highly technical and clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Able to meet the service needs for mobility across the geographical area covered
- Able to recognise and respect the values of diverse perspectives
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Able to build and maintain relationships with a diverse group of colleagues, service users and partners to increase understanding
- Demonstrates the ability to empower the team to create solutions
- Ability to prioritise workload and ensure all documentation is current and up-to-date.
- IT literate, including previously experience of SystmOne (or equivalent patient information
- Demonstrate the ability to liaise effectively with other agencies, both statutory and non-statutory
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Evidenced based strengths based social work interventions relevant to the service
- Knowledge of key issues relating to developments in adult mental health services at a local and national level
- Knowledge and understanding of funding panel processes
- Possess extensive knowledge of the mental health legislative framework for health and social care
- Expert knowledge of: ? Mental Health Act ? Care Act, ? Mental Capacity Act including Court of Protection ? Homelessness Reduction Act and Housing legislation
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.
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.
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).
