Job summary
The post holder will work in a targeted way to achieve the best pathway out of hospital, maximizing independence and choice for the individual and working in a solution focused way to ensure that once ready, there are no barriers in place to effect patients discharge's. The post holder will use the strengths based social model of care when carrying out their duties with a home first as standard practice and all other pathway being discussed as part of the multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will coordinate the DTOC (and pre-DTOC) list for the Borough and attend the weekly DTOC meeting as a matter of routine to update on progress and highlight any potential blocks that they have been unable to resolve
- Using strengths based social work practice tomanage a specific caseload of individuals who are inpatients and patients on HTT caseload and have potential barriers to discharge identified early on, in their inpatient stay or admission to HTT. Pre-empt and resolve arising barriers to discharge and length of stay.
- Ensure that patient care is provided in the most appropriate care setting to ensure effective and efficient treatment and that there is a clear and robust discharge plan. This will involve attendance on wards for specific discussions including White Board meetings, CPA meetings and s117 discharge planning meetings.
- Attend the weekly bed management meetings and take an active role in challenging delays in discharge
- Develop positive working relationships with key stakeholders, including local commissioners (health & local authority)
- To develop effective relationships with housing providers, tenancy support teams and benefit agencies specific to the Borough.
- Kindly see attached Job Description & Person Specification for more details on the main duties
About us
CNWL Transfer of Care Hub is a well-established NHS provider offering a wide range of integrated discharge support and planning to the diverse and multicultural population across NCL. In addition, we also have services within University College Hospital and St Pancras Hospital.
The service is committed to partnership working. Our main partners are acute care services, social care and the community and voluntary sectors.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached documents for detailed job description and person specification.
This job description is indicative only and the role will be reviewed as part of the Personal Development Review process to take account of changing needs/ development of the service.
To meet the evolving needs of the organisation, you may also be required to provide cover in other areas following appropriate discussion.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached documents for detailed job description and person specification.
This job description is indicative only and the role will be reviewed as part of the Personal Development Review process to take account of changing needs/ development of the service.
To meet the evolving needs of the organisation, you may also be required to provide cover in other areas following appropriate discussion.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Social Worker Qualification
- Current HCPC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Professional Expertise ? able to act as a champion for own profession ? able to put in place systems to monitor and evaluate the diffusion of professional knowledge across teams and departments ? demonstrable thirst for new ideas and knowledge within own profession
Desirable
- AMHP/BIA qualification
- Professional supervision 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 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 recognise and respect the values of diverse perspective
- Able to build and maintain relationships with a diverse group of colleagues, service users and partners to increase understanding
- Able to meet the service needs for mobility across the geographical area covered
- Demonstrates the ability to empower the team to create solutions
- Ability to prioritise workload and ensure all documentation is current and up-to-date.
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Possess extensive knowledge of the mental health legislative framework for health and social care
- Evidenced based strengths based social work interventions relevant to the service
- Knowledge and understanding of funding panel processes
- Knowledge of key issues relating to developments in adult mental health services at a local and national level
- Expert knowledge of ? Mental Health Act, ? Care Act, Mental Capacity Act including Court of Protection ? Homelessness Reduction Act and Housing legislation
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Social Worker Qualification
- Current HCPC registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Professional Expertise ? able to act as a champion for own profession ? able to put in place systems to monitor and evaluate the diffusion of professional knowledge across teams and departments ? demonstrable thirst for new ideas and knowledge within own profession
Desirable
- AMHP/BIA qualification
- Professional supervision 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 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 recognise and respect the values of diverse perspective
- Able to build and maintain relationships with a diverse group of colleagues, service users and partners to increase understanding
- Able to meet the service needs for mobility across the geographical area covered
- Demonstrates the ability to empower the team to create solutions
- Ability to prioritise workload and ensure all documentation is current and up-to-date.
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Possess extensive knowledge of the mental health legislative framework for health and social care
- Evidenced based strengths based social work interventions relevant to the service
- Knowledge and understanding of funding panel processes
- Knowledge of key issues relating to developments in adult mental health services at a local and national level
- Expert knowledge of ? Mental Health Act, ? Care Act, Mental Capacity Act including Court of Protection ? Homelessness Reduction Act and Housing legislation
Desirable
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Park Royal Hospital
Park Royal Mental Health Centre Central Way (off Acton Lane)
London
NW10 7NS
Employer's website
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)
