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Hospital Discharge Team - Bridging Care, Ensuring Recovery
Are you an experienced Social Worker looking for a leadership role where you can make a realdifference?
If youre a Social Work England-registered practitioner with experience in adult social care, hospital discharge and staff supervision, this is a great opportunity to take the next step in your career.
Our team in the Discharge service are looking for an Advanced Practitioner to support and guide social care stafftoensurehigh-quality, person-centredcare for adults with support needs.
As an Advanced Practitioner, youwillleadon complex casesandrisk assessmentswhilesupervisingSocial Workers and Social Care Practitioners.Youll also collaborate closely with hospitals, health teams and voluntary organisationswiththeaim of facilitatingsafe andtimely discharges.
Yourextensiveknowledgeofsafeguarding, mental capacityand social care legislation will be key in upholding best practices and improving outcomes for individuals and their families.
Apply now to join a service that really makes a difference!
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Practitioner provides professional and practice leadership within the Discharge Service, supporting highquality social work across the Hospital Team. They proactively participate in the leadership team, helping plan and chair meetings and representing the service in multidisciplinary discharge forums and Best Interest decisionmaking. The role includes deputising for the Team Manager when required and taking a lead in promoting safeguarding in line with local policies.
They manage a small caseload of highly complex cases, completing assessments, support plans and reviews using personcentred practice and comprehensive risk assessment, ensuring compliance with the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act. They provide expert guidance to staff on defensible decisionmaking, oversee allocation and prioritisation of work, and respond to urgent or highrisk situations.
A key responsibility is to develop and model highquality social work practice, supervising Social Workers and Social Care Practitioners, supporting their professional development, and ensuring adherence to Social Work England standards. The post holder also drives effective partnership working with acute, community and locality health services to support safe and timely hospital discharges, escalating barriers when needed, and contributes to performance monitoring through accurate data recording.
About us
Wiltshire Council is the unitary local authority for the county of Wiltshire, England, established in 2009 to provide both county-level and district-level services. The council's vision is to foster strong communities where residents can achieve their potential through empowerment and inclusion. The council focuses on long-term challenges, community engagement, and delivering services that support independent living, reduce inequalities, and promote overall well-being.
Key Responsibilities and Services
The council provides a range of essential services to residents, including waste management, public planning, and support for vulnerable populations, such as older adults and people with disabilities.
The council consists of elected councillors who form a cabinet to set the council's direction and priorities. A system of overview and scrutiny ensures accountability for the cabinet's decisions.
The council engages in long-term planning, such as its household waste management strategy, focusing on new approaches and opportunities to manage waste over the next decade and beyond.
The council uses Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funds to support local infrastructure projects, including roads, schools, and recreational facilities, to manage the impact of development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Care job family overview:
Support and assist the well-being of individuals and groups to assure their protection, security and
development.
Safeguarding, protection and care.
Community, residential, day or field settings.
Ongoing risk/needs assessment of and advice for individuals/groups.
Specification of any non-council provision.
Individual or small group emphasis.
May involve personal care activities.
Likely to involve immediate response to client.
Service and Function Context
The overall responsibilities of the service/function are:
To provide statutory support in the acute hospitals, community hospitals and intermediate care to
adults with care and support needs and their carers/families, which includes information and
advice, assessment, support planning and safeguarding.
Comply with legal framework for social care in line with personalisation principles.
Operate within defined budgets for social care.
Work in partnership and liaison with partners including primary, secondary and tertiary health care
and with voluntary sector organisations.
Job Purpose
To provide practice and professional leadership, support and supervision for Social Workers and
social care staff in adult care teams.
To uphold standards of practice for Social Workers as registered with Social Work England, and
in accordance with Codes of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
Practitioners working in line with the advanced level of the Professional Capabilities Framework
(PCF) are expected to provide practice and professional leadership through the development of
evidence- informed practice, quality assurance, staff development, knowledge development and
management, and will also help to influence and contribute to strategic development in the
organisation. Advanced Practitioner Social Workers make a difference by working both directly
with people in highly complex situations, and by supporting staff to provide better outcomes for
people who use services, families, carers and
communities.
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
Pro-actively participate in the leadership team, including planning and chairing team meetings.
Participate in meetings of internal/external partners and other agencies, particularly in the role of
Best Interest decision maker, or facilitation of this, including Multi-Disciplinary Discharge
meetings, and Care Transfer Hub calls if required.
Deputise for the Team Manager as required.
Take a lead role in promoting safeguarding within teams in line with Wiltshire and Swindon policy
and procedures for safeguarding adults. or Investigating Officer role as required.
Manage a small caseload of complex work, using person centred practice principles to assess,
support plan and review with the aim of promoting well-being of individual customers. Undertake
comprehensive risk assessments. Ensure that your own practice is in line with current legislation,
including The Care Act (2014), The Mental Capacity Act (2005) and The Mental Health Act (1983)
and local policies and procedures, as relevant to the role.
Ability to manage and resolve complex situations using negotiations and diplomacy, involving
customers, their families, or staff groups.
Provide clarity to colleagues on defensible decision making.
Take responsibility for your own continuing professional development.
Plan, prioritise and allocate work within the team the post holder covers, in conjunction with the
team manager. Deal with urgent and high risk situations whilst dealing with interruptions and
deadlines and reprioritizing workloads effectively to meet changing demands from the service.
Promote, develop and model high quality social work practice. Ensure workers are working within
statutory responsibilities and promote evidence based practice. Ensure Social Workers comply
with professional standards required by Social Work England. Provide professional support to
Social Workers, Social Care Practitioners, Students and other team members, including
development of skills, knowledge and experience and addressing performance issues.
Supervise and appraise Social Workers and Social Care Practitioners. Ensure that the practice
of staff you supervise is in line with the current legal framework, including The Care Act (2014),
The Mental Capacity Act (2005) and The Mental Health Act (1983) and related local policies andprocedures, as relevant to their role. Ensure that they keep themselves appraised of changes and
developments in legislation, policy and practice.
Work in collaborative partnerships with colleagues from the council, health and other stakeholders
within the voluntary and community sector which promote well-being, social inclusion and resilient
communities to influence and improve service delivery.
Identify, plan, implement and evaluate person centred approaches to meeting customers'
outcomes which promote and improve their well-being.
Good understanding of Continuing Health Care guidance.
Facilitate effective data recording to support monitoring and analysis of team
performance.
Drive close, effective partnership working with acute, community and locality health services to
facilitate safe and timely discharges from hospital, escalating identified barriers to discharge
where necessary.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Care job family overview:
Support and assist the well-being of individuals and groups to assure their protection, security and
development.
Safeguarding, protection and care.
Community, residential, day or field settings.
Ongoing risk/needs assessment of and advice for individuals/groups.
Specification of any non-council provision.
Individual or small group emphasis.
May involve personal care activities.
Likely to involve immediate response to client.
Service and Function Context
The overall responsibilities of the service/function are:
To provide statutory support in the acute hospitals, community hospitals and intermediate care to
adults with care and support needs and their carers/families, which includes information and
advice, assessment, support planning and safeguarding.
Comply with legal framework for social care in line with personalisation principles.
Operate within defined budgets for social care.
Work in partnership and liaison with partners including primary, secondary and tertiary health care
and with voluntary sector organisations.
Job Purpose
To provide practice and professional leadership, support and supervision for Social Workers and
social care staff in adult care teams.
To uphold standards of practice for Social Workers as registered with Social Work England, and
in accordance with Codes of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
Practitioners working in line with the advanced level of the Professional Capabilities Framework
(PCF) are expected to provide practice and professional leadership through the development of
evidence- informed practice, quality assurance, staff development, knowledge development and
management, and will also help to influence and contribute to strategic development in the
organisation. Advanced Practitioner Social Workers make a difference by working both directly
with people in highly complex situations, and by supporting staff to provide better outcomes for
people who use services, families, carers and
communities.
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
Pro-actively participate in the leadership team, including planning and chairing team meetings.
Participate in meetings of internal/external partners and other agencies, particularly in the role of
Best Interest decision maker, or facilitation of this, including Multi-Disciplinary Discharge
meetings, and Care Transfer Hub calls if required.
Deputise for the Team Manager as required.
Take a lead role in promoting safeguarding within teams in line with Wiltshire and Swindon policy
and procedures for safeguarding adults. or Investigating Officer role as required.
Manage a small caseload of complex work, using person centred practice principles to assess,
support plan and review with the aim of promoting well-being of individual customers. Undertake
comprehensive risk assessments. Ensure that your own practice is in line with current legislation,
including The Care Act (2014), The Mental Capacity Act (2005) and The Mental Health Act (1983)
and local policies and procedures, as relevant to the role.
Ability to manage and resolve complex situations using negotiations and diplomacy, involving
customers, their families, or staff groups.
Provide clarity to colleagues on defensible decision making.
Take responsibility for your own continuing professional development.
Plan, prioritise and allocate work within the team the post holder covers, in conjunction with the
team manager. Deal with urgent and high risk situations whilst dealing with interruptions and
deadlines and reprioritizing workloads effectively to meet changing demands from the service.
Promote, develop and model high quality social work practice. Ensure workers are working within
statutory responsibilities and promote evidence based practice. Ensure Social Workers comply
with professional standards required by Social Work England. Provide professional support to
Social Workers, Social Care Practitioners, Students and other team members, including
development of skills, knowledge and experience and addressing performance issues.
Supervise and appraise Social Workers and Social Care Practitioners. Ensure that the practice
of staff you supervise is in line with the current legal framework, including The Care Act (2014),
The Mental Capacity Act (2005) and The Mental Health Act (1983) and related local policies andprocedures, as relevant to their role. Ensure that they keep themselves appraised of changes and
developments in legislation, policy and practice.
Work in collaborative partnerships with colleagues from the council, health and other stakeholders
within the voluntary and community sector which promote well-being, social inclusion and resilient
communities to influence and improve service delivery.
Identify, plan, implement and evaluate person centred approaches to meeting customers'
outcomes which promote and improve their well-being.
Good understanding of Continuing Health Care guidance.
Facilitate effective data recording to support monitoring and analysis of team
performance.
Drive close, effective partnership working with acute, community and locality health services to
facilitate safe and timely discharges from hospital, escalating identified barriers to discharge
where necessary.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BA or BSc SW/ MA or MSc SW/ Dip SW/CQSW/CSS or equivalent (as agreed by Social Work England).
- Registered with Social Work England as a Social Worker.
- Completion of post qualifying award (ASYE or PQ).
- Evidence of further professional development including practice education.
- Expert knowledge of social care legislation and policy as it relates to Social Workers and the wider social care team, including mental capacity and safeguarding adults.
- Evidence of professional development since qualification, at least 2 years with adult / hospital.
- Knowledge of NHS and social care legislation and Key Performance Indicators.
- Experience of working in partnership with other agencies.
- Experience in training and development of staff including supervision.
- Able to demonstrate independent critical judgement.
- Ability to problem solve in complex and unpredictable situations.
- Able to write clear, complex and accurate reports.
- Able to communicate effectively with people at all levels with positive and person- centred approach.
- Able to plan and prioritise workloads.
- Able to plan, and contribute to meetings.
- Literate, numerate and good computer skills.
- Ability to use and understand electronic social care records and performance reports.
- Fully fluent in English.
- Experience of effectively managing conflict.
- Ability to work in partnership with service users, other professionals and agencies. Commitment to anti-discriminatory and oppressive practice.
- Able to contribute effectively to the development of a team.
- Proven skills in safe practice techniques and ability to work to risk assessments.
Desirable
- Best Interests Assessor qualification.
- Practice Educator qualification.
- Experience of delivering training.
- Supervision skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BA or BSc SW/ MA or MSc SW/ Dip SW/CQSW/CSS or equivalent (as agreed by Social Work England).
- Registered with Social Work England as a Social Worker.
- Completion of post qualifying award (ASYE or PQ).
- Evidence of further professional development including practice education.
- Expert knowledge of social care legislation and policy as it relates to Social Workers and the wider social care team, including mental capacity and safeguarding adults.
- Evidence of professional development since qualification, at least 2 years with adult / hospital.
- Knowledge of NHS and social care legislation and Key Performance Indicators.
- Experience of working in partnership with other agencies.
- Experience in training and development of staff including supervision.
- Able to demonstrate independent critical judgement.
- Ability to problem solve in complex and unpredictable situations.
- Able to write clear, complex and accurate reports.
- Able to communicate effectively with people at all levels with positive and person- centred approach.
- Able to plan and prioritise workloads.
- Able to plan, and contribute to meetings.
- Literate, numerate and good computer skills.
- Ability to use and understand electronic social care records and performance reports.
- Fully fluent in English.
- Experience of effectively managing conflict.
- Ability to work in partnership with service users, other professionals and agencies. Commitment to anti-discriminatory and oppressive practice.
- Able to contribute effectively to the development of a team.
- Proven skills in safe practice techniques and ability to work to risk assessments.
Desirable
- Best Interests Assessor qualification.
- Practice Educator qualification.
- Experience of delivering training.
- Supervision skills.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
