Trosolwg o'r swydd

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 an effective discharge.

The post holder will work with individuals identified through their attendance and participation at daily whiteboard meetings and weekly Bed Management and Clinically Ready For Discharge (CRFD) meetings. This will provide them with a complete picture of the acute care pathway and barriers to patient flow.

The post holder must be adept at prioritizing 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 2014, No Recourse to Public Funds, Mental Health Act (s117) and the Mental Capacity Act including Court of Protection.

The post holder will sit organizationally 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. This post is for Park Royal Centre for mental health, it’s a 9-5 post Monday –Friday and due to the nature of the role it is a fact to face job. 

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The post holder will coordinate the CRFD list for the Borough and attend the weekly CRFD 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  to manage 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, and s117 discharge planning meetings.

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.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

OUR VALUES:

Compassion: Our staff will be led by compassion and embody the values of care outlined in our Staff Charter.

Respect: We will respect and value the diversity of our patients, service users and staff, to create a respectful and inclusive environment, which recognizes the uniqueness of each individual.

Empowerment: We will involve, inform and empower our patients, service users, careers and their families to take an active role in the management of their illness and adopt recovery principles. We will ensure our staff receive appropriate direction and support, to enable them to develop and grow.

Partnership: We will work closely with our many partners to ensure that our combined efforts are focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for the people we serve.