This is an exciting time for a Registered Social Worker to join our energetic and committed Hospital Discharge and Short Term Social Work service which is part of the Integrated Referral Management Centre in Bridgend County Borough. As a key member of the professional team you will lead on the delivery of an early support social work function, which will provide well-timed proportionate responses to requests for support. If you are someone who is open to innovation and taking person centred practice to the next level we would like to hear from you.
We have realigned all the points of contact for Community Services into a single multi- disciplinary Referral Management Centre which supports individuals returning home from hospital by signposting, providing advice and guidance, assessment and access to both short term enabling and long term care pathways.
The hospital social work support interfaces with the Community Integrated Networks and the Community Resource Team. The Networks are multidisciplinary teams that provide ongoing management of complex needs for people in managed care and support. The CRT currently comprises of the following: Early and Mobile Response Service, Telecare, Reablement, Bridgestart (our Enabling Homecare Team), Rehabilitation and the Integrated Community Equipment Service.
You will be a key part of the Integrated Community services which aim to take an integrated approach to services that support people to continue to live in their chosen environment by preventing avoidable hospital or care home admission, and work closely with hospital discharge services to support discharge home.
You will:- Lead on delivering a bespoke proportionate response to requests for help- Develop workflow priority systems to support access to assessment and care pathways- work as part of a team in a climate of change;- provide advice and guidance and signposting people into community resources - promote a holistic wellbeing outcomes for people who need care and support - develop professional relationships within the Directorate, Health Board and across agency boundaries;- take a person centred approach to practice;- be committed to the best use of resources and to making a positive contribution the Directorate Medium Term Financial Savings Strategy
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