Social Worker - Hospital Discharge Team

Liquid Personnel is recruiting Social Worker for its client's Hospital Discharge Team at Southampton. Our client is looking for Hospital Social Workers to support and facilitate patient discharges from the hospital setting including University Hospital Southampton, Western Community Hospital and other local surrounding hospitals as and when needed.

The main base for the role is at University Hospital Southampton supporting discharges from the acute setting. There is a requirement that staff will be available to come into the hospital for at least 2 days a week to support duty and in reach visits.

The Team work in a strengths-based way supporting the value of Home First in relation to discharge planning and work alongside and MDT within the hospital setting to complete robust holistic assessments and support plans. The team also complete community reviews post discharge to right size care provision and ensure that this remains suitable outside of the acute setting.

What will your responsibilities be?

The hospital discharge team are responsible for assessing our clients against care act eligibility and also work within the mental capacity act to make best interest decisions where needed. The team also complete safeguarding enquiries under section 42 of the Care Act alongside planning for discharge and within the community alongside the review process.