Gweithiwr Cymdeithasol Rhyddhau O Ysbyty / Hospital Discharge Social Worker

Closing date 12/12/2024

Employer

Merthyr Tydfil CBC / Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful

Location

Merthyr Tydfil
- All areas

Job details

Contract hours: Full Time
Pay: £40,476 per year

Area of care: Social Care
Workplace: Social Work Services / Social Services
Job role: Social Worker

Job description

This is a newly formed team in Merthyr Couty Borough Council that has been established to meet the requirements of the Discharge to Assess policy and to provide effective, seamless support to adults who are being discharged from hospital. This will involve supporting the person for up to 8 weeks post discharge to ensure there is an effective plan in place that reduces the risk of re-admission to hospital.

This post will be responsible for the assessment of people in hospital/being discharged, identifying the package of support required to move them back into the community safely, developing the plan to support this and reviewing whether the plan is being effective in relation to prevention of re-admission.

For further information please contact Aynsley Cummings on 01685 725000 or email Aynsley.Cummings@merthyr.gov.uk

You will be required to provide evidence of all qualifications specified as essential.

If you do not have access to the internet, application forms can be obtained by telephoning 01685 725000 and are to be returned no later than 12.12.2024 to HR Administration, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN.

Email: Human.ResourcesAdmin@merthyr.gov.uk

Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.

All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both. Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.

We value diversity in our workforce and consider ourselves to be an Employer of Choice, committed to promoting and integrating equality of opportunity into all aspects of our work. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage applicants from all groups and backgrounds to apply and join us at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. We are strongly committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace and ensure that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, disability, sex, race, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, religion or belief, gender identity and expression, and pregnancy and maternity.

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