QSW Adults Home First Team

Job Title: Home First Team, Social Worker (Adults)

Location: Dorchester

Contract Type: Temporary, FT. (Possibility of temp to perm)

Salary: 32.00 - 35.00 per hour

Type: Hybrid/Remote working

About Us:

Connect2Dorset is a managed service agency owned by Dorset Council providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities into the Council. Our service is built on our values of ethical, trustworthy, and caring, and our profits are returned to our Local Authority shareholders.

About the role

The primary focus of these posts is to adopt a home first or discharge to assess way of working to support people in returning home from hospital safely and promptly. You will be an integral part of a successful partnership between health, social care, and our home, independence, and crisis support (HICS) team.

What will you be doing?

• Ability and need to be able to attend all our acute and community hospitals across Dorset to support and facilitate discharge.
• Requirement to come into the office to support duty once a week
• Hospital Discharge Planning: Lead on social work assessments for complex hospital discharges, ensuring timely and effective planning in line with national and local guidance (e.g., Hospital Discharge Service Policy and Operating Model).
• Strengths-Based Assessment: Undertake comprehensive social care assessments under the Care Act 2014, identifying individuals' strengths, assets, and desired outcomes.
• Risk Management: Conduct robust risk assessments to ensure safe discharge and ongoing safety in the community, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Care Planning & Coordination: Develop, implement, and review personalised care and support plans, coordinating a range of services including reablement, intermediate care, community equipment, adaptations, and long-term care where necessary.
• Multi-Agency Working: Work collaboratively and proactively with NHS colleagues (ward staff, therapists, discharge coordinators), reablement teams, GPs, housing providers, voluntary sector organisations, and other agencies to ensure seamless transitions of care.
• Safeguarding: Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns in line with Dorset Council's policies and procedures, ensuring the safety and well-being of vulnerable adults.
• Mental Capacity Act (MCA) & Best Interests: Apply the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, undertaking mental capacity assessments and making Best Interests decisions where required, in partnership with individuals and their representatives.
• Duty & Prioritisation: Manage a busy caseload effectively, prioritising work to meet urgent discharge demands and deadlines.

About you

You must hold a recognised Social Work qualification (degree/diploma) and be registered with Social Work England.

Preferably we are looking for a social worker with experience of working within a hospital discharge setting and able to take on more complex work

Enhanced DBS Clearance (Children's & Adults) we will obtain

The right to work in the UK

Benefits

We have ample on-site parking with the opportunity for role progression and training for both perm and temporary staff within the authority. Competitive pay rate offered.

Please do not hesitate to contact our dedicated recruitment team if you have any questions or feel you have the requirements to fulfil this post. We offer a 500.00 referral bonus to anyone who is successfully placed in a new role.

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Connect2Dorset is a trading style of Dorset & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Dorset Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dorset is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.