Newton Abbot Community Hospital, West Golds Way, Newton Abbot
About the Team
The Southern Hospital Discharge Team support clients to return to the community following admission to hospital. We support in identifying the most appropriate care pathways to meet people’s needs, working closely with Multidisciplinary Teams across community and acute hospitals.
The Team have a varied caseload supporting people who are currently inpatients as well as those who have recently been discharged; undertaking assessments to identify ongoing care and support needs.
We are an Integrated Service working closely with colleagues in the NHS, Torbay Adult Social Care, Short Term Services Teams, the Voluntary Sector as well as our community based colleagues.
We support a wide range of service user groups including but not limited to;
• Older People
• People with Primary Mental Health Needs
• People with Learning Disabilities
• People receiving Rehabilitation
• People affected by Substance Misuse
• People receiving End of Life Care
• Younger Adults
• Carers
About the role
This is a rewarding role, supporting people to recover and rehabilitate following a period of illness or injury. The role requires professional judgement, empathy, and a strong commitment to equality and connecting people to their communities to live as independently as possible.
You will work within the discharge to assess model; completing strengths based referrals to support people in their discharge from hospital settings. Working alongside multidisciplinary team colleagues, you will promote independence and, using an asset based approach, seek to reduce and delay the need for formal care and support.
This role includes the completion of strengths based Care Act Assessments and Personalised Care Plans. You will also be responsible for the co-ordination of care and ongoing social care support. You will be required to complete mental capacity assessments and support in gathering information relating to safeguarding concerns when appropriate.
In line with Devon County Council Guidance, this role offers a mix of home based and office based working. Please note that this position requires Saturday working on a rotational basis.
About you
This opportunity would suit someone who is looking for a new social care position or to broaden their social care practice experience, as well as those considering onward professional development; such as undertaking an apprenticeship or social work degree.
You will bring to the role;
– Experience in working with people in a health or social care environment
– Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to complete high quality assessments.
– The ability to work both independently and within a team.
– The nature of this work requires you to be highly organised with strong recording skills;
– The ability to prioritise referrals and manage competing demands simultaneously.
In return, you will receive excellent support in a busy and friendly team. You will be supported with a tailored development plan, peer supervision and learning opportunities to support you with progressing your social care career.
Does the job role include personal care?: No
Working Patterns:
TBC
Essential details:
Internal Applicants, please note: If you are an existing DCC employee, please use your iTrent Employee Self Service (ESS) details to log in and apply.
DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working -The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice.
For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.
This role requires a DBS disclosure.
Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice. For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page.