Social Worker – Hospital Discharge Team

We are excited to advertise an opportunity for a Social Worker to join the Out of Area Hospital Discharge Team (OOA HD), which is part of Derbyshire’s Countywide Hospital Discharge Service.

The team primarily focus on transfers of care for Derbyshire Residents from all Out of Area Acute & Private Hospital Trusts within the UK. The highest number of referrals come from trusts within Authorities that boarder Derbyshire including Greater Manchester, East Cheshire, Tameside, Sheffield, and Nottinghamshire. The successful applicant is preferred to reside either within or bordering the mid – south of Derbyshire to assist attending, when required, provisions bordering the mid-south of the county such as Sheffield & Nottingham.

As this Service & post operates countywide, much of the work will be undertaken working remotely from home with some in-reach to the various hospitals when required. The successful applicant is preferred to reside either within or bordering the mid – south of Derbyshire. Base location to be determined depending on the successful applicant’s residence location.

The role entails proportionately assessing Derbyshire residents within Acute Hospitals to assist them via a strengths-based approach, underpinned by the Discharge to Assess Model to leave the acute with short term provisions such as informal services, homecare, therapy beds. The successful applicant would be expected to work autonomously & as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

The Derbyshire Health & Social Care system has created a multidisciplinary Care Transfer Hub. This hub is a central referral point for all Acute hospitals. The hub completes a multidisciplinary triage, assessment, care broker & discharge planning. The appointed social worker will have a proactive role within the Care Transfer Hub.

The successful candidate will be flexible and resilient, willing to adapt and continuously learn and cascade new skills and knowledge.  You will be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and share a clear sense of purpose and vision with resilience and determination to bring about change.

For an informal discussion, please contact Natasha Hibbert, OOA HD Service Manager please email: natasha.hibbert@derbyshire.gov.uk

Provisional Interview Date: TBC