Posted Date
13/02/2025
Description
To provide a person centred service users in intermediate care and their carers in order to facilitate timely discharges from the service thereby increasing bed availability
To work in partnership with the social work team and other members of the Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) to meet service users’ individual needs and support for carers in accordance with departmental policies and good professional standards.
• To support the Intermediate Care Social Work team with all practical matters to support an expedient discharge from the Intermediate Care Unit in Salford.
• To support with identifying suitable residential/nursing home placements, offering advice and guidance to individuals and their families during this process.
• To gather information on care home vacancies across the city, and maintain excellent working relationships with the management of these establishments.
• To gather an extensive knowledge of local resources within Salford which can offer assistance to the individuals that we work with.
• To work across the MDT with other professionals to support a timely discharge from the Bevan Unit.
• To provide emotional support to individuals and their families
• To record in a timely and thorough manner using appropriate social care and health records.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
• To provide advice and practical assistance, as identified by a social care professional, to service users and their carers to facilitate timely discharges back to their own home
• To provide advice and practical assistance, as identified by a social care professional, to service users and their carers to identify and move to an appropriate residential/nursing care setting when required, (e.g. escorting).
• To provide emotional support and reassurance where appropriate to service users and family/carers.
• To promote and encourage service user choice and to ensure that service users’ needs and wishes are understood by service providers.
• To gather and maintain accurate, timely information regarding care home availability and knowledge of local resources in order to facilitate timely discharges from intermediate care bedded units.
• To liaise with members of the social work team, other professionals and carers in order to meet service user needs and proactively address any issues that are preventing timely discharges.
• To understand the roles and responsibilities of other disciplines within integrated services.
• To report to line manager on progress of discharges, residential/nursing care bed availability and any areas of concern or challenges.
• To keep electronic social care records up to date in accordance with departmental standards.
• To maintain daily reports on all service users requiring transfer into residential/nursing care in order to support discharge target requirements and evidence where delays are occurring.
• To undertake any training that is necessary.
This advert closes on Thursday 27 Feb 2025
Salary26,530.00 - 29,114.00 Annual