Discharge Pathway Facilitator (Inpatient Social Worker)

This post will be suited to a Social Work England registered Social Worker with an interest and knowledge of Secure Mental Health and Offender Health.

The Post Holder will work in close partnership with a range of professionals, agencies and organisations both internal and external to LSCFT to ensure effective social care provision and discharge processes within Guild Lodge.

The Post Holder will take a lead role in providing a social care service to patient at Guild Lodge and facilitating discharge planning. This will include:

Demonstrates specialist skills to ensure all necessary assessments for a complex patient group for example Health and Social Needs assessments are completed in a timely fashion.

Demonstrates knowledge of complex mental, physical health, and Learning Disability and Autism needs.

Support with identifying the need for capacity assessments and liaise with the Local Authorities or the Decision Maker about this.

Attend Multi-Disciplinary meetings for example, Care Team Meetings, Care Programme Approach and Best Interest's meetings, and MAPPA meetings.

In-depth knowledge of individual patient's needs, requirements and wishes which will be used to formulate in depth assessments to facilitate funding applications and discharge into the community.

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

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