Job Summary
Are you a compassionate and skilled Registered Social Worker looking to make a difference in the lives of individuals living with Cystic Fibrosis? Join our dynamic team at St Jamess Hospital, Leeds, and play a key role in supporting patients and their families across the Yorkshire region.
As a Social Worker in the adult Cystic Fibrosis team, you'll collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals and clinical nurse specialists to provide a holistic, person-centred social work service. You'll manage a caseload, conduct assessments, and develop tailored care plans to ensure patients receive the best possible support.
Your role will involve offering financial guidance, care coordination, crisis intervention, advocacy, and emotional support. You'll work closely with families and patients, connecting them to essential community resources and helping them navigate the challenges of living with Cystic Fibrosis.
We're looking for someone with excellent communication skills, the ability to manage complex cases, and a genuine passion for making a difference. If you're ready to be part of a supportive team and make an impact in the lives of those who need it most, we want to hear from you!
Expected Shortlisting Date
03/04/2025
Planned Interview Date
11/04/2025
Main Duties of the Job
We are looking for a compassionate and skilled Registered Social Worker to join the adult Cystic Fibrosis team at St Jamess Hospital, in Leeds. In this role, you will work closely with medical professionals, clinical nurse specialists, and the wider multidisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive social work service to individuals with Cystic Fibrosis and their families across the Yorkshire region.
You will be responsible for managing a defined caseload, conducting assessments of social care needs, and developing tailored care plans to support patients. This includes providing financial support guidance, care coordination, advocacy, crisis intervention, and emotional support.
You will work collaboratively with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team to ensure integrated and holistic care. Your role will also involve connecting patients to community resources and maintaining essential networks to support their ongoing care.
About Us
Come and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff engagement, great care and rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the north.
Job Responsibilities
* To undertake assessments of patient and carer needs using a patient-focused approach in accordance with agreed statutory and Trust procedures.
* On the basis of assessed needs, develop and implement service and support plans.
* To be responsible for analysing information to support the ongoing needs of patients, their families and carers.
* To use a safeguarding framework, to make enquiries, investigate and manage risks where patients have experienced or likely to experience significant harm.
* Provide written and verbal reports which are concise, informative and based on analysis of complex evidence which can be used within the legal context.
* Maintain and update case notes and other records and write reports as required.
* Work directly with patients and young adults to ensure that assessments and interventions are informed by their views.
* Use management information systems to provide concise and accurate information about circumstances and plans within the requirements of data protection.
* Be compliant with relevant governance, policy and procedures.
* Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other professionals and partner agencies to ensure integrated, holistic and multidisciplinary approach to the care management and safeguarding of patients.
* Contribute to the promotion of improved outcomes for individuals, families, carers and groups from diverse and disadvantaged communities.
* To be responsible for planning and negotiating a range of appropriate services and interventions that meet the needs of patients within delegated levels of responsibility.
* Identify and implement strategies for responding appropriately to concerns about practice or procedures, seeking guidance if required.
* Appropriately participate in meetings and relevant forums and convene and chair multi-agency meetings in line with procedures.
* Organise work activities taking account of the need to prioritise tasks and responsibilities ensuring statutory legislation and service priorities are met.
* To work within the prescribed Professional Capabilities Framework.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* Recognised Social Work Qualification: SW Degree, CQSW, CSS, Dip SW or equivalent.
* Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and maintain yearly registration.
* Practice Educator Level 1 qualification.
Experience Essential
* Post registration experience.
* Current issues in healthcare.
* Understanding of the local and national agenda.
* Understanding of organisational structures.
Desirable
* Experience and knowledge of specialty.
Skills and Behaviours Essential
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking.
* Uses initiative to resolve issues within their own control.
* Organisational skills and time management skills.
* Leadership and communication skills.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer Details
Employer Name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Employer's Website
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust #J-18808-Ljbffr