What's involved with this role: Interim Adults Social Worker - Hospital Discharge Team Reference no: Sheffield TCL 0009 5F2A / 1 Pay Rate: £22.69 per hour PAYE 37 Monday – Friday, 08:45 - 17:15 This opening assignment is for 5-6 months City: SHEFFIELD Enhanced DBS disclosure required Hybrid working Experienced social worker with a mental health background to join the mental health hospital discharge team in the City Council and across the Trust work sites. Key Responsibilities: Undertaking social care assessments and delivering timely care packages for hospital inpatients prior to discharge Some mental capacity assessments, BI decisions and safeguarding as required Attending 117 meetings, ward rounds, professional meetings Facilitating learning opportunities for ASYEs through shadowing Participation in duty rota Qualifications: CQSW, CSS, DIPSW Social Work Degree or equivalent Registration with Social Work England Knowledge: Knowledge and application of Social Work Interventions Knowledge and ability to undertake appropriate investigations under safeguarding procedures Knowledge and application of relevant legislation, policies and guidance Knowledge of the referral and signposting processes regarding Housing, Welfare Benefits and other community support services Have a knowledge of and adhere to local and national policy affecting adult social care A basic knowledge of equipment and adaptations available to promote independence e.g. assistive technology A practical understanding of care and support needs of people as a result of a physical and/or a mental condition An understanding of person-centred practice and skills relevant to this role. Experience: Social Work experience of working with people and the public, voluntary or independent sector Experience of multi-disciplinary working Skills & Abilities: Effective negotiation skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal at an appropriate level Ability to be creative and innovative in relation to support networks Ability to use own initiative, adapt and respond to dynamic situations. Able to self-manage, self-motivate and be accountable for own work Ability to travel city wide to fulfil the role Able to work with minimum supervision and make timely decisions to maintain the integrity of data. Ability to assess needs of people and identify and mitigate risk with skills in assessment and individual care and support planning with people and carers Ability to create individual plans, understanding responsibilities and tasks associated with developing networks and/or arranging services in accordance with their eligible needs. Ability to work positively as a member of a team, and to liaise with other colleagues/professionals within the context of the person’s own support networks Proficiency with spreadsheets and data analysis. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, or who can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside – there is no need for a full address. Please feel free to apply to us directly via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not as a PDF. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles. ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please