Adult Social Care and Prevention Services
Progressed Social Worker: NHS Continuing Healthcare

1 post (attached to Freeman Hospital Social Work Team but location may vary)

37 hours per week

N8 £40,777 - £45,091 per annum (progressed)

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker who is interested in working with people who are being considered for eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare.

The work will comprise representing Newcastle City Council in multi-disciplinary team meetings to consider eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare, both at initial assessment (DST) and at review. This work will not be limited to hospital discharge cases.

In addition to the above, the post-holder will be required to:

Monitor and process Eclipse documentation to update records, and support plans where necessary, for people who are eligible for the fast-track pathway (this does not include arranging support or ongoing case management)
Investigate and solve queries about FNC payments and NHS Continuing Healthcare payments, in partnership with colleagues in Business Finance
Act as a contact point for such matters with Newcastle ICB
Participate in retrospective reviews for NHS Continuing Healthcare
Identify when a recommendation is unfair and draft formal disputes under manager direction
Provide consultation and advice to social care colleagues about NHS Continuing Healthcare and joint packages of care
Prepare joint package of care proposals, and assist others to do so
Complete Care Act assessments and Mental Capacity assessments for people whose eligibility for NHS Continuing Healthcare ends
Devise cost-effective and robust support plans in such situations
Maintain Excel data records for outcomes of DST meetings

This an exciting role for someone who enjoys short-term, analytical work to set deadlines. You will be supported and encouraged to learn and develop your own skills, but you will have the right people to help you do so.

About you:

You will be a progressed qualified Social Work Practitioner who has an interest in NHS Continuing Healthcare
You must have a relevant social work qualification such as a Degree in Social Work, DipSW, CQSW, or CSS, or equivalent, and must have current Social Work England registration
You will be a confident verbal and written communicator who is self-reliant, efficient and able to set and manage your own workload
You will be thorough and possess an eye for detail
You will have experience of multi-disciplinary working and able to work collaboratively and confidently
You will have a strong commitment to professional responsibility in your practice.

If this sounds like you, please apply.

We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.

As this post involves working with children, vulnerable adults or dealing with sensitive information, written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage, even if you indicate otherwise.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Jamie Feather, Team Manager on 0191 213 7393 (Freeman Hospital)

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