We have a vacancy in the Adult Hospital First Contact Team. The role includes working within the Care transfer hub and working Out of Hours shifts.

The Adult Hospital First Contact Team works with adults, who are currently inpatients within a Sheffield Teaching Hospital. We support with discharge planning, Care Act assessments, screening safeguarding concerns and an element of case management, to facilitate a safe discharge.

Ideally candidates will have experience of crisis management and multidisciplinary work. The role incorporates both discharge planning for patients in Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and being part of the out of hours team- which provides a duty response for all Adult Care and Wellbeing services, evening and weekends. Relevant IT skills will be required but additional training will be provided for specific systems.

It is essential that applicants for this role are car drivers, and have access to a vehicle for out of hours shifts. Assessment and duty experience would be an advantage, but a flexible approach is important. The ability to work to short time scales and problem solve is also essential. The role will include application of the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.

The team is based at the Northern General Hospital and includes working with health colleagues across all disciplines. The role is office based.

If you are interested in working in a creative, solution focused way, we would love to hear from you. You will be a motivated, enthusiastic, and hardworking individual who will be able to decision make and operate with professional autonomy to ensure that vulnerable adults are safe.

Please contact Kalie Parkinson Kalie.parkinson@sheffield.gov.uk or Natalie Hackney Natalie.hackney@sheffield.gov.uk

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We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.