Qualified Social Worker - Hospital Discharge Team

Immediately available

Do you support adults to overcome challenges?

Are you a Qualified Social Worker with Adult Services experience ?

We are proud to be the first tier supplier into Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, we will provide you with unique opportunities first and keep you informed of all QSW assignments.

Key Tasks of the Role

• Accessing Personal Social Services
• Engaging in a structured conversation with those making initial enquiry of the service and evaluating any information given
• Giving information, advice/and or sign- posting to other services
• Apply service access criteria to make a judgement on whether a referral is appropriate
• Assessing urgency of response required to a referral
• Assessing initial level of priority of a referral
• Making initial enquiries, e.g. other agencies, contacts
• Accurately and fully recording referral information in accordance with departmental procedures
• Ensuring the timely transfer of referral information in accordance with departmental procedures and time scales
• Safeguarding the welfare of a vulnerable person at immediate risk of harm
• Assessment of Need
• Evaluating the nature of possible needs based on referral information and any previous records
• Making enquiries, e.g. inter-agency contact

The Candidate

• Excellent communication skills (inclusive of writing communication)
• Effective time management and be able to work within time constraints
• Qualified SW
• Registration SCW
• DBS cleared ideally on the update service

Why let this opportunity slip through your fingers?

Benefits

• Dedicated consultant - one point of contact
• Accredited training / keep up to date - manual handling, health and safety at work, conflict management, safeguarding vulnerable adults/children
• Weekly payroll
• Competitive pay rates
• Full time and part time shifts available
• Working with a top local authority
• Weekly mailers keeping you up to date with posts within your locality
• Receive up to £300 for referring a friend or colleague (T&Cs apply)

Do you have some more questions regarding this or any other role?If you are interested in discussing the position further, please contact Ian Davies on for a confidential discussion.I have over 20 years experience in recruiting. If this particular role does not sound quite right for you, we have a wide selection of roles across the country that may not be advertised. We are also able to source a particular role to suit your requirements, so whether you work with children or adults in any particular speciality, please get in touch to see how we can support you!

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

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