Discharge Planning Assistant

Discharge Planning Assistant Swindon, Wiltshire, South West England, England

Swindon Borough Council
Full Time Swindon, Wiltshire, South West England, England 22485 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

Your next role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Discharge Planning Assistant based at the Great Western Hospital within the Hospital Social Work Team as part of a multi-disciplinary team and in re-shaping Adult Social Care to meet the needs of our service users.

The Hospital Social Work Team assess and organise discharge services for patient’s requiring extra support before or upon returning home from hospital. This is a 7-day service and working hours for this position are Sunday to Thursday.

You will be pivotal in information gathering and sharing to ensure safe and timely discharges as well as maintaining a true representation of current caseloads across the team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual that has the passion to succeed and wanting to further develop new skills. The successful candidate will need to have a flexible approach to work in order to meet the demands within the acute setting.

You will have the opportunity to work with partners across the health and social care system and as an expert communicator you will liaise with colleagues across the organisation, ensuring compliance with relevant policy and legislation (The Care Act 2014).

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

For further information about the role please contact Liz Horne on 07966 778457 or [email protected]

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email [email protected]

Discharge Planning Assistant
Swindon Borough Council

www.swindon.gov.uk
Swindon, United Kingdom
Teresa Page
$500 million to $1 billion (USD)
5001 to 10000 Employees
Government
National Services & Agencies
2002
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