Social Work Assistant Warrington, North West England, England
Job description
Introduction
Being a part of meaningful change is a feeling like no other. The care and support you provide as a Social Work Assistant helps some of the most vulnerable people in society build a brighter future.
Working 37.5 hours a week, you will join the team at St Mary’s in Warrington. In this role, you will liaise with service users families/significant others as you gather information to assist in carrying out assessments and social circumstances reports to support service users to identify the best outcomes for their health and wellbeing.
From supporting service users health progression to promoting their independence, you will correspond and liaise with external agencies to facilitate and progress arrangements to meet service users set outcomes.
You will be responsible for accompanying service users on community leave and will support them in understanding and managing their personal budgeting and financial arrangement
At Elysium a range of training opportunities are available that can see your career grow and you achieve your career aspirations.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Maintain regular patient contact on the wards within the hospital.
- Complete Department of Social Security forms with each patient on admission and undertake ongoing welfare benefits work with patients.
- Assist patients in liaison with external agencies regarding financial matters, e.g. payment of bills, etc.
- Liaise with housing agencies regarding patients tenancies, housing benefits and rent enquiries.
- Record all contact with patients and external agencies in clinical and social work notes.
- Liaise with patients families regarding payment of travel expenses and visiting arrangements for families, carers, children and any other significant people.
- Liaison with external agencies regarding social care issues, e.g. Social Services Departments, NHS Trusts and Probation Service, Primary Care Trust.
- To assist Social Workers within the department in collating information relating to patients, care plans.
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
- Good interpersonal and oral communication skills including negotiating mediation and presentation skills.
- The ability to work in a secure setting with patients who present with challenging behaviour and who have a mental disorder.
- Good written skills which can adapt to differing needs.
- Demonstrates effective work planning and time management.
- The ability to practice within the ethos of the Social Work Department’s philosophy.
- Knowledge of welfare benefits and housing related benefits.
- Respect of patient and agency confidentiality
- 1 years’ experience in working with service users in community, social care or health setting.
What you will get
- Annual salary between £21,320 - £22,360+ Benefits
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
- Free meals and parking
- Wellbeing support and activities
- Career development and training
- Pension contribution
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Maternity Package
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and special offers, car leasing without a credit check and much more.
About your next employer
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
The safety of our service users and colleagues is our priority and as such we encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.
