Hospital Discharge Social Worker

This is a newly formed team in Merthyr Couty Borough Council that has been established to meet the requirements of the Discharge to Assess policy and to provide effective, seamless support to adults who are being discharged from hospital. This will involve supporting the person for up to 8 weeks post discharge to ensure there is an effective plan in place that reduces the risk of re-admission to hospital.

This post will be responsible for the assessment of people in hospital/being discharged, identifying the package of support required to move them back into the community safely, developing the plan to support this and reviewing whether the plan is being effective in relation to prevention of re-admission., Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is committed to protecting and safeguarding the most vulnerable people in our community. Rigorous pre-employment checks are undertaken for all appointments as part of our recruitment and selection process.

All employees are required to comply with their individual and organisational responsibilities under the Data Protection Act, the Information Security Policy and relevant supporting operational policies. Any matters of a confidential nature must not be disclosed or passed to any unauthorised persons or third party under any circumstance either during or after employment except in the proper course of your employment or as required by law, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council or both.
Any breach of confidentiality may lead to disciplinary action.

Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.