Senior Case Worker (Continuing Healthcare)

As a Senior Case Worker in the Hampshire County Council Continuing Healthcare (CHC) team, you'll work within a multidisciplinary environment collaboratively with your social care colleagues and other professionals in the varied and complex field of NHS CHC. You'll be supported to manage a diverse caseload, working across all care groups including older and younger adults, with mental health concerns and physical and learning disabilities. What you'll be doing: Supporting individuals with their onward care journey following a Discharge to Assess period from hospital.

• Undertaking assessments in line with the Care Act 2014.
• Engaging with multidisciplinary teams to support completion of NHS CHC assessments.
• Collaborating with individuals and their families to transition them to suitable care provision following assessment., Other job titles you may be searching for may include: Social Worker, Welfare Worker, Community Worker, Casework Assistant, Case Manager, Social Work Assistant, Support Worker, Support Coordinator, Reviewing Officer.
  
  Knowledge of Care Act 2014 and it's eligibility criteria.
• Knowledge and / or experience of National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care July 2022 (Revised).
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to work under pressure in a busy working environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Organisational and time management skills.
This is a hybrid role with your office base being the closest Hampshire County Council office to your home address. This role requires travel across Hampshire and working 20% of your week in office. The team meets once a month in Basingstoke.