Social Worker: Sponsorship Available

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity to join the award winning Hospital To Home team. The team is highly performing and provides the social work role within Derbyshire Community Health Services (DCHS) Community First service.

The team is based at the Royal Derby Hospital, however Hospital to Home also work with customers across local Community Hospitals, their own homes and within Perth House assessment centre. Your customer base is people over the age of 18 years who require advice, advocacy and support to maximise their independence, safety and well being. The team works closely with the Integrated discharge team and DCHS to discharge customers using the discharge to assess model.

Applications are welcomed from candidates with the ability to encourage, support and engage with carers adults both within and recently leaving hospital and people with learning, physical and/or sensory disabilities. A Social Work qualification is essential. There is a strong focus on strength-based practice and ensuring that customers are able to return to the place they call home.

Derbyshire Community Health Services recently integrated a range of services with Derby City Council that support people to remain at home when their needs change, but also to return home following a hospital admission by receiving rehabilitation and reablement support.

 

Main duties of the job

You will need to be energetic and highly motivated, with excellent communication skills to enable you to work effectively with a wide range of agencies. You should have assessment and support planning skills and experience of person centred approaches. You should have a good knowledge of relevant legislation including making safeguarding personal The Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 05. You will ensure that you apply consistently high standards.

The Hospital to Home team is part of a unified health and social care team providing seamless support for local people with the aim of keeping them living as independent as possible, and with good health and mental wellbeing. This includes ensuring that local people access reablement and rehabilitation support that maximises their own skills and abilities, even after a hospital or medical episode.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Approved Social Worker Qualification
  • Registered with Social Work England

Desirable

  • Practice education experience
  • A desire undertake the ASYE programme .

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Knowledge of ant-discriminatory practice, theories of empowerment and their application.
  • Computer / ICT literacy skills
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to manage complex and sometimes difficult situations.
  • High levels of emotional intelligence and resilience in managing challenging cases.
  • Good oral and written communication skills. Ability to complete reports and written assessments

Desirable

  • Ability to travel to other sites and people homes
  • Knowledge of relevant legislation and social work practices, including the Care Act 2014 and safeguarding protocols.
  • Proven experience in a hospital or healthcare setting, particularly in a social work role.
  • Understanding of people affected by dementia and other cognitive impairments. And experience working with people who require mental capacity assessments.
  • Knowledge of local services and resources to support patient’s post-discharge.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 12 June 2025

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