Community Care Officer

**Community Care Officer (CDC)**:

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- Doncaster Royal Infirmary

29/06/2025
- Community Care Officer (CDC)

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

**Salary**

Grade 7 £27,259 - £29,955, plus 0.5% all inclusive allowance for occasional weekend work via rota (Pay award pending)

**Contractual hours**

37

**Basis**

Full time

**Region**

Doncaster

**Job category/type**

Adult Social Work

**Date posted**

23/06/2025

**Job reference**

REQ20473

Job description

**Based at**:Doncaster Royal Infirmary**

**Salary details**:Grade 7, £27,259 - £29,955, p**lus 0.5% all inclusive allowance for occasional weekend work via rota (Pay award pending)**

**Contract type**: Permanent**

**Hours**: Full time, 37 hours per week**

**Closing date: 29th June 2025**

**Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post**

The City of Doncaster Council is a confident, ambitious organisation which puts improving the life of its residents at the centre of everything we do. You have a opportunity to be part of this in the role of Community Care Officer in the Integrated Discharge Team, Home First Directorate.

This is a multi-disciplinary team where Social Care staff work alongside Discharge Nurse Specialists, Therapists, Older Peoples’ Mental Health and Community Nursing services to assess and plan discharges from the acute setting following a range of discharge pathways. We also work in the Emergency department and 2 rehabilitation hospitals to reduce and delay the need for formal support and to prevent hospital admissions with support from community colleagues. The role will focus on discharge planning including assessments of capacity, consideration of continuing health care eligibility and primarily consider returning home if feasible and safe to do so.

The team works across all pathways with our focus being “Why not Home Why not today” completing post discharge conversations taking a strengths-based approach promoting independence and reducing and delaying needs where possible. Connecting the person to their community and care and support when longer term needs are identified, engaging with professionals in a timely way to get the outcomes that are right for the individual.

Applicants are welcomed from people with relevant experience of assessment under the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Hospital Discharge policy 2020, GDPR, and awareness of safeguarding. A Home first focus is used to support timely discharge of adult patients from the acute hospital. Skills and knowledge in recording, report writing, strength based approach to assessment, risk assessments and an aim of positive outcomes are required for this role. You will also work with carers to support, signpost and refer for assessment of their needs in accordance with the Care Act 2014.

This is a very fast paced environment working to short timeframes and requires an organised approach and ability to work with several patients and families concurrently.

As a valued member of the team you will have access to peer support, 1:1 time and supervision from our Advanced Practitioners, the opportunity to support the development of the team and to work with our partners across Social Care, Health, Housing and Voluntary Services.

In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, a generous local government pension scheme, a wide range of well-being support and development opportunities. You will also have access to a range of staff discount and benefits schemes. More information on the benefits available to you as a City of Doncaster Council employee can be found in the attached benefits book.

Shortlisting will take place week commencing 30th June 2025 and it is anticipated interviews will be held week commencing 7th July 2025.

For further details or an informal chat please contact Louise Shore - Team Leader, Vicky Whittingham, Gemma Wignall or Frances Brabazon Advanced Practitioners on 01302 642534.

Doncaster Council is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community where we strive to improve the quality of life for all. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share these commitments.

City of Doncaster Council is a disability confident employer committed to a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job, are flexible when assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate they can do the job and make reasonable adjustments as required.
- Community Care Officer (CDC)