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Adult and Child Social Worker
2 months ago
Job summary
This is an exciting, rare opportunity for an experienced social worker to join our innovative and dedicated Patient and Family Support Service.
We are looking for a qualified social worker, who has experience of working with Adults, Children and Young People, to provide support in our In-Patient Unit and in the community. The postholder will be the Adult Safeguard lead for St Clare Hospice and will jointly lead the Adult and Children and Young People Safeguard initiative.
To ensure we support as many patients, relatives, and friends as possible, the post holder will be required to work 11am to 7pm / 12pm to 8pm at least once per week.
Main duties of the job
To provide specialist palliative social work tohospice patients, their families, and carers#
To work as part of the multidisciplinary teams inthe in-patient unit, therapy, and community team
To provide psychosocial social work as necessary to patients,family members and carers under hospice care
To assist in developing and growing the HospicesChildren and Young People service to support those under 18 years of age whoare living with someone with a life limiting or terminal condition or who haveexperienced a bereavement
To offer support, advice, and training to staff topromote psychological well-being
To present on relevant topics at the Hospicesmasterclass and study day programmes and participate in the Hospices widereducation programme
To recruit and supervise student placement socialworkers
About us
At St ClareHospice, our vision is that every adult with a life limiting condition in ourlocal communities should have access to palliative care services wherever andwhenever they need them, so that they can make the most of every moment, nomatter how long they have left to live.Our many different services provide patients, their families, andcarers, with physical, emotional, social, psychological and spiritual support,at home, or here at the Hospice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be an integrated member of the multidisciplinaryteams in the inpatient unit, therapy, and communityteam
To jointly manage the psychosocial team, including volunteersand students
To work in close co-operation with other members ofthe Patient and Family Support Team (PFST) toprovide integrated specialist psychosocial palliative social work andbereavement support both internally and externally
To develop patient and family support in line withhospice strategy
To participate in the daily triage and assessment ofall patients referred into the PFST ensuring the safety and appropriateresponse time of all referrals
To make and sustain links with external agencies andsources of social support relevant to the provision of specialist palliativecare at St Clare Hospice
To jointly lead the Children and Young peoplesafeguarding initiative and support in the design, delivery, and management oftraining for all hospice staff and volunteers as well as Mental Capacity Act(MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding (DoLS)
To contribute to the delivery of training toexternal agencies and organisations
To provide workplace support or supervision to otherstaff members where needed
To assist in the provision of teaching and supportto nursing and other staff on issues such as social work skills and knowledge
To work closely with community engagement teammembers and volunteers to provide social supportive interventions, establishcommunity links and develop the service
To manage own boundaries and raise any concernsaround this
To participate in meetings, working groups andcommittees as necessary within the service
To maintain concise and accurate client / patientrecords on both IT systems and paper files
To be aware of national guidance and standardsrelating to palliative care, social work support
To be aware of national, regional, and localhealthcare issues and targets and plans that are relevant to palliative caresocial work support
To develop an understanding of, and be sympatheticto, the need for evidence-based practice and service evaluation
To communicate frequently and accurately within theservice and to other service providers, verbally, by telephone, and by letterand by email
To have good basic office administration skillsincluding the ability to use Word and PowerPoint and organise goals
Communication
To communicate frequently and accurately within theservice and to other service providers, verbally, by telephone, by letter andby email
To exchange and discuss highly complex informationboth with patients and other professionals
To refer on to other healthcare providers andagencies, such as GPs
To liaise with other healthcare professionals andagencies
To participate in regular supervision in accordancewith organisational requirements and standards set out by Social Work England
Education and Quality
To work alongside the Medical Director and EducationSteering Group to ensure that Social Work is integral to any education designedby the hospice
To provide teaching and support to multidisciplinarystaff on safeguarding/MCA/DoLS, including relevant national guidance, factoringin the evaluation process
To support volunteers by providing training andon-going supervision in collaboration with team colleagues
To be committed to own continuing professionaldevelopment in accordance with professional registration requirements
To participate in the development of the Strategic plan and the specialist service at StClare Hospice
Children and Young People Safeguard LeadRole & Adult Safeguard Deputy
Advise and support the Senior Leadership Team indeveloping and establishing the hospices approach to safeguarding
Play a lead role in maintaining and reviewing thehospices plan for safeguarding.
Create policies, procedures, and safeguardingresources to be used throughout the hospice
Advise on safeguard training needs and development,sourcing external training where required and provide training whereappropriate
Implementing and co-leading the safeguardingsupporters programme as a way of sharing information and responsibility forsafeguarding across the hospice teams
Contributing and attending the Local West EssexLocal Operational Group (LOG) meetings for Children and Young People
Maintaining and developing professional competenciesin relation to Safeguarding
Proactive in attending high quality supervision(currently with the ICB) and any development, training, and professionalsupport available through relevant networks
Maintaining an awareness and providing aprofessional joint lead on activities related to the MCA and DoLS and theirimpact upon Safeguarding Adults work
Develop Quality Standards for Safeguarding Childrenand Young People and undertaking regular audit of practice within the hospice
Provide safeguarding advice, support and supervisionto all staff teams and volunteers across the hospice
Daily monitoring of documented safeguard concerns toensure processed and responded to appropriately
Managing safeguarding concerns, allegations orincidents reported within the hospice
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
The post holder will comply with St Clares clinical policies and procedures. They will also comply with their professional code of conduct Knowledge and understanding of working with adults, children and young people including knowledge of the legal /policy context Knowledge of adults and childrens safeguarding of legislation and experience of liaising with multi agencies and escalating concern
Desirable
Knowledge of current research findings and issues in social work Knowledge of adults and childrens safeguarding of legislation and experience of liaising with multi agencies and escalating concern Knowledge of current research findings and issues in social work
Qualifications
Essential
Qualification in Social Work ( CQSW, DipSW Degree or MA/MSc in Social Work) Registered Social Worker with Social Work England
Desirable
Training in bereavement and / or palliative care
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Ability to communicate complex social issues clearly to both patients and professionals Ability to plan and co-ordinate social and health care aspects of patient discharge from St Clares in-patient unit Ability to withstand and contain high levels of emotional distress Good written and IT skills Ability to organise own time and caseload effectively including the management of referrals/waiting lists Ability to use own initiative and work independently Knowledge and ability to provide consultation and training to other professionals Good communication and interpersonal skills Ability to manage and contain high levels of emotional distress. Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries Awareness of own personal issues around dying and death. Good written communication skills and ability to maintain clear concise clinical notes Ability to meet agreed/specific service targets
Experience
Essential
Working in a Multidisciplinary Team setting Working with children and families
Desirable
Experience of working with terminally ill patients Experience in multidisciplinary team setting. Working with bereaved adults and children
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential
Commitment to equality and valuing diversity and understanding of how this applies to own area of work Commitment to the aims and charitable objectives of St Clare Hospice Committed to own continuing professional learning and development Empathy and being a good team player Ability to work within a team and foster good working relationships Good organisational skills Ability to use clinical supervision and personal development positively and effectively Ability to work under pressure Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality Ability to be self-reflective, flexible, autonomous, and fostering integrity and self-care in practice, professional development and in supervision Experience of working within diverse communities in a multicultural society Ability and willingness to travel to locations required by the organisation Ability to assess ones own personal strengths and weaknesses Showing appropriate esteem for people, and oneself and their own understanding of themselves Ability to be mindful and practice good self-care techniques working around bereavement and death