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Warwickshire County Council
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Rugby, Warwickshire
Trusted Assessor
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Trusted Assessor Salary Grade I (24,964 - 27,688) Fixed term contract to March 2021 initially (full time) Location St Cross Hospital Warwickshire County Council is embarking on an exciting programme of work with health, social care and care provider partners. The aim is to improve patient flow through hospital and assist with reducing Delayed Transfers of Care. Feedback has shown that at times many residential and nursing care home providers find it difficult to carry out timely assessments within hospital settings, which enable individuals to safely discharge from hospital into a care setting. In order to support this, we are recruiting a Trusted Assessors across Warwickshire. Following a period of inpatient care and following completion of a social care practitioner's statutory assessment, the Trusted Assessors will work in close collaboration with multidisciplinary discharge teams and care home providers to complete an assessment of need on hospital patients. The Role We are looking for a Trusted Assessors to support the Hospital Social Care Team and Warwickshire's care market to ensure that those over 65 return home to their residential or nursing home without delay. The successful post holder will be required to: Carry out assessments on behalf of residential and nursing homes; Liaise with homes, hospital social workers and hospital discharge teams; Play a key role in reducing delayed transfers of care from Warwickshire's acute hospitals (Warwick, George Eliot and Rugby St.Cross and UHCW) The Trusted Assessors will be based (or will visit patients) at Warwick Hospital (South Warwickshire Foundation Trust) George Eliot Hospital University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire Rugby St.Cross The successful candidate will be familiar with developing new services, and will be able to enhance the scheme over time, including demonstrating the benefits and encouraging other providers of residential and nursing care to utilise it. For more information please see the Job Description and Person Specification. Benefits: The successful candidate will be part of the Hospital Social Care Team and will enjoy the benefits of working for Warwickshire County Council including: Full induction Regular supervision Training opportunities Childcare voucher scheme Excellent local government pension scheme Mobile and flexible working Full and part time working hours For more information please contact: Elizabeth McMahon on 07880 470894 For full Job Description and Person Specification click link here To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button. Our method of application is online, please note, CV's should not been submitted unless asked to do so. If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk including your contact details and any relevant screenshots. You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application. As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By 'minimum criteria' we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification. Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements. Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce and would particularly welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from the BAME community, disabled people and people from the LGBT+ Community....[more details]