Inpatient Discharge Social Worker | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,806 - £53,134 per annum including 20% HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | Hammersmith, W6 8NF |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7314939/222-LS-CM-98 |
Summary
The Transition Social Worker role requires excellent interpersonal and leadership skills to support both the Acute Mental Health Service Line and the broader community. The primary focus is to reduce readmissions by ensuring a smooth transition from admission to discharge and providing ongoing support to high-risk patients in the community.
The purpose of a Transition Social Worker in Adult Social Care is to complete assessments, including those mandated by the Care Act 2014, and to enhance the well-being of eligible individuals. In addition to adhering to the practice standards set by Social Work England (SWE), Transition Social Workers must apply a wide range of knowledge and skills to build relationships and work directly with individuals, their families, and carers in a strengths-based way, empowering them to achieve the best outcomes.
The role involves working proactively to identify patients at high risk of readmission and developing tailored discharge plans to address their specific needs. The Transition Social Worker will collaborate closely with both Acute Mental Health Units and community teams to overcome barriers to discharge, ensuring patients receive the necessary support to thrive outside the hospital.
•To work within the regulation of the Care Act 2014 and other relevant statutory frameworks.
•To apply Social Work principles and values to professional practice and to emulate our corporate values in all interactions with patients, colleagues, and partners.
•To effectively manage a reasonable caseload appropriate to the level of experience and to maintain adequate throughput of work. To discuss any challenges with caseload management with your line manager in a timely way to access any necessary support with prioritisation.
•To provide support and expert advice on social care to social assessors, students, and partners.
•To be professionally curious when undertaking effective assessments of individual and carer needs and risks within statutory frameworks, using a strengths-based, person-centred approach to ensure they are focused on outcomes. This includes promoting a holistic, multi-agency approach by developing and maintaining collaborative working relationships.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing,Hounslowand Hammersmith & Fulham). We employover 5,000staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25isover£500m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolvingNorth WestLondon Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
TheCandidate Packprovides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. Please viewas attached
The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Monday 14 Jul 2025