Mental Health – Integrated Discharge Team Social Worker
| Posting date: | 17 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £56,276.00 to £63,176.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £56276.00 - £63176.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, W10 6DZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9333-25-0903 |
Summary
The post holder will coordinate the DTOC (and pre-DTOC) list for the Borough and attend the weekly DTOC meeting as a matter of routine to update on progress and highlight any potential blocks that they have been unable to resolve. Using strengths based social work practice tomanage a specific caseload of individuals who are inpatients and patients on HTT caseload and have potential barriers to discharge identified early on, in their inpatient stay or admission to HTT. Pre-empt and resolve arising barriers to discharge and length of stay. Ensure that patient care is provided in the most appropriate care setting to ensure effective and efficient treatment and that there is a clear and robust discharge plan. This will involve attendance on wards for specific discussions including White Board meetings, CPA meetings and s117 discharge planning meetings. Attend the weekly bed management meetings and take an active role in challenging delays in discharge. Develop positive working relationships with key stakeholders, including local commissioners (health & local authority) To develop effective relationships with housing providers, tenancy support teams and benefit agencies specific to the Borough. Verification of purpose of admission and expected length of stay for all new admissions to the hospital. Ensure ward staff have identified an Expected Date of Discharge (EDD) and identify likely pathway out of hospital early during their inpatient stay. Ensure that tenancies are maintained whilst in hospital and that independence is maximised on discharge.