JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title:
Social Worker, Transition and Liaison Team
0.5 wte secondment post up to March 2009
Salary/Grade:
Social Worker Main Scale SCP 27 - 38
Location:
St. Mary's Hospital, Kettering
Responsible to:
TLT Team Leader
Purpose of Job:
To support adults with complex developmental conditions
namely
Asperger`s
Syndrome,
Attention
Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Tourette`s Syndrome, in
particular those who are vulnerable and those with
accommodation concerns.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. The post holder will be expected to work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary Transition and Liaison Team and contribute to service, practice
and Clinical Governance developments, both within the Team and the wider
network
2. The post holder will be required to work closely with other services and
agencies to facilitate a smooth transition between the relevant services, e.g.
Child & Adolescent Services to Adult Services.
3. Co-ordinate multi-disciplinary assessments particularly when the needs of
service users are complex, causing conflicts between professionals, and
requiring negotiation between services to ascertain appropriate responsibility
of care.
4. To establish an effective communication network in order to liaise and
negotiate with other professionals, service providers or agencies including
statutory and voluntary sectors to ensure that service users and their carers
will receive appropriate services to meet their needs.
5. Be responsible for managing and maintaining a small clinical caseload by
developing and delivering specialist care packages which include coordinating multi-disciplinary therapeutic activities with other professionals and
agencies.
Management/Administrative/:
The post holder will:
1. Participate in clinical supervision with the Team Leader of the Transition and
Liaison Team.
2. Participate in other team based or Directorate-wide Clinical Governance
initiatives.
3. Use available opportunities to develop special interests in accord with service
need.
4. Actively participate in the promotion of the role of the specialist team.
5. To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report
writing in accordance with professional codes of practice and Trust policies
and procedures.
This Job Description reflects the major tasks to be carried out by the post
holder and identifies a level of responsibility at which they will be required to
work. In the interests of effective working, the major tasks may be reviewed
from time to time to reflect changing departmental needs and circumstances.
Such reviews, and any consequential changes, will be carried out in
consultation with the post holder.
The post holder is expected to comply with all relevant Trust policies,
procedures and guidelines, including those relating to Equal Opportunities,
Health and Safety and Confidentiality of Information.
Confidential
Job Title:
PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION
SOCIAL WORKER
Responsible to TEAM LEADER
Grade/Scale:
2.
St.Mary’s Hospital
Date Completed:
September 2008
SOCIAL WORK MAIN SCALE
Essential
1.
Location:
Desirable
Educational
Qualifications/
GSCE Registered
Relevant professional qualification in
Social Care e.g. CQSW/CSS/DipSW/
Home Office letter of recognition.
Post qualifying training.
Competencies
Level
Previous experience in an adult
Social Care setting in a professional
capacity.
Duration
Knowledge of current legislation.
Experience of working in a multi-agency
environment, knowledge of local
resources and experience with voluntary
agencies and different client groups.
Degree level of Education.
Approved Social Worker status under
Mental Health Act 1983.
Work Experience
Types of Work
Experience of day care or residential
work.
3.
Abilities, Intelligence
& Special Aptitudes
General Intelligence
Good written and verbal
communication skills sufficient to
write reports.
Skill with words or
figures
An awareness of professional/
ethical context of social work.
Manual Dexterity
Able to use different social work
interventions.
Artistic or Musical
Ability
Ability to drive
(Mobility)
Special Interests
Other
4.
Adjustments and
Social Skills
Leadership
Understanding of developmental
conditions.
Awareness of accommodation issues.
Able to demonstrate good
organisational skills.
The ability to travel effectively to
different locations.
Interest in developmental conditions.
Demonstrate ability to work
empathetically and in a purposeful
way with vulnerable adults with
developmental conditions.
Persuasiveness
5.
Demonstrate creativity and ability to
develop services.
Relationships
with Clients
Interpersonal and negotiation skills
sufficient to liaise effectively with
other agencies/professionals.
Relationship with
Colleagues
Able to motivate clients and build a
rapport.
External/InterAgency Contacts
Positive attitudes to mental health
and disability.
Evident social skills.
Able to argue and maintain an
independent/logical case.
Adapts to rapidly changing work
environment.
Motivation
Commitment to
Tasks
Self Reliance
Stress Tolerance
Attitudes
Career Ambition
Other
Able to work effectively in stressful
situations.
Able to work to and achieve
deadlines.
Able to work on own initiative and to
prioritise work.
Able to use supervision positively
and accept accountability.
Understanding of ‘good practice’.
Able to demonstrate a specialist interest.
6.
Equal Opportunities
Commitment to
putting Equal
Opportunities
into practice
7.
Health & Safety
Ability to demonstrate awareness/
understanding of equal opportunities
and of other people’s behaviour,
physical, social and welfare needs.
Able to demonstrate a clear
understanding of and commitment to
Health & Safety and a willingness to
undertake training to enable
implementation of procedures. Able
to apply it effectively with both clients
and staff.
Major Attributes of Successful Incumbents
Major Causes of Failure on this Job in the Past
Contra Indicators
Other Information
No smoking policy
Confident, professional, knowledgeable