Senior Medical Social Worker
Senior Medical Social Worker – Adults
Medforce are proud to be working with a client who have a facility that wasn’t established over 160 years ago and have been improving lives in that time.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated Senior Social Worker with a Positive, Compassionate attitude, and Passion to work in a public hospital close to the city centre in Dublin
Details
The successful applicant will work with a progressive and comprehensive Multidisciplinary Team Mental Health Services that include Adult and Child and Adolescent Inpatient services, Adolescent and Adult Day Hospital services and Outpatient services for the catchment area of Dublin North Central. They will provide a social work service that seeks to improve the health and social wellbeing of the service users. They will achieve this through the implementation of an accessible, equitable, person-centred service
The Social Worker Medical will:
- Be responsible for the management of the day-to-day provision of the social work service
- Take direct responsibility for a defined caseload as required, in particular cases that require a high level of experience and expertise.
- Manage/ provide an initial assessment service to relevant/ all care groups and to develop referral procedures with other social work networked services.
- Ensure the implementation of models of best practice / evidence based practice.
- Ensure the delivery of social work services in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures, guidelines and protocols.
- Ensure the delivery of social work services in an integrated and multidisciplinary manner with a range of statutory and voluntary groups and organisations, whilst promoting social inclusion.
- Ensure the promotion of the social model of care and recognition of the social determinants of health and wellbeing.
- Ensure anti-discriminatory practice and cultural competence, at individual and service levels, promoting equal access to good housing, education entitlements and benefits.
- Provide an appropriate level of supervision, as appropriate, for staff consistent with good practice and the local/ national supervision policy.
- Promote a culture that values diversity and respect in the workplace.
- Participate in working groups / committees / fora as requested
- Chair, attend and manage a range of meetings including case conferences as required.
- Attend court, tribunals etc. as and when required.
- Seek the advice of relevant personnel when appropriate / as required.
- Contribute to a range of reports including annual reports, performance indicators etc. as required.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of policy, information sharing protocols, audit systems and referral and integrated care pathways.
- Contribute to service plan process by recognising and replicating successful interventions and by identifying unmet needs and service requirements into the future.
- Ensure a high standard of documentation, including service user files in accordance with local guidelines and the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act.
- Ensure the maintenance of service user and data confidentiality.
- Assist in ensuring that the social work service makes the most efficient and effective use of developments in IT.
Requirements
- Must be registered in the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration
- Have 3 years’ relevant post qualification experience
Contact
To discuss this role in detail please contact John Reid – jreid@medforce.ie
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