Social Care Practitioner for Continuing Health Care
West Berkshire Council
- Newbury, Berkshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- To work alongside NHS colleagues, Care providers, Service users, Carers, Hospitals and External Agencies to complete Continuing Health Care Checklist.
- Attending multi-disciplinary meetings to complete Decision Support Tool Form
- To carry out NHS Continuing Health Care Reviews (3 monthly or yearly).
- For service users who are no longer deemed eligible for full continuing health care funding, to carry out Care Act Assessments and Reviews.
- Monitor emails in the CHC WBC inbox and respond in a timely manner.
- To provide support and advice to staff in the Locality teams and other teams in relation to continuing health care cases.
- Attend weekly Good Practice Forum to present cases and take on potential CHC cases.
- Pro-active approach
- Is able to develop good productive working relationship with colleagues and external organisations
- Advocate on behalf of service users when this is necessary
- Good negotiation skills
- Good communication and assessment skills
- Is resilient.
- Able to work autonomously and within a multi-disciplinary setting.
- Demonstrate good team working skills and dynamics.
- Flexible working wherever possible between the hours of 07.00-19.00
- Hybrid working wherever possible working 40% in the office
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
- Generous Local Government pension scheme
- Family friendly policies
- A range of local discounts
- Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits
- You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 28 days per annum (plus public holidays) Rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service.