Team Safeguarding and MCA WorkFront Door Team Safeguarding work

Mental Health Sicial Worker

Frontline hospital Social work. Prevention of hospital admission, and promoting admission where cecessary. Working in partnership with the MDT, including mental health services, networking with families and promoting a holistic approach to service users to facilitate safe and timely discharges, whilst putting the service user's views and wishes on the forefront. Knowledge of various discharge pathways and community services to tap into for signposting on discharge very paramount. Worked ver… Show more Frontline hospital Social work. Prevention of hospital admission, and promoting admission where cecessary. Working in partnership with the MDT, including mental health services, networking with families and promoting a holistic approach to service users to facilitate safe and timely discharges, whilst putting the service user's views and wishes on the forefront. Knowledge of various discharge pathways and community services to tap into for signposting on discharge very paramount. Worked ver closely with Age Uk and Herts Help in this respect. Completing CHC assessments and Safeguarding work to minimise risks to servics users. Use of MCA, 2005 to uphold its rinciples in promoting and supporting service users informed decision making. Show less

Adult Safegurding

Working within an intergrated multi-disciplinary team for older adults with complex and enduring organic and functional mental health problems. -Making outcome and needs based assessments putting the individual and their carers needs and wishes at the forefront.- Developing appropriate support plans to provide adequate care and support to customers and carers through collaborative working with primary health and community mental health colleagues-Maximising independence and prevent/minimise… Show more Working within an intergrated multi-disciplinary team for older adults with complex and enduring organic and functional mental health problems. -Making outcome and needs based assessments putting the individual and their carers needs and wishes at the forefront.- Developing appropriate support plans to provide adequate care and support to customers and carers through collaborative working with primary health and community mental health colleagues-Maximising independence and prevent/minimise hospital and residential care admissions whilst minimising risks to customers and others around them.-partnership working with Non statutory organisations -promoting use of Assistive Technology , transferring the knowledge and skills to my work place, MDT members, primary health colleagues -Consideration of universal preventive services or other services available locally -consideration of periods of reablement to reduce needs and regain lost skills -Considering Direct payments option as a default way of getting personalised budgets.- following SCC’s budget allocation process in that case.- thorough knowledge of eligible criteria for alternative funding schemes and CHC process- Knowledge of Adult Safeguarding procedures to keep customers safe from abuse or neglect.-guidance on application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and MHA 1983/2007-deputised in my managers absence,looking at the team list, prioritising and allocating work• working as a role model, sharing examples of excellent practice with colleagues across the Area/ further afield (and seek out examples of excellent practice from elsewhere)• appropriately identifying eligibility in line with current legislation and policy• implementing and reviewing Short Term Enablement Plans, identifying Personal budgets and implementing and reviewing Support Plans with customers• acting as a mentor to newly qualified and unqualified staff, identifying with them areas for development/ further induction Show less

Adults with Learning Disabilities Team, -Working within a community team for people with a learning disability and at times complex and enduring mental health problems,- Carrying out high quality needs assessments as per the NHS and Community Care Act 1990, Care Act 2014 and the following related legislation: Carers Recognition Act 2004, 2010 and 2012, Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and 2005, Equality Act 2010, Human Rights Act 1998,Mental Capacity Act 2005… Show more Adults with Learning Disabilities Team, -Working within a community team for people with a learning disability and at times complex and enduring mental health problems,- Carrying out high quality needs assessments as per the NHS and Community Care Act 1990, Care Act 2014 and the following related legislation: Carers Recognition Act 2004, 2010 and 2012, Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and 2005, Equality Act 2010, Human Rights Act 1998,Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards 2007,Mental Health Act, 1983, 2007.Direct Payments Act 1996 This involved: -carrying out high quality needs assessment for carers and cared for; -attending Clinical Review Meetings in various acute psychiatric hospitals, in step down settings, and making assessments and reviews for those in the community, providing them with the necessary services to meet their needs and those of their carers whilst minimising risks to self and others around them;-Making discharge plans within the MDT setting, writing Tribunal and Hospital Managers reports and attending these meetings where necessary;-Carrying out Mental Health Act assessments with approved medical personnel as part of the North Suffolk AMHP rota in a timely and efficient manner and making applications for the admission of formal or informal patients under the MHA 1983, 2007Carrying out DoLS assessments as a Best Interest Assessor within the legal and time frameworks, in collaboration with the relevant approved Psychiatric doctors, IMCAs, IMHAs, Court appointed Deputies, Attorneys with LPAs and family carers Show less

- Main Social Worker of the team -managing a caseload, which included vulnerable service users with complex problems, including Adult Safeguarding cases to provide support and protect the users and their informal carers in emergency situations whilst supervising non-qualified social services staff in the team - Making appropriate assessments of individual’s social care needs, including risks assessments within specified time limits and in collaboration with health and other partner… Show more - Main Social Worker of the team -managing a caseload, which included vulnerable service users with complex problems, including Adult Safeguarding cases to provide support and protect the users and their informal carers in emergency situations whilst supervising non-qualified social services staff in the team - Making appropriate assessments of individual’s social care needs, including risks assessments within specified time limits and in collaboration with health and other partner agencies, - Making assessment of informal carers in order to provide services that promote good outcomes for cared for and carer whilst relieving pressure from the informal/family carer.-Planning relevant responses to meet individual needs in collaboration with relatives, carers, advocates and representatives, and in consultation with health and other agencies.-Ensuring service delivery is within the financial resources available, of services to meet assessed needs, signpost to voluntary/charitable organisations where necessary-Maintaining an effective system for co-ordinating, monitoring and reviewing care plans and service standards; identifying gaps in services and to advise the Line Manager accordingly. -Responding professionally to requests for assistance, taking sufficient basic information about the needs in question so as to be able to determine the level and type of assessment required.-Maintaining up to date case records in line with national and local policies, practices and procedures and to write reports to high professional standards - Carrying out Mental Health Act assessment, and completing required documentation for admission under the MHA Show less

Multidisciplinary team working to assess, formulate treatment and rehabilitation plans for soldiers injured/disabled during war operations and at times those injured in day to day occupational hazards-This involved mental health disorders esp. PTSD as well as physical health problems caused by injury or illness-This involved working with the soldiers' families, Army Medical Services, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Clinical Psychologists and or Consultant… Show more Multidisciplinary team working to assess, formulate treatment and rehabilitation plans for soldiers injured/disabled during war operations and at times those injured in day to day occupational hazards-This involved mental health disorders esp. PTSD as well as physical health problems caused by injury or illness-This involved working with the soldiers' families, Army Medical Services, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Clinical Psychologists and or Consultant Psychiatrists.-Working with soldiers earmarked for discharge from the Army on medical grounds to prepare them for the eventual discharge. Carrying out assessments to identify what skills they had for use in the outside world as well as facilitating training for skills useful for them upon discharge on medical grounds -Networking with other agencies especially Non Governmental Organisational in preparing for discharge on medical grounds or discharge from hospital into the community.-Working with the service user's families to identify likely problems upon discharge of the soldier and supporting them to find ways of dealing with such problems. Eg copying and managing sudden disability of the bread winner and head of family. ---Empowering spouses to take on a more leading role if/when necessary.- Supervising non Social Work and newly qualified staffOther responsibilities-Member of the Army Trauma Counselling MDT -Work with Army Women’s groups to encourage and support their income generating projects to compliment their husband's s-Undertaking research of various nature to help formulate Army Social Services policies,- HIV and AIDS Counselling to afflicted soldiers and their families Show less

Only Social Worker at a large general hospital -Generic Social Work- all client groups Children: Working with parents of malnourished children, linking them with supporting organisations and resources to prevent malnutritionSupporting parents of disadvantaged children to form or join support groups and or starting up income generating projects, signposting to charitable organisations for support Networking with the Department of Social Welfare in dealing with abused… Show more Only Social Worker at a large general hospital -Generic Social Work- all client groups Children: Working with parents of malnourished children, linking them with supporting organisations and resources to prevent malnutritionSupporting parents of disadvantaged children to form or join support groups and or starting up income generating projects, signposting to charitable organisations for support Networking with the Department of Social Welfare in dealing with abused, abandoned, neglected, deprived and children with disability on admission.- identifying placements and planning discharge from hospital of vulnerable minors either abandoned or orphanedAdults , Elderly and those with disabilities:-Assessing for eligibility for services e.g. free medical treatment or placement into residential care homes upon discharge.- Facilitating repatriation to retired elderly and destitute immigrants who wished to go back to their country of origin mainly due to ill health. -Involvement in Discharge Planning especially of the homeless/destitute elderly or victim of domestic violence and or abuse (vulnerable adults)-HIV and AIDS Counselling-Networking with other agencies to facilitate safe hospital discharge into the community as well as linking discharged patients with resources.-Networking with the local authority Social Services to ensure long term support for adults with and or children in need. -Attending multi-disciplinary Clinical Reviews and team meetingsFormed and facilitated following support groups: Children with disabilities Support GroupEpilepsy Support GroupWomen Victims of violence Support GroupPromoted formation of Nutritional Gardens for women with malnourished children and those failing to thrive. Show less