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Do you fancy working in Discharge to Assess team, where you would work with Health and social care colleagues and care homes, attending Continuing Health Care meetings and planning discharge from Discharge to Assess beds.
About us
Warwickshire County Council, Do you fancy working in Discharge to Assess team, where you would work with Health and social care colleagues and care homes, attending Continuing Health Care meetings and planning discharge from Discharge to Assess beds. We are working with a real focus on customer strengths and promoting use of universal services. We are a small county wide team, and you can work from different offices like Shire Hall, Warwick or Kings house, Bedworth. We are dedicated and supportive team. We aim to respond quickly and efficiently in offering strengths-based assessments & providing support to customers and their carers within fast paced environment.
About the role
By joining our established Discharge to Assess Team, you’ll be providing a social work service to a highly professional standard. Managing a caseload and travelling throughout the locality of North and South of Warwickshire depending on business need, you’ll be working with adults and their families and unpaid carers. Occasionally you may have to work with people from acute hospital settings.
One of the key roles will be attending Continuing Health Care/Decision Support Tool (DSTs) meetings and planning discharge from Discharge to Assess beds by undertaking and recording robust assessments and care and support planning will also be part of your role. Experience of attending Continuing Health Care/Decision Support Tool (DSTs) meetings will be required.
In addition, you’ll be communicating with a wide variety of customers, communities, health partners and agencies as well as working on your own initiative, often in pressurised situations.
Team members are supported by their colleagues and Team Manager who deliver regular supervision and day to day support. Staff also have access to regular training provided by Warwickshire County Council
At Warwickshire County Council (WCC), we are dedicated to building strong relationships and connections within our communities. Our focus is on maintaining independence and preventing issues through strength-based, community-led support approaches to maximise positive outcomes.
Our work aligns with our broader County Council aim – to make Warwickshire the best it can be for everyone. This is a significant responsibility that can be challenging at times, but it drives our staff to succeed, develop, and achieve. If you are passionate, tenacious, courageous, and purposeful in your work, we want you to join us.
Key Requirements
- To be successful in this role it’s essential you have a professional Social Work qualification and are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
- Be able to work 5 days over 7 days, to support a streamline service and support timely discharges. The hospital teams currently work one weekend in a Month (4 weekly Rota). Candidates should be prepared to work weekends.
- To work closely with the Multidisciplinary Health & Social Care team.
- To participate fully in the duties of the team, including team meetings and other meetings determined by the Team Manager and/or Service Manager.
- Experience of attending Continuing Health Care/Decision Support Tool (DSTs) meetings will be required.
- DRIVER’S LICENCE IS ESSENTIAL for the social work role as you will be expected to attend meeting in the care homes across Warwickshire and sometimes in other areas as well.
- You will have a dynamic approach and will embrace our new way of working (Strength based Approach).
- You will be used to making difficult decisions and can work to tight deadlines.
- You’ll also have adult social care experience and good Information Technology (IT) skills.
- Experience of attending Continuing Health Care/Decision Support Tool (DSTs) meetings will essential, practitioners should be willing to learn within a fast-paced environment.
- In Warwickshire, we use the Mosaic IT System
Social Worker
For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification;
Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make
Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!
At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.
Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
Additional Information
Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.
We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don’t want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application
For further information about this role please contact hiring manager Harpreet Heer @ harpreetheer@warwickshire.gov.uk or Mobile: 07553607884 or Tippy Khumalo on tippykhumalo@warwickshire.gov.uk or Mobile: 07717851185
Closing date: 31st August 2026
Interview date: W/C 7th September 2026
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more
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