Renal Social Care Worker

Job overview

You will be support the Renal Social Worker to work with patients with chronic kidney disease, providing practical support to kidney patients to ensure maximum engagement with treatment plans, clinic appointments and other appropriate interventions.  You will be supporting young adults with chronic kidney disease to help with their transition and engagement into adult chronic kidney disease services. You will be responsible for assisting with the delivery of patient centred care under the supervision of a social worker.  Provision of welfare and social support and assistance in benefits, claims and appeals is central to the role.

You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering the service

A full UK driving license is essential for this post. Please note that an international driving license is not accepted.

Please be advised that sponsorship is not eligible for this post.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• To work with young adults in engaging with their treatment plan, clinic appointments and other appropriate interventions to optimise and maximise their personal safety and well-being, working holistically and with other professionals where appropriate.
• To participate in young adult and transition clinics and ensure timely support given to young adults and their family and carers.
• To support renal patients with social and welfare needs including education, employment, housing, finances and maintaining relationships.
• 4.    Advise, assist and support renal patients to make timely welfare benefit claims, appeal and challenge welfare benefit decisions to help improve their quality of life.
• Advising renal patients and their families about available resources and make referrals to appropriate agencies for support.
• To assist renal social worker with identified areas of support and provide timely and appropriate feedback.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To identify potential risk situations in line with Safeguarding Policy and Procedures and refer these to appropriate agencies and maintaining confidentiality.
• To keep renal social worker updated of case work and any potential safeguarding concerns identified and risks.
• To be flexible and carry out home visits to assist patients with completing forms where appropriate.
• To maintain good communication with colleagues and agencies involved ensuring affective communication of patients’ needs are maintained.
• Work collaboratively with other colleagues in the team and wider organisation to enhance the services provided.
• To maintain accurate documentation keeping patients’ files up to date and archive file records accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To use computers and other items of technology to carry out work related duties, maintaining both written and computerised records in line with Data protection Act.
• To participate in appropriate training and development activities to ensure knowledge is up to date.
• To participate in supervision meetings with the appropriate line manager
• Participate in appraisals and personal reviews and work to achieve agreed set objectives.
• Ensure that all Trust wider standards are maintained to improve the quality of care to all who encounter renal services provided by University hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS trust.
• To undertake any other duties and responsibilities within the range of grade and nature of post.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.