Social Worker Team Leader

Bantry General Hospital (BGH) is a Model 2R acute general hospital as defined by the Acute Medicine Programme.

BGH serves West Cork & South Kerry catchment area and is open 24 hours daily for undifferentiated medical take daily.

Inpatient bed capacity:

• Medical (50-bed)
• Rehabilitation (12-bed)
• Outpatient and day patient care services (21-bed).

The service also has a Residential Unit (24) beds (18 Residential, 4 Respite, 2 Palliative).

BGH delivers elective day case Surgical and Endoscopy services.

The Social Work Team Lead will have key working relationships with all agencies, statutory, voluntary and private.

The post holder will have a key working relationship within the Safeguarding and Protection Team to support the implementation of the new National Policy Framework for Adult Safeguarding in the Health and Social Care Sector.

The Social Work Team Leader will work as a part of a multidisciplinary team under the clinical governance of the Hospital Consultant Geriatrician. Throughout the course of their work, the Social Work Team Leader will work with clients, their families and carers and wider support systems as well as working collaboratively with:

o ICPOP – Integrated Care Programme for Older Persons

o Primary Care – PHNs, HSCPs and GPs

o Older Persons – Residential Care Units (including long-stay, rehab & respite units) and Home Support Resource Managers and Health Care Support Assistants

o Discharge Co-Ordinators

o CNMs & DONs in Residential Care Units (including long-stay, rehab & respite units)

o Family Carers Association & Others