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Brain Injury Social Work Team
Introduction
The Brain Injury Social Work Team is based at Osborn 4 Neuro-rehabilitation Unit, Northern General Hospital.
The team consists of three full time Social Workers.
The Brain injury team works as part of a multi-disciplinary team along with colleagues from Health, to provide a personal Social Service to those with an acquired Brain Injury and their families and Carers.
The team works with service users while they are in rehabilitation. This can be hospital, community or residential settings.
The team currently work into Sub-acute and community health rehabilitation settings, the Head Injury Rehabilitation Unit at NGH and the acute neuro-surgical wards at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
The team only work with clients aged 16 years and over.
Involvement with service users and their carers varies in content. The team purchase, review and monitor community care and residential care placements including out of city specialist placements where necessary. They also offer practical and emotional support to service users and their carers where appropriate.
The team offer training and support to other professionals working with the effects of acquired Brain Injury.
Referrals are only accepted via Health / Social Care Professionals, however the team offer support, consultation and guidance to a wide range of professionals and families.
Referrals are picked up immediately on admission to Osborn 4 / Head Injury Rehab Centre. All other referrals will be contacted within 10 working days.
The Brain Injury team work to PD/SI standards, but also has it’s own team standards below
Brain Injury Team Standards
- Referrals are picked up immediately on admission to Osborne 4, Head Injury Rehab Centre
- Other referrals, contacted within 10 working days
- Everyone will be given advice, information and support appropriate to their needs
- Once rehabilitation has ended or care packages have been set up and reviewed the team will transfer responsibility for support to the appropriate community team. The length of time this takes varies from service user to service user.
- The team only work with Sheffield Clients but liase with other local authorities for out of city residents receiving care through the Brain Injury Pathway.
The team can be contacted directly with any queries.
The team work Monday to Friday 8:45 - 5:15
Address:
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
6 Claremont Place
Sheffield
S10 2TB
Telephone: (0114) 271 4491 or (0114) 226 6249
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