Jessica Thorburn

General Duties & Responsibilities:

· Completing psychosocial assessments

· Report writing (assessments)

· Child Protection – liaising with Oranga Tamariki around birth plans.

· Family violence – working with Police and Refuge; safety planning

· Liaising with other agencies to support patients

· Supporting and advising patients with finances & housing

· Referrals to community agencies

· Complex discharge planning

· Pre decision counselling for abortion service

· Assisting with Social Work Alert Committee

Duties in current Women’s Health Social Work role:

· Providing women with pre-decision counselling prior to making referral to Epsom Day Unit

· Psychosocial assessments to ascertain additional challenges the client may face in order to be able to provide appropriate on-going support.

· Liaising with surgeons at Epsom Day Unit around complex cases that may need further tests or need to pursue an alternative abortion pathway.

· Generating any general referrals that are needed as a result of psychosocial assessment such as support with mental health, family violence and liaising with Oranga Tamariki around identified child protection concerns.

· Liaising with CMDHB consultants around any requests for termination of pregnancy over 20+ weeks.

Additional Duties & Responsibilities:

Manage the team in the absence of the section head.

Managing the after-hours and weekend roster.

Orienting staff to work on the after-hours service.

Managing leave requests.

Undertake professional development conversations with staff.

Provide Professional Supervision to team members.

• Managed medication for clients to ensure adherence and safety.
• Developed and implemented care plans in collaboration with clients.
• Conducted risk assessments to create tailored management plans.
• Writing comprehensive reports detailing client progress and outcomes.
• Supported clients during appointments and activities to enhance engagement.
• Fostered strong relationships with clients, whanau, DHB, and external agencies.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to improve client care delivery.