Adult Social Worker

Posting date:	10 September 2025
Salary:	£25,801.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£25801.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	12 October 2025
Location:	Great Bramingham Lane, LU3 3NT
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	B0364-25-0026

Summary

Responsible to:Lead Social Worker Job Purpose: As a hospice, we support patients and their loved ones who require specialist palliative or end-of-life care, across Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes and Hertfordshire. We support babies, children, young adults and adults. Whilst you will be primarily working with adult patients, their families and carers, there is the expectation for you to support and cover our childrens services where needed, especially in relation to safeguarding. As a palliative care social worker, you will work as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team across our in-patient unit and community settings to support and enhance best practice in palliative and end-of-life care for patients and their loved ones. Specific Duties: You will demonstrate independent autonomous skilled social work practice to assess, plan and implement social work interventions and support for palliative and end-of-life care patients and their loved ones. This will include both practical and emotional support in relation to the needs that arise as the result of a palliative diagnosis. To apply advanced Social Work assessment skills to input into holistic assessment of patients, their families and carers alongside clinical colleagues. To actively participate in consultant led board rounds, in-patient and out-patient internal and external meetings. To be able to lead on safeguarding concerns and risk management including holding internal safeguarding multi-disciplinary meetings and liaising as required with local authority statutory services and other partner agencies. To support and co-ordinate patient discharges from hospice including applications for both social care and continuing health care fast track packages of care, liaising with the appropriate agencies. To be an advocate for patient choice and self-determination in the context of patient care and wishes for the end of their life. Balancing this with identifying any specific vulnerabilities which may require additional support or intervention in line with relevant legislation including The Care Act (2014) and The Mental Capacity Act (2005). Where a patient is unable to make their own decisions, you will lead on, advise and support clinical colleagues with patient care decision making in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act and its key principles, including identifying the need, and applying for authorisation under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, where appropriate. To understand the ethnic, cultural and religious influences relevant to the patient, carer or loved one and how these may affect their experience of receiving palliative and end of life care, and to provide an appropriate service delivery. To provide expert advice and guidance to social work and clinical colleagues within the teams, being visible and accessible, and motivating to continuously improve quality of care and standards of practice. To support the lead social worker in strengthening and developing the wider social work team agenda throughout Keech Hospice adult and childrens services, through a contribution to education and training. To engage in practice-based research as required and keep up to date with current developments within palliative care social work. Promoting relevant research and use of evidence-based practice within the multidisciplinary team. To keep accurate and clear records of all contacts and interventions at all times. To take advantage of professional supervision. On-going reflection and identification of own personal development needs through completion of individual performance review, maintaining and adhering to Social Work England registration and standards. Provide coaching and mentorship to junior team members. Support the hospice as a learning environment for clinical students. To be a mentor for social work students and facilitate their placements at Keech Hospice. Duties in common with other members of staff: To report accidents and incidents without delay, according to policy To be an ambassador for the charity To maintain the best appearance of your immediate working area To demonstrate a positive and supportive attitude to staff and volunteers Respect confidentiality applying to all Hospice areas Abide by your Professional Code of Conduct To adhere to the Infection Control Policies and Procedures set by the charity and the Care Quality Commission To promote the safeguarding and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults Training and EducationTo be responsible for liaison with your line manager regarding your own development needs Health and Safety To adhere to Fire and Health and Safety regulations and maintain a safe working environment at all times Policies and Procedures To take responsibility for being up to date with current policies and procedures and to adhere to these Equal Opportunities To treat everyone with whom you have contact through your work with equal dignity and respect regardless of race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, religion, disability, age, or any other factor that could be used in a discriminatory manner The above job description is not an exhaustive list of all the duties of the post holder. It will be reviewed in conjunction with the post holder.