Experienced Social Worker
| Posting date: | 12 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £42,852.00 to £44,904.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £42852.00 - £44904.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 November 2025 |
| Location: | Salisbury, SP2 8BJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | F0041-59801 |
Summary
Care job family overview Support and assist the well-being of individuals and groups to assure their protection, security and development. Safeguarding, protection and care. Community, residential, day or field settings. Ongoing risk/needs assessment of and advice for individuals and groups. Specification of any non-council provision. Individual or small group emphasis. May involve personal care activities. Likely to involve immediate response to client. Service and Function Context The overall responsibilities of the service and function are - Operational Adult Services are structured into specialist teams in order to improve the delivery of person centred outcomes for our customers and to evidence this through performance and set standards. These specialist teams are - Adult social care locality teams. Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities - CTPLD. Hospital teams. Intermediate care team. Mental health team. Hearing and vision team. Emergency duty team. The hospital teams are based in three acute hospitals and provide advice, assessment and discharge planning for people. All of these teams work closely with health colleagues to promote an effective multi-disciplinary approach. We are currently looking at innovative new methods such as discharge to assess which is following people from discharge to their own home or care home. We are also exploring innovative front door of hospital approaches to ensure the correct discharge pathway is instigated as soon as possible. Job Purpose To manage a complex and varied workload, undertaking social work and social care assessment with customers to support the discharge planning process where required. To plan for the provision of support and services with customers in order to assist them meet their outcomes and to live as independently as possible fulfilling their individual potential. To support carers to continue in their role. To deliver this service in accordance with the statutory responsibilities as set out within NHS & Social Care Legislation; and the eligibility criteria for the service as agreed by Wiltshire Council. To ensure that the primary responsibility of safeguarding vulnerable adults is delivered in accordance with the law and local policy and guidance. To provide professional supervision and guidance on complex issues to Level 2 Social Workers and Social Care Practitioners working within the same locality and environment if required. To uphold standards of practice for Social Workers as registered with Social Work England and in accordance with Codes of Conduct. Specific duties and responsibilities include - To provide an in-reach social care function to support timely hospital discharges including 1 in 3 Weekends i.e., 5 - 7 days per week, on a Rota basis. To work in a responsive, integrated way with our acute health partners, including Health in-reach services and the ASC Flow & Triage Advanced Practitioner. To provide proactive social care support at Acute Hospital front door for admission avoidance. To provide proactive social care support to achieve a reduction in length of stay To proactively identify barriers to discharge and find solutions to these. To undertake proportionate assessment, and sharing of information with MDT colleagues. To identify carers, and signpost customers to appropriate support services. To support Care Transfer Hub function including gathering of information required by Flow & Triage Advanced Practitioner To represent ASC on Care Transfer Hub calls on weekends and make joint decisions with the MDT regarding discharge pathways. To provide on-call in-reach support to acute hospital partners at weekends - 1 weekend in 3. To undertake person-centred assessments - including Mental Capacity Assessments with customers and to plan for the provision of support and services with customers in order to assist them meet their outcomes and to live as independently as possible, fulfilling their individual potential. To ensure accurate and timely recording of all information and assessment activity onto the Social Care records database in accordance with work targets set by the Hospital Team Manager and Supervisor. To gather sufficient information about customers in order to be able to accurately assess their needs. To ensure that local knowledge about universally available services is up to date including what is available within the voluntary and community sector, as well as the Departments commissioned and contracted services and to signpost and advocate for customers accordingly. To have a well-developed understanding of assessment and the management of risks for individuals and to be able to apply Council policy and support customers to manage risk appropriately. To identify where vulnerable adults may be at risk and to act in accordance with the Departments Safeguarding policies and procedures. To be able to undertake the Investigating Officer role in accordance with Departments Safeguarding policies and procedures. To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, with health and social care colleagues to ensure effective communication/information sharing and to support assessment and decision making process. To ensure that Council corporate and departmental Policies and Procedures are followed at all times. To contribute proactively to the effective working of the team with positive attitude, by sharing knowledge, offering advice and support and by preparedness to be involved in the development of services. To fully engage and prepare for own supervision and appraisal through self-evaluation, ensuring that continual professional development is evidenced. To be an ambassador for the Council and the department at all times, always representing the Council positively, professionally and appropriately at meetings with customers, external partners and agencies.