Senior Social Worker Hospital Discharge to Assess Community Team
| Posting date: | 16 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £41,771 to £46,142 per year |
| Additional salary information: | 6.7% Flexibility Payment, Essential Car User Allowance |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 January 2026 |
| Location: | Greater Manchester, North West England |
| Remote working: | Fully remote |
| Company: | Manchester City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7401 |
Summary
We are looking for an Senior Social Worker for the North Manchester Community Hospital Discharge To Assess Community team. The focus of the role is to achieve outstanding outcomes for all of our citizens requiring social work assessment and care planning following discharge from Acute bed.
This is a busy and focused team and the role holder should be a critical thinker, with the ability to manage risk and need, whilst maintaining flow through the system. HDTA north are a stable and fully staffed team and we are looking for a committed SSW to join our management team.
The successful Candidate should be skilled, experienced and have good working knowledge of Social Work procedures within Hospital Discharge to Assess.
They should have both formal and informal experience of supervising social workers and care assessors. Candidates should have the BIA or Practice Educator qualification, or be willing to work towards this.
They should be a competent user of Liquid Logic, have generally excellent IT skills across a range of systems.
This is a busy and focused team and the role holder should be a critical thinker, with the ability to manage risk and need, whilst maintaining flow through the system. HDTA north are a stable and fully staffed team and we are looking for a committed SSW to join our management team.
The successful Candidate should be skilled, experienced and have good working knowledge of Social Work procedures within Hospital Discharge to Assess.
They should have both formal and informal experience of supervising social workers and care assessors. Candidates should have the BIA or Practice Educator qualification, or be willing to work towards this.
They should be a competent user of Liquid Logic, have generally excellent IT skills across a range of systems.
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