North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Senior Social Worker

The closing date is 24 June 2025

Job summary

The South Stoke Community CAMHS Team are looking to recruit a part time (30 hours per week) Band 6 Senior Social Worker.

The post holder will be accountable on a day-to-day basis to the Team leader who will monitor and review all work through regular informal and formal supervision.

The role will involve assessing and implementing a range of interventions and providing guidance/advice and information for service users with acute or increasingly complex long term conditions that could include mental health needs, learning difficulties or physical health difficulties.

The post holder will be required to be an integrated and supportive member of a team, planning, actioning, monitoring and evaluating work with the supervision of the Team Leader/experienced Social Worker.

The post holder will act as an experienced and independent practitioner within the role, assessing, formulating, implementing and agreeing support and intervention for Service Users. The post holder will seek guidance and support as needed and/or in relation to high profile, complex and/or very high cost or challenging cases.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the delivery of assessments and interventions for Service Users within the directorate and where relevant Hospital/ Inpatient settings providing social work knowledge and expertise. The post holder will support with requests for information, advice, guidance, with referrals, initial assessments and interventions.

The post holder will be responsible for working collaboratively with other Trust services and partner agencies to provide seamless care for service users.

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

Date posted

10 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per annum (salary uplift 2025/2026)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

232-CMT-7211135

Job locations

Blurton Health Centre

Stoke on Trent

ST3 3BS

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out a range of assessments including holistic assessments. The post holder will ensure that the service user is at the centre of the assessment/care and review.
To participate on the Duty Rota, where appropriate
To be responsible for undertaking assessments, signposting where relevant to other services, including Primary Health Care providing information, advice and guidance across the spectrum of Universal services, voluntary sector etc.
To communicate highly complex assessment information including care and support planning and risk factors, to Service Users, carers, professionals, Emergency Services, MDT and Courts, as appropriate and in line with Information Governance. Communicate sensitive issues in a skilled and appropriate manner and address any barriers to participation and understanding.
To communicate with a wide range of Service Users, their families, members of multi-disciplinary teams, external agencies including colleagues within the trust, Primary Health Care and the voluntary sector, Commissioners and other Senior Staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out a range of assessments including holistic assessments. The post holder will ensure that the service user is at the centre of the assessment/care and review.
To participate on the Duty Rota, where appropriate
To be responsible for undertaking assessments, signposting where relevant to other services, including Primary Health Care providing information, advice and guidance across the spectrum of Universal services, voluntary sector etc.
To communicate highly complex assessment information including care and support planning and risk factors, to Service Users, carers, professionals, Emergency Services, MDT and Courts, as appropriate and in line with Information Governance. Communicate sensitive issues in a skilled and appropriate manner and address any barriers to participation and understanding.
To communicate with a wide range of Service Users, their families, members of multi-disciplinary teams, external agencies including colleagues within the trust, Primary Health Care and the voluntary sector, Commissioners and other Senior Staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional Social Work qualification, DipSW, CQSW, CSS, BA, MA or equivalent
Current registration with the Professional Social Work regulatory body at all times

Experience

Essential

Significant post-qualifying experience of working with adults, older adults, learning disability or children and young people.
Post-qualifying experience of working with carers and families.

Knowledge

Essential

An ability to work as part of a team including multi-disciplinary working with adults, carers and other professionals
An ability to self-motivate, an ability to reflect on own practice and apply critical thinking/analytical skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional Social Work qualification, DipSW, CQSW, CSS, BA, MA or equivalent
Current registration with the Professional Social Work regulatory body at all times

Experience

Essential

Significant post-qualifying experience of working with adults, older adults, learning disability or children and young people.
Post-qualifying experience of working with carers and families.

Knowledge

Essential

An ability to work as part of a team including multi-disciplinary working with adults, carers and other professionals
An ability to self-motivate, an ability to reflect on own practice and apply critical thinking/analytical skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

Blurton Health Centre

Stoke on Trent

ST3 3BS

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

Blurton Health Centre

Stoke on Trent

ST3 3BS

Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)