Social Worker - Level 1/Newly Qualified

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you ready to start or continue your social work career in a fast-paced, supportive hospital team?

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivatedLevel 1 Social Workersto join our Hospital Social Work Team based at Lincoln County Hospital.Our team also supports patients across Northern Lincolnshire and Goole hospitals, including Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Hull and Goole, working closely with health colleagues to ensure safe, person-centred discharges.

This is an exciting opportunity for newly qualified or early career social workers to develop their skills in a dynamic environment while being supported by an experienced and welcoming team.

Our team prides itself on being supportive, collaborative and positive. We believe celebrating achievements is just as important as supporting the people we work with.Whether its sharing a success, learning from each other, our team culture helps us thrive in a busy hospital environment.

Hospital social work offers a unique and rewarding start to your social work career.Every day brings new challenges, learning opportunities, and the chance to make a real difference at critical moments in peoples lives.

Working in a hospital setting means youll develop strong skills in assessment, decision-making, and partnership working while supporting people and their families during times of change or uncertainty.Youll work closely with doctors, nurses, therapists and community services, gaining valuable experience of multi-disciplinary working and seeing the immediate impact of your interventions.

For newly qualified and early career social workers, hospital social work provides:

• Fast-paced learning with a wide variety of cases and experiences

• Opportunities to develop strong Care Act practice and strengths-based assessments

• Dailycollaborationwith health colleagues

• The chance tosupportsafe and person-centred hospital discharges, helping people regain independence and return home or move to the rightsupportat the right time

• Exposure to safeguarding, capacity, risk management, and complexdecision-making in asupportiveenvironment

You wont be doing this alone.Our team is committed to supporting each other through shared learning, regular supervision, and a culture where questions and curiosity are welcomed.

Hospital social work is challenging, rewarding, and incredibly varied, making it a fantastic place to build confidence, develop your professional identity, and grow your career.

As a Level 1 Social Worker, you will:

• Manage a caseload with appropriate supervision, developing your professional confidence and autonomy

• Undertake Care Act 2014 assessments, care and support planning, and reviews

• Work collaboratively with individuals, families, carers and professionals to identify strengths and promote independence

• Contribute to safeguarding enquiries, ensuring the persons voice and desired outcomes remain central

• Work closely with health colleagues to support safe and timely hospital discharges

• Identify wider needs such as housing, health or community support and work with partners to address them

• Promote strengths-based practice and support people to build and maintain support networks

You will be supported by experienced practitioners and leaders, with opportunities to develop your practice, confidence and career progression within Adult Care.

Our standard working hours are:

• Monday Thursday: 8:45am 5:15pm

• Friday: 8:45am 4:45pm

Our service also operates aweekend working rota, currentlyone weekend in four.

• Weekend hours: 8:30am 4:30pm

When you work a weekend, you will receive a day off during the week, helping to maintain a healthy worklife balance.

Closing date: 6th April 2026.

Join us and become part of a team that works hard, cares deeply, and celebrates successtogether.

PLEASE NOTE: It is imperative that your personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in theJob Description (attached on LCC jobs Site) and what youfeelyou can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.

Please refer to our Job Information Packheretosupportyou in your application.

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement.We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. Please also note: once an application is submitted it is final and cannot be amended.If you withdraw your application, it cannot be reinstated and you will not be able to submit another application for that vacancy. If you have an issue with your submitted application, please contact recruitment@lincolnshire.gov.uk.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council iscommittedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers tosharethiscommitment.

A Smarter Working Employer

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role.You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you toconnectandcollaborateremotely.We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process ifsupport with this is needed.

Fluency Duty

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

Our values collaborative, adaptable, eco-conscious,supportive, and responsible guide everything we do.Were looking for candidates whoshare these values and bring them to life in their work, helping us build strong teams and make a real difference in the communities we serve.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional qualification as a Social Worker
• Current HCPC Social Work Registration

Desirable

• Working knowledge of social work theory and its application to practice

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Lincolnshire County Council

Address

3rd Floor, Lancaster House

36 Orchard Street

Lincoln

Lincolnshire

LN1 1XX

Employer's website

https://jobs.lincolnshire.gov.uk/home.html (Opens in a new tab)