Adult Newly Qualified Social Worker

Westfield Secondary School; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Job summary

Sheffield City Council’s Adult Hospital First Contact Team at Northern General Hospital is seeking a Qualified Social Worker to join a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment. The role includes evening and weekend out-of-hours shifts, working on a rota, with office-based duties and a focus on safe, timely discharges.

You will conduct Care Act assessments, support discharge planning, screen safeguarding concerns, and provide targeted case management, developing expertise in hospital discharge

Qualifications

• Experience of safeguarding adults and applying the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Experience in duty work, assessment and crisis intervention is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Care Act assessments for hospital inpatients.
• Support discharge planning to enable timely discharges.
• Screen safeguarding concerns and provide targeted case management.
• Provide a duty response across Adult Care and Wellbeing services during out-of-hours.

Skills

Safeguarding adults

Care Act knowledge

Mental Capacity Act knowledge

Decision making

Communication

Education

Social Work England registration

Job description

Adult Hospital First Contact Team

Are you a motivated and skilled Social Worker looking for a rewarding role in a fast-paced, supportive environment? If so, we would love to hear from you.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Qualified Social Worker to join our Adult Hospital First Contact Team, based at the Northern General Hospital. This dynamic role combines working within the Care Transfer Hub alongside working out of hours on a rota which includes evening and weekend shifts. The role is office based.

Our team works alongside colleagues from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals to support adults who are hospital inpatients. We play a vital role in facilitating safe, timely discharges by undertaking Care Act assessments, supporting discharge planning, screening safeguarding concerns and providing targeted case management.

This is an excellent opportunity for a practitioner who enjoys variety, autonomy and collaborative working. The role offers the chance to develop expertise in both hospital discharge planning and urgent out of hours social work practice. As part of the Out of Hours service, you will provide a duty response across Adult Care and Wellbeing services.

We are keen to hear from Social Workers who have experience of safeguarding adults and applying relevant legislation, including the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005. Enjoy working in multidisciplinary settings and building positive professional relationships. Can think creatively and work in a solution-focused way. Are confident making decisions and managing risk in complex and sometimes fast-moving situations. Can work flexibly and effectively under pressure to meet tight timescales.

Experience of duty work, assessment and crisis intervention would be advantageous, although we recognise the value of transferable skills and a willingness to learn. Training will be provided on the specialist IT systems used within the service.

As the role includes evening and weekend out of hours work applicants must hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle for these shifts.

In return, you will be joining a supportive and experienced team committed to strengths-based practice, collaborative working and achieving positive outcomes for adults and their families.

Applicants must be registered with Social Work England.

For an informal discussion or further information, please contact:

Grace Mehta
[e-mail] or
Natalie Hackney
[e-mail]

We look forward to hearing from you.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.