Advanced Social Work Practitioner | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Eccles; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Salford is looking for an experienced advanced social work practitioner to join their safeguarding or neighbourhood teams. The successful candidate will promote independence and safeguard vulnerable adults, while managing a caseload with expert opinion and collaboration. This full-time role offers training opportunities and a supportive environment for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Excellent training and development programs

Qualifications

• You will be required to work as part of a team.
• Ability to manage a caseload and offer expert opinion.
• Experience with safeguarding vulnerable adults.

Responsibilities

• Join the adult safeguarding team or neighbourhood teams.
• Carry out social work duties with high levels of expertise.
• Integrate professional knowledge and user feedback in practice.

Skills

Passion for social work

Effective integrated working

Promoting independence

Knowledge of social work practice

Education

Qualified social worker

Job description

Summary

We are looking to recruit an experienced advanced social work practitioner to join our adult safeguarding team or our neighbourhood teams. The ideal candidate will have a passion for social work, enabling effective integrated working, promoting independence through reablement approaches and safeguarding vulnerable adults in Salford. You will be responsible for carrying out social work duties, requiring the highest levels of skills, knowledge, and professional expertise. You will be required to work as part of a team with both your colleagues and partner organisations.

Role details

• Posting date: 29 September 2025
• Salary: Not specified
• Additional salary information: £50,269 - £53,460 Per Annum
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 29 October 2025
• Location: Salford, M30 0BL
• Company: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
• Job type: Permanent
• Job reference: 7403780/236-SCO-SW046-25

Details and requirements

You will be a skilled, effective practitioner acting with considerable autonomy. You may have in depth knowledge and skill in one or more fields of practice which may have been developed through a formal post, qualifying training and/or development activity. You will have the opportunity to undertake Practice Educator training and support student Social Workers. You will have the opportunity to undertake a postgraduate qualification and/or role in specialised practice e.g., AMHP, BIA. You will need to have the ability to integrate professional knowledge, the views of people using services and research/evaluation evidence routinely in your practice. At experienced level, you will need to demonstrate expert and effective practice in complex situations, assessing and managing higher levels of risk while promoting enablement and self-determination. You will need to network and liaise with a wider range of professionals and other colleagues, including at more senior levels. You will need to manage a caseload and offer expert opinion inside and outside the organisation.

About the organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

What we offer

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

This advert closes on Monday 13 Oct 2025

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We are looking to recruit an experienced advanced social work practitioner to join our adult safeguarding team or our neighbourhood teams. The ideal candidate will have a passion for social work, enabling effective integrated working, promoting independence through reablement approaches and safeguarding vulnerable adults in Salford. You will be responsible for carrying out social work duties, requiring the highest levels of skills, knowledge, and professional expertise. You will be required to work as part of a team with both your colleagues and partner organisations.

Successful candidates will receive a full induction into the organisation and will be fully supported by the team to settle into the role. We recognise the commitment, dedication and hard work of our staff and we will provide you with the support you need to be happy and healthy both at work and at home which is why we consider all flexible working requests. The organisation offers a wrap-around programme of support to look after your physical, emotional, and mental well being as well as excellent training, learning and development opportunities to enhance your knowledge, skills, and experience.

You will be a skilled, effective practitioner acting with considerable autonomy. You may have in depth knowledge and skill in one or more fields of practice which may have been developed through a formal post, qualifying training and/or development activity. You will have the opportunity to undertake Practice Educator training and support student Social Workers. You will have the opportunity to undertake a postgraduate qualification and/or role in specialised practice e.g., AMHP, BIA. You will need to have the ability to integrate professional knowledge, the views of people using services and research/evaluation evidence routinely in your practice. At experienced level, you will need to demonstrate expert and effective practice in complex situations, assessing and managing higher levels of risk while promoting enablement and self-determination. You will need to network and liaise with a wider range of professionals and other colleagues, including at more senior levels. You will need to
manage a caseload and offer expert opinion inside and outside the organisation., Disability Confident

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