ASYE Social Worker - Ref: SS06126

Walsall Community Network; Walsall; Hybride; GBP 40 000 - 43 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Walsall Community Network is seeking an ASYE Social Worker (Adult Intermediate Care) to support adults and their families, focusing on discharge planning, rehabilitation and safeguarding. The role works within a multi-disciplinary ICS team in partnership with Walsall Health Care NHS Trust and Walsall Council Adult Social Care.

You will carry out statutory duties under the Care Act and MCA and participate in a seven-day service with weekend/bank holiday rotations.

Qualifications

• Experience safeguarding adults.
• Social Work England registration required.
• Willingness to undertake statutory duties under the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act.

Responsabilités

• Support individuals to maximise independence after illness or hospital admission.
• Assist hospital discharge, rehabilitation and crisis intervention.
• Undertake statutory duties under the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act.

Connaissances

Safeguarding adults experience

Social Work England registered

Description du poste

ASYE Social Worker (Adult Intermediate Care) - Ref: SS06126

Grade: G8; Salary: £40,444 - £43,149 per annum

ICS is a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency team operated jointly between Walsall Health Care NHS Trust and Walsall Council Adult Social Care. We are a dynamic, welcoming team working with adults, their carer’s and families. The role entails supporting individuals to maximise their full potential, and promote their independence following an acute episode of illness or hospital admission. The team supports with hospital discharge, rehabilitation, crisis intervention and preventing hospital admissions. We are committed to working in collaboration with partner agencies to achieve positive outcome for individuals.

We adopt a strength based approach in our practice and outcome focused support planning. Applicants are required to have experience of safeguarding adults. The social worker role is expected to undertake statutory duties in line with the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act, and undertake duties expected of social workers in line with their Professional Capabilities Framework.

If you are a highly motivated and solution focused practitioner, who is interested in helpingshape and deliver our services, and contribute to the development of best practice, then we would like to hear from you.

In return, we offer regular supervision and peer group support, with a commitment to your ongoing career development and progression. We will ensure you are given the opportunity to access post qualifying training and ongoing development opportunities. ICS is an innovative service supporting hospital discharge and interim community pathways aligned to the national vision, for which Walsall has been recognised by NHS England as an area of good practice.

ICS is a seven day service across 365 days a year and successful candidates will be required to work weekends and bank holidays on a rotational basis.

Applicants will need to be Social Work England registered.

For further information regarding this position please email: [e-mail]

View: Job Description and Employee Specification

Closing Date: 3rd November 2026

These posts arecovered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children and young people entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas.

For this role the successful candidates must undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. BPSS is the minimum standard to ensure the identity and integrity of an employee who has access to official information using secure networks linking central government and local authorities. A BPSS check involves four main elements; Identity Check, National and Immigration Status, Employment History (last 3 years) and Verification of Criminal Record (unspent convictions only).