Bank Band 6, Social Worker, Welwyn - SW1369

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in mental health is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join its Adult Community Services Team in Welwyn, UK. The role involves assessing and coordinating care for adults experiencing mental ill-health while promoting equality and diversity in a multi-disciplinary team. Applicants must be registered with Social Work England and possess relevant experience in safeguarding and assessments. This position includes visiting various locations within the Trust and ensuring high quality social care services, emphasizing choice and independence.

Qualifications

• Registered with Social Work England.
• Experience in safeguarding practices.
• Skilled in undertaking assessments focused on personalisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and coordination of care for adults with mental ill-health.
• Champion equality and diversity in social care services.
• Conduct regular risk assessments to ensure safety.

Skills

Communication skills

Experience in Safeguarding

Knowledge of legislation and statutory guidance

Partnership working

Computer literacy (ECDL standard)

Assessment and care planning

Education

Registration with Social Work England

Tools

Electronic recording systems

Job description

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Bank Band 6, Social Worker, Welwyn - SW1369

The closing date is 31 December 2025

We are currently seeking an experienced Social Worker Band 6 to work within one of our Adult Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS) via a Bank Contract, based in Welwyn Garden City for our Adult Community Services Team. You will be joining our Temporary Staffing Team within HPFT - Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

You will work as a member of the multi‑disciplinary team, providing high quality social care services to adults of all ages experiencing mental ill‑health. The core functions of the role will be to provide assessment, care planning and coordination of care from a social perspective to adults accessing the service. You will deliver recovery‑focused care and support to service users and their carers that is focused on the principles of choice, control and independence, as well as ensuring safety. You will act as a champion of social care and safeguarding in your locality.

HPFT provides services for service users with mental health, learning disability and children’s and adolescent mental health problems. Applicants should have some experience of working in a healthcare setting. HPFT has a range of healthcare settings across the county and therefore access to a car would be beneficial unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving.

All applicants must be registered with Social Work England.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will actively address adversity and support adults at risk of social inclusion and assist adults accessing support to deal with a range of adverse circumstances. They will actively champion equality and diversity and be expected to challenge discrimination in all its forms as part of the role.

You will hold a caseload which may comprise adults experiencing a wide range of mental health and social care needs. You will ensure that you maintain constant reflection and development of your practice and will ensure your continuing professional development in line with the standards set out by the professional regulator, Social Work England.

The post holder will be expected to work in partnership with service users and carers, so that they can feel empowered, and services can be improved as a result of their feedback.

Partnership working is a key component of this post, both within and outside of the Trust, and you will need to be innovative in ensuring that there is a range of appropriate services locally to support individual recovery journeys.

This role will require the ability to visit and attend meetings at a variety of locations and environments across the Trust.

About us

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.

Our family of over 4,000 staff members provide health and social care for people with mental ill‑health, physical ill‑health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:

Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.

Job responsibilities

Be a champion of social care with a comprehensive understanding of legislation and statutory guidance.

Take a lead in the promotion of adult safeguarding practice and undertake safeguarding enquiries and contribute to the provision of care plans that protect both adults and children from abuse.

Undertake comprehensive assessments and reviews for people who may present with a high risk or who have significant interpersonal, social, legal and/or environmental complexities, ensuring people are assessed appropriately against social care eligibility criteria as defined by The Care Act 2014.

Offer direct support to service users and their carers, and to colleagues, through information and advice, to ensure that those who do not meet social care eligibility are appropriately signposted and supported.

Ensure that appropriate health and social care services are commissioned with and on behalf of service users, including the duty to offer direct payments, and that processes are in place for service users to be charged by the local authority for the social care services they receive, if applicable.

Ensure that commissioned services allow choice to service users and carers and focus on people living in the community with appropriate support and access to universal services.

Undertake regular risk assessments and ensure that vulnerable people are kept safe.

Undertake carer assessments, including identifying contingency plans and provision of support.

Be skilled in partnership working and identify, develop, and facilitate a wide range of recovery‑focused community services, ensuring that colleagues within the locality are also aware of developments and best practice.

Ensure the involvement of service users and their carers so that the Trust can learn from their experiences to make improvements to service delivery.

Ensure accurate computer records of all work undertaken are kept up to date.

Undertake your own post‑qualifying and other appropriate training to ensure high standards of practice and continuation of your registration with Social Work England.

Provide both management and reflective supervision to newly qualified social workers and unregistered social care staff.

Support newly qualified social workers through the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE), with opportunities to train as an ASYE assessor.

Undertake duties as an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) or be willing to undertake AMHP training.

Participate in your own regular supervision and ensure regular reflection on your own practice as both a social worker and AMHP.

Undertake other tasks and duties which form part of the delegated social care responsibilities accepted by the Trust on behalf of Hertfordshire County Council.

Undertake additional training as required.

Carry out any other duties as appropriately identified by your line manager.

Please see JD attached for further information and responsibilities required

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Registration with Social Work England
• Training and experience in Safeguarding
• Training in principles and application of outcomes focused assessments and personalisation

AREAS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

• Experience of undertaking assessments, focused as personalisation, choice and control, and care planning
• Understanding and experience of personal budgets and direct payments
• Experience of work as Approved Mental Health Professional and/or Best Interests Assessor

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• Experience of using electronic recording systems and ability to produce accurate, appropriate and timely reports

PHYSICAL SKILLS

• Experience of using computer – PC literate to ECDL standard
• Ability to visit and attend meetings at a variety of locations and environments

DISLOSURE 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.

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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