Older Adult Mental Health Social Worker

Blackpool Council; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary banding match

Hybrid and flexible working

Professional supervision

CPD support

SW England registration fee paid

Annual leave 26 days–32 days + buyback

Job summary

Blackpool Council is seeking an experienced Social Worker for the Community Mental Health Team for Older Adults. The role focuses on assessing needs, managing risks, and planning care for older adults with mental health conditions within an integrated team.

You will work within the Care Act 2014 framework, provide long-term social work support, and collaborate closely with health colleagues to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.

Qualifications

• Multidisciplinary needs and risk assessments.
• Care planning for older adults.
• Long-term social work support provision.

Responsibilities

• Provide multidisciplinary needs and risk assessments.
• Develop care plans and deliver long-term social work support.
• Work within the Care Act 2014 framework.
• Collaborate with health colleagues in an integrated team.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Risk assessment

Care planning

Long-term social work

Job description

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: NJC Grade H1/H2 SCP 27-35 £39,481 - £47,665 per annum

Closing Date: 25th November 2026 at 23:59

We are proud of the high quality of service-user focused care across the Blackpool Coast and constantly endeavour to help our staff deliver the kinds of innovative and effective services for older adults and their representatives/informal carers.

If you are passionate about mental health and would like to work within a challenging and supportive environment, Blackpool Council is pleased to be able to offer a full time Social Work vacancy within the Community Mental Health Team for Older Adults (OACMHT). The successful candidate will join a well-established and supportive team of Social Workers, Case Assessor and Support Workers. We are a co-located team working with older adults with various mental health conditions and their family/representative. We are committed to a joint approach to service planning, delivery and development through working alongside our health colleagues in an integrated way that is well established within the team and across wider services.

For Older Adults, you will provide multi-disciplinary needs and risk assessments, care planning and provide long term social work support within the framework of the Care Act 2014. Your practice will be underpinned by other legislative frameworks, local policy and will be in line with the national agenda driving the provision of care for older adults with a mental health condition. Additionally, you will be committed to your professional development and role as a Social Worker in line with Social Work England protocols.

We welcome applications from both experienced and newly qualified Social Workers. Approved Mental Health Professional status would be advantageous, but not essential.

For an informal discussion regarding this opportunity please contact Nick Ashton, Social Work Team Manager on 01253 957350 (option2).

Blackpool Council offer

• A competitive salary offer for successful candidates who are recruited from the same or similar role may be eligible for a salary match within the above salary banding.
• A hybrid and flexible working approach
• Regular support via professional supervision
• Practice development support and opportunities for your CPD
• Social Work England registration fee is paid
• 26 days' annual leave (rising to 28 after 5 yrs and 32 days after 10 yrs) and the option to buy an additional 5 days on top of that, via a salary sacrifice scheme.
• Blackpool Council Staff benefit scheme: Social Work Benefits and Diversity
• Employee Assistance Programme, to support you through challenging times e.g. with free counselling, financial or legal advice

At this point in time we are not able to offer a Visa sponsorship in this role due to operational reasons.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the 'filtering' of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

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