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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Social Worker within Integrated Services for adults with disabilities at the Millennium Centre, Leasowe. You will support people with complex needs and their carers to achieve meaningful outcomes in an integrated, innovative service.
You will carry out Care Act assessments, develop personalised support plans, complete mental capacity assessments and lead safeguarding enquiries. SWE registration is required.
Qualifications
- Must be a qualified social worker and registered with SWE.
- Experience carrying out Care Act assessments and developing personalised support plans.
- Experience with mental capacity assessments and safeguarding enquiries.
Responsibilities
- Carry out Care Act assessments for adults with disabilities.
- Develop personalised support plans in collaboration with service users and carers.
- Take a lead on safeguarding enquiries and contribute to complex case reviews.
Skills
Education
Job description
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Company: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Are you a qualified social worker looking for an exciting new opportunity? Due to career progression, we have a vacancy working within our Integrated Services for adults with disabilities based at the Millennium Centre in Leasowe Wirral.
Our team works with people with complex needs to support them, and their carers, to get the outcomes they need. CWP is at the forefront of health and social care integration and this service lends itself to developing new, innovative ways of working together.
You will be a person-centered practitioner and will have experience of carrying out Care Act assessments, developing personalized support plans, completing mental capacity assessments, and taking a lead on safeguarding enquiries. A good understanding of asset and strength-based approaches to assessment and support planning is vital. In return we can offer you a clear career progression framework with a range of training opportunities. You must be a qualified social worker and registered with SWE.
We welcome applications from newly qualified staff or from social work students in their final year of practice. The salary for these circumstances differs from Band 6. For an informal discussion about this, or any aspect of the role, please contact Robyn Grant on 0151 488 8091.
You will be a person-centered practitioner and will have experience of carrying out Care Act assessments, developing personalized support plans, completing mental capacity assessments, and taking a lead on safeguarding enquiries. A good understanding of asset and strength-based approaches to assessment and support planning is vital. In return we can offer you a clear career progression framework with a range of training opportunities. You must be a qualified social worker and registered with SWE.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
This advert closes on Wednesday 2 Sep 2026
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Company: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Hours: Full-time
Location: Leasowe, CH46 1PQ
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 20 Aug 2026
Closing date: 19 Sept 2026
Are you a qualified social worker looking for an exciting new opportunity? Due to career progression, we have a vacancy working within our Integrated Services for adults with disabilities based at the Millennium Centre in Leasowe Wirral.
Our team works with people with complex needs to support them, and their carers, to get the outcomes they need. CWP is at the forefront of health and social care integration and this service lends itself to developing new, innovative ways of working together.
You will be a person-centered practitioner and will have experience of carrying out Care Act assessments, developing personalized support plans, completing mental capacity assessments, and taking a lead on safeguarding enquiries. A good understanding of asset and strength-based approaches to assessment and support planning is vital. In return we can offer you a clear career progression framework with a range of training opportunities. You must be a qualified social worker and registered with SWE.
We welcome applications from newly qualified staff or from social work students in their final year of practice. The salary for these circumstances differs from Band 6. For an informal discussion about this, or any aspect of the role, please contact Robyn Grant on 0151 488 8091.
You will be a person-centered practitioner and will have experience of carrying out Care Act assessments, developing personalized support plans, completing mental capacity assessments, and taking a lead on safeguarding enquiries. A good understanding of asset and strength-based approaches to assessment and support planning is vital. In return we can offer you a clear career progression framework with a range of training opportunities. You must be a qualified social worker and registered with SWE.
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
This advert closes on Wednesday 2 Sep 2026
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