Social Worker (Active Recovery Community Home team hospital discharge team)

inploi; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is seeking a dynamic Social Worker for its Active Recovery Community Home team. The role focuses on hospital discharge support and requires strong collaboration with health and care partners. Ideal candidates are qualified social workers with MDT experience and a commitment to high-quality service delivery. This position offers a hybrid working model and is part of an esteemed team committed to making a positive impact in the community.

Benefits

Essential Car User allowance

Flexible working arrangements

Good Employment Charter recognition

Qualifications

• Qualified social workers with experience in MDT settings and partnership working.
• Strong knowledge of social work practice, including Care Act, mental capacity, and safeguarding.
• Motivated individuals who embrace change and are committed to delivering high-quality services.

Responsibilities

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to support complex cases and hospital discharges.
• Champion a positive patient journey, striving for least restrictive outcomes.
• Drive and support the priorities of Stockport Social Care.

Skills

Experience in MDT settings

Knowledge of Care Act

Safeguarding

Change management

Team player

Education

Qualified social worker

Job description

Overview

Social Worker (Active Recovery Community Home team hospital discharge team) – SO3 (£39,862 - £45,091). This role is eligible for an Essential Car User allowance of up to £963 per annum. 37 hours, Full-Time (8:30am–5:00pm, Monday to Friday). Permanent. Hybrid: Stepping Hill and homeworking.

Application Deadline: 8 October 2025, 11:59pm. Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Shortlisting Date: 9 October 2025. Interview Date: 17 October 2025. Interview Type: Face to face.

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Join us at Stockport Council MJ Local Authority of the Year 2025

Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic social worker looking for your next challenge?

Join our award-winning ARCH team and make a real difference to people’s lives across Stockport! We’re seeking passionate social workers to support patients in hospital and across all discharge pathways, working collaboratively with health, social care, and third-sector partners.

Your Role

As a Social Worker in the ARCH team, you will:

• Work within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to support complex cases and hospital discharges.
• Complete Care Act assessments, mental capacity assessments, and safeguarding work.
• Champion a positive patient journey, striving for least restrictive outcomes and supporting people to live “Gloriously Ordinary” lives.
• Work at pace to support hospital pressures, always keeping the person at the heart of decisions and upholding our Home First values.
• Drive and support the priorities of Stockport Social Care, embracing change management, transformation, and statutory compliance.

About You

• Qualified social workers with experience in MDT settings and partnership working.
• Strong knowledge of social work practice, including Care Act, mental capacity, and safeguarding.
• Motivated individuals who embrace change and are committed to delivering high-quality services.
• Team players who will embed Stockport’s Values and contribute to our Strength and Asset Based model of practice.

About Us

The ARCH team is a well-established, dynamic group working closely with health colleagues across hospital, bed bases, and community settings. Our team includes social workers, ASYEs, BIAs, and apprentices, all committed to learning and development. We are proud winners of the Ambitious Stockport Award 2025!

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Lilla Sutton at [e-mail] for an informal discussion about the role

Apply now and help us deliver seamless, person-centred services for the people of Stockport!

The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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An equality, diversity and inclusion note: We have committed to improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.

Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme

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