Social Worker In Hospital Social Care, D2A Team

Warwickshire County Council; Warwick, Bedworth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension and benefits

Agile working

Generous annual leave

Vivup discounts

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking a qualified social worker to join the Discharge to Assess team. You will manage a caseload across Warwickshire, working with adults and their families, and you may travel to care homes or hospital settings as required.

Key duties include attending Continuing Health Care/Decision Support Tool meetings and planning timely discharges, while maintaining professional standards and working within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Professional Social Work qualification required and HCPC registration
• Ability to work 5 days over 7 with weekend work in a fast-paced environment
• Good IT skills and experience with admin tasks
• Experience attending Continuing Health Care/Decision Support Tool meetings desirable

Responsibilities

• Provide a social work service to a professional standard
• Manage a caseload and travel across Warwickshire for visits
• Attend Continuing Health Care/DS T meetings and plan discharge
• Engage with adults, their families and unpaid carers to support timely discharges

Skills

Social work qualification

HCPC registration

Driver's licence

IT skills

Mosaic IT System

Education

Professional Social Work qualification

Tools

Mosaic IT System

Job description

About us:

Do you fancy working in Discharge to Assess team, where you would work with Health and social care colleagues and care homes, attending Continuing Health Care meetings and planning discharge from Discharge to Assess beds.

We are working with a real focus on customer strengths and promoting use of universal services.

We are a small county wide team and can work from different offices like Shire Hall, Warwick or Kings house, Bedworth. We are dedicated and supportive team. We aim to respond quickly and efficiently in offering strengths-based assessments & providing support to customers and their carers within fast paced environment.

About the role:

By joining our established Discharge to Assess Team, you'll be providing a social work service to a highly professional standard. Managing a caseload and travelling throughout the locality of North and South of Warwickshire depending on business need, you'll be working with adults and their families and unpaid carers. Occasionally you may have to work with people from acute hospital settings.

One of the key roles will be attending Continuing Health Care/Decision Support Tool (DSTs) meetings and planning discharge from Discharge to Assess beds in a timely manner by undertaking and recording robust assessments and care and support planning.

In addition, you'll be communicating with a wide variety of customers, communities, health partners and agencies as well as working on your own initiative, often in pressurised situations.

Team members are supported by their colleagues and Team Manager who deliver regular supervision and day to day support. Staff also have access to regular training provided by Warwickshire County Council

At Warwickshire County Council (WCC), we are dedicated to building strong relationships and connections within our communities. Our focus is on maintaining independence and preventing issues through strength-based, community-led support approaches to maximise positive outcomes.

Our work aligns with our broader County Council aim - to make Warwickshire the best it can be for everyone. This is a significant responsibility that can be challenging at times, but it drives our staff to succeed, develop, and achieve. If you are passionate, tenacious, courageous, and purposeful in your work, we want you to join us.

Key Requirements:

• To be successful in this role it's essential that you have a professional Social Work qualification and are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Be able to work 5 days over 7 days, to support a streamline service and support timely discharges. The hospital teams currently work one weekend in a Month (4 weekly Rota). Candidates should be prepared to work weekends.
• To work closely with the Multidisciplinary Health & Social Care team.
• To participate fully in the duties of the team, including team meetings and other meetings determined by the Team Manager and/or Service Manager.
• DRIVER'S LICENCE IS ESSENTIAL for the social work role as you will be expected to complete reviews post discharge especially in care homes.
• You will have a dynamic approach and will embrace our new way of working (Strength based Approach).
• You will be used to making difficult decisions and can work to tight deadlines.
• You'll also have adult social care experience and good Information Technology (IT) skills.
• Experience of attending Continuing Health Care/Decision Support Tool (DSTs) meetings will be desirable, practitioners should be willing to learn within a fast-paced environment.
• In Warwickshire, we use the Mosaic IT System.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below;

Social Worker

Working for Warwickshire - This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application.

Closing date: 17th November 2026
Interview date: W/C 30th November 2026

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more