Social Worker | Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Wath upon Dearne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is looking for a dedicated Band 6 Social Worker at Wathwood Hospital. The successful candidate will engage in diverse responsibilities, including providing high-quality social work support within a secure healthcare environment. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic, compassionate, experienced professionals committed to enhancing patient care. The role involves connecting with multi-disciplinary teams and making a significant impact on patient recovery, beginning January 2026.

Benefits

Employee-led staff networks

Health and Wellbeing support

In-house occupational health

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and compassionate, with social work degree.
• Experienced in challenging environments and safeguarding.
• Strong communication and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient needs and provide care plans.
• Support patients and their families.
• Engage with a multi-disciplinary team for patient care.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Commitment to high standards of care

Effective communication

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Job description

Are you looking for something a bit different, a new challenge, a varied role?

Wathwood is an award‑winning Forensic Mental Health Hospital and prides itself on providing the highest quality of care in a secure setting to our patients.

We have exciting opportunities here at Wathwood in our unique Medium Secure setting. Whether you are newly qualified and looking to take your first step on your career ladder or fancy a new challenge, we have something to suit everyone.

We are seeking to recruit a Band 6 Social Worker to join our fantastic multi‑disciplinary teams within the hospital to provide assessment, risk management, care and treatment to aid recovery and further the patient journey.

Interviews for this vacancy will be held on the 13 January 2026.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, experienced and highly motivated skilled professional social worker to join our teams, in a challenging but rewarding role, to make a difference to the lives of our patients.

Responsibilities

• Have excellent interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Be committed to providing the highest standards of care.
• Promote and maintain high standards of care through excellent communication, motivation, supervision and role modelling.
• Report to the Social Work Manager and work closely within consultant‑led multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Provide high‑quality social work support to patients detained in a secure health‑care setting.
• Carry a defined caseload, contribute to initial assessments, risk assessments and care planning.
• Work with a range of internal and external services to identify and manage areas of risk and ensure thorough support is available.
• Directly support both patients and their families.
• Take a lead role for safeguarding adults and children within our service.
• Provide social work reports to Mental Health Tribunals and to Care Programme Approach meetings on a regular basis.
• Attend all relevant clinical meetings including MRTs, CPAs, Ward Rounds, 117 meetings, MAPPPs, Manager Reviews, etc.
• Work within the legislative framework and adhere to all Trust and Directorate Policies and Procedures.
• Engage and liaise effectively with patients, families/carers and external agencies.
• Oversee the Child Visiting Procedure and ensure supervision and contact visits between patients and children are conducted in accordance with Directorate/National procedures.
• Ensure that all necessary clinical (patient) and environmental (Health & Safety) risk assessments are carried out and management plans developed in liaison with the Social Work Team Manager where necessary.
• Adhere to all Social Work and MSU Standards.
• Provide a Social Work service to a defined patient caseload.
• Participate in regular managerial supervision with the Team Manager.
• Engage in clinical supervision as requested.
• Undertake other Social Work tasks as required by the Team Manager.

About Our Trust

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender health‑care services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee‑led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in‑house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net‑zero commitment.

Administrative Requirements

Applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026.