Senior Social Worker
Licensed sponsor Manchester Area, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 49 minutes ago
Working Hours: 2 x 35 Hours Per Week
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Working Style: Hybrid - Employees split their time between working remotely (e.g., from home) and working on-site (e.g., in an office).
Additional Payments: Essential Car User Allowance
Closing Date: 11.59pm, 9 October 2026
Interview Method: Face to Face
This Role Is Subject To
You'll help Manchester City Council's Adult Social Care Mental Health Service to deliver high-quality, strengths-based and person-centred interventions, ensuring individuals receive the right support at the right time to maximise independence, recovery and wellbeing. Your work will contribute to improved hospital flow, reduced delayed discharges, fewer avoidable readmissions and better outcomes for Manchester residents.
In This Role You Will
We’re looking for an experienced and values-driven social worker who can bring sound professional judgement, a strengths-based approach and a clear focus on recovery and independence. You’ll be confident working with complexity, risk and safeguarding, and able to build effective relationships with individuals, carers and partner agencies to support timely and sustainable hospital discharge.
If you’re invited to assessment, we’ll look at a wider range of the role requirements. For more detail, please see the role profile.
Use of AI
You may use AI to support your application, but all examples must be your own and based on real experience. Applications may be withdrawn if content is misleading or presents someone else's experience as your own. Internal candidates may also face disciplinary action.
Guaranteed Assessment Scheme
We guarantee progression to the assessment stage for applicants who meet the essential criteria used for shortlisting and are eligible under the scheme. Learn more
Support and Adjustments
If you're successful in securing a role, we'll make every effort to provide the support, equipment and reasonable adjustments you need to carry out your duties. Where needed, we'll consider adapting aspects of the role. Learn more
Working for Manchester City Council is a chance to make a real difference in a diverse city. You’ll help improve lives and support our local communities. Working together, we can create better public services for everyone.
Benefits we offer
Our commitment to inclusion
At Manchester City Council, we're dedicated to creating a workplace that fully reflects the diversity of our local communities. We actively encourage applications from people of all ages and backgrounds and are particularly keen to hear from applicants from ethnic minority communities and disabled people, who remain underrepresented in parts of our workforce.
GM Elevate Programme
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the 'Personal Statement' section or 'Supporting Statement' section of your application.
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Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Working Style: Hybrid - Employees split their time between working remotely (e.g., from home) and working on-site (e.g., in an office).
Additional Payments: Essential Car User Allowance
Closing Date: 11.59pm, 9 October 2026
Interview Method: Face to Face
This Role Is Subject To
- Qualification: Social Work Qualification and registration with Social Work England
- 2 References: Where possible we require 3 years' history
- DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Clearance: This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Appointable candidates will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-code-of-practice" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-decoration: none;">here. We have a policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders and it is available upon request.
- Medical Clearance: Pre-placement health assessment (PPHA)
- Essential Car Documentation: This post is a designated Essential Car User. Therefore, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work. You will receive the Essential Car User Allowance.
You'll help Manchester City Council's Adult Social Care Mental Health Service to deliver high-quality, strengths-based and person-centred interventions, ensuring individuals receive the right support at the right time to maximise independence, recovery and wellbeing. Your work will contribute to improved hospital flow, reduced delayed discharges, fewer avoidable readmissions and better outcomes for Manchester residents.
In This Role You Will
- Lead and coordinate social care involvement in mental health hospital discharge planning.
- Manage a complex caseload and undertake Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and safeguarding responsibilities.
- Assess and manage risk, promoting recovery, independence and positive risk-taking.
- Work with health, housing, safeguarding, voluntary sector and community partners to coordinate effective support.
- Support individuals, carers and colleagues through professional advice, consultation, mentoring and high-quality social work practice.
We’re looking for an experienced and values-driven social worker who can bring sound professional judgement, a strengths-based approach and a clear focus on recovery and independence. You’ll be confident working with complexity, risk and safeguarding, and able to build effective relationships with individuals, carers and partner agencies to support timely and sustainable hospital discharge.
- A recognised social work qualification and current registration with Social Work England.
- Post-qualifying experience of working with adults experiencing mental ill-health and managing complex casework, including risk and safeguarding.
- Evidence of applying relevant social care legislation and working collaboratively with health, housing and other partners to deliver strengths-based, person-centred outcomes.
- Qualified Social Worker with current registration with Social Work England.
- Significant experience of mental health social work practice, including complex assessment, risk management and safeguarding.
- Experience of supporting hospital discharge, recovery planning and promoting independence through strengths-based approaches.
- Ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries with health, housing and community partners to achieve positive outcomes for adults and carers.
If you’re invited to assessment, we’ll look at a wider range of the role requirements. For more detail, please see the role profile.
Use of AI
You may use AI to support your application, but all examples must be your own and based on real experience. Applications may be withdrawn if content is misleading or presents someone else's experience as your own. Internal candidates may also face disciplinary action.
Guaranteed Assessment Scheme
We guarantee progression to the assessment stage for applicants who meet the essential criteria used for shortlisting and are eligible under the scheme. Learn more
Support and Adjustments
If you're successful in securing a role, we'll make every effort to provide the support, equipment and reasonable adjustments you need to carry out your duties. Where needed, we'll consider adapting aspects of the role. Learn more
Working for Manchester City Council is a chance to make a real difference in a diverse city. You’ll help improve lives and support our local communities. Working together, we can create better public services for everyone.
Benefits we offer
- Up to 26 days’ annual leave, rising to 31 days after five years’ service
- Buy up to two extra weeks’ leave
- Up to 3 days’ volunteering leave
- A 35-hour work week for full-time roles
- We review pay each year and recognise three trade unions
- A defined benefit pension scheme
- Enhanced parental and carers leave
- Employee discounts and perks
Our commitment to inclusion
At Manchester City Council, we're dedicated to creating a workplace that fully reflects the diversity of our local communities. We actively encourage applications from people of all ages and backgrounds and are particularly keen to hear from applicants from ethnic minority communities and disabled people, who remain underrepresented in parts of our workforce.
GM Elevate Programme
If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the 'Personal Statement' section or 'Supporting Statement' section of your application.
Accessible Formats
Use ReciteMe through the "Accessibility tools" button at the top of our careers page. It has tools such as text-to-speech, language translations, and adjustable text size and colour.
Calculate your take home pay.
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