Sheffield City Council
Adult Newly Qualified Social Worker
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Adult Hospital First Contact Team
Are you a motivated and skilled Social Worker looking for a rewarding role in a fast-paced, supportive environment? If so, we would love to hear from you.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Qualified Social Worker to join our Adult Hospital First Contact Team, based at the Northern General Hospital. This dynamic role combines working within the Care Transfer Hub alongside working out of hours on a rota which includes evening and weekend shifts. The role is office-based.
Our team works alongside colleagues from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals to support adults who are hospital inpatients. We play a vital role in facilitating safe, timely discharges by undertaking Care Act assessments, supporting discharge planning, screening safeguarding concerns, and providing targeted case management.
About the Role
This is an excellent opportunity for a practitioner who enjoys variety, autonomy, and collaborative working. The role offers the chance to develop expertise in both hospital discharge planning and urgent out-of-hours social work practice. As part of the Out of Hours service, you will provide a duty response across Adult Care and Wellbeing services.
Responsibilities
- Work alongside colleagues from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals to support adults who are hospital inpatients.
- Facilitate safe, timely discharges by undertaking Care Act assessments.
- Support discharge planning.
- Screen safeguarding concerns.
- Provide targeted case management.
Requirements
- Experience of safeguarding adults and applying relevant legislation, including the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.
- Enjoy working in multidisciplinary settings and building positive professional relationships.
- Can think creatively and work in a solution-focused way.
- Confident in making decisions and managing risk in complex and sometimes fast-moving situations.
- Can work flexibly and effectively under pressure to meet tight timescales.
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Experience of duty work, assessment, and crisis intervention would be advantageous, although we recognise the value of transferable skills and a willingness to learn. Training will be provided on the specialist IT systems used within the service.
Requirements
- Must hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle for evening and weekend out-of-hours shifts.
- Must be registered with Social Work England.
Benefits
- Joining a supportive and experienced team committed to strengths-based practice, collaborative working, and achieving positive outcomes for adults and their families.
How to Apply
For an informal discussion or further information, please contact:
- Grace Mehta, Grace.Mehta@sheffield.gov.uk
- Natalie Hackney, Natalie.Hackney@sheffield.gov.uk
About Us
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity, and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled, and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme
Applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.
Employment Details
- Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year.
- We offer a generous holiday entitlement.
- We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time, or as a job share.
If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.
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