As a Senior Social Worker within our Short Term Support Service, you will play a key role in facilitating safe, timely, and person-centred discharges from hospital settings.
Working closely with health professionals, families, and wider partners, you will ensure individuals transition from hospital to the most appropriate care setting, promoting recovery, independence, and a positive discharge experience.
In this role, you will manage a complex caseload, applying your professional expertise to support effective decision-making and high-quality outcomes. You will also provide guidance and support to Social Workers, contributing to their development and ensuring consistent best practice across the team.
We offer a supportive and inclusive team environment, regular supervision, and ongoing opportunities for professional development. Alongside attractive staff benefits and generous annual leave, this is a great opportunity to build your career and thrive within Lancashire County Council’s Adult Social Care service.
What's important to us, is that you share our values…
Supportive and Innovative
You'll need a blend of supportive and innovative thinking, coming up with fresh ideas so we can achieve the best outcomes for people.
You'll need compassion and empathy to support people, listening to what they need, whilst ensuring they feel valued and respected.
Staff Discounts: You'll get access to dozens of discounts through Vivup , our employee benefits partner. Our scheme covers a car lease scheme, shopping, entertainment, gym memberships, holidays, and more.
We embrace diversity and have a range of support, groups and networks for staff. These include the Forum of Asian Black and Ethnic Employees (FABEE), the Disabled Workers Forum and the LGBTQ+ Employee Network.
If you would like to contact us for an initial informal and confidential chat [email protected] Shortlisting for this role is ongoing and applicants will be invited to attend our weekly interview panel.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.
Social Work applicants must be registered with Social Work England (SWE) to be appointed as a Social Worker or have applied to register with SWE.
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.
You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post, and you must be insured for business use.
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