Adult Social Worker

Job introduction

Job title: Adult Social Worker- Hospital Discharge Team

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

Hospital Discharge Social Work Team:

These roles offer an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of integrated pathways, supporting people to leave hospital safely and with the right support in place. This is a fast-paced environment, with a strong focus on delivering safe and timely hospital discharges through short-term, outcome-focused interventions. As a Social Worker within our hospital discharge service, you will play a key role in delivering strengths-based practice, completing Care Act assessments that promote independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes.

This is a predominantly hospital-based role, with most of your time spent working on-site as part of a multi-disciplinary team. While occasional home visits will be required, the role is primarily based within the acute hospital setting, enabling responsive and collaborative discharge planning.

The role:

• As a Social Worker you will undertake strengths-based Care Act assessments and reviews
• As a Social Worker you will support safe, timely, and person-centred discharges
• As a Social Worker you will deliver short-term interventions to facilitate discharge planning
• As a Social Worker you will work within integrated pathways alongside health and social care professionals
• As a Social Worker you will develop and maintain close working relationships with health colleagues and partner agencies
• As a Social Worker you will contribute to safeguarding and risk management processes

Locations: Royal Liverpool Hospital, Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital

While these posts are aligned to the above locations, they form part of a wider integrated hospital discharge service. We aim, wherever possible, to accommodate individual preferences regarding base location; however, flexibility to work across sites may be required in line with service needs.

Our offer to you:

• At least 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 34 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working (role dependent) - a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Employee Volunteering Scheme
• Medicash

Next steps:
Closing date: Midnight Wednesday 10th June 2026
Shortlisting date: Thursday 11th June 2026
Interview date: Wednesday 17th June & Thursday 18th June 2026
Interview type: Face-to-face

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Joanna Milwicz via email Joanna.Milwicz@liverpool.gov.uk

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Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.

Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications. Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.

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