Social Worker (Adults' Mental Health Safeguarding Hub)

Job Details:

Job Reference: HCC624830

Salary Range: £41,985 - £49,565 per annum, inclusive of £3,000 per annum Market Supplement for Senior Social Workers
Work Location: Elizabeth II Court, Winchester

Hours per week: 37

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 7 October 2026

The Role:

Join Our New Adults' Mental Health Safeguarding Hub as a Social Worker

We're looking for passionate and motivated Social Workers to join our newly established Adults' Mental Health Safeguarding Hub, offering a unique opportunity to help shape a developing countywide service and influence how safeguarding support is delivered for younger adults with mental health needs.

As a Social Worker, you'll undertake safeguarding enquiries, assess risk, build effective relationships with partner agencies, and work alongside individuals to achieve outcomes that matter to them. Working closely with colleagues across health, social care and partner organisations, you'll apply your professional expertise to deliver person-centred safeguarding interventions in line with the Care Act 2014 and our commitment to making safeguarding personal.

In return, you'll benefit from excellent training, ongoing professional development, and support from an experienced and dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity to broaden your safeguarding experience, develop your career, and make a real difference while helping to build an innovative new service from the ground up.

What you’ll do:

• Triaging safeguarding referrals and making informed decisions on risk and appropriate next steps.
• Providing supervision, support and practice guidance to Case Workers and Senior Case Workers.
• Undertaking safeguarding enquiries, wellbeing, carers' and mental capacity assessments where appropriate.
• Working collaboratively with individuals, families, providers and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes.
• Identifying, managing and escalating safeguarding concerns, while maintaining accurate and timely case records.
• Contributing to service improvement by maintaining professional knowledge, attending training, and supporting best practice across the team.

What we’re looking for:

• Social Work qualification and registered with Social Work England (SWE).
• A sound understanding of how to apply a strengths-based approach. 
• Understanding of social work issues, legal frameworks and social services’ statutory duties. 
• Commitment to demonstrating our values and behaviours, showing compassion, empathy and respect.
  
  

Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Social Worker role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.

Why join us?

• Make a difference: Watch this short video to find out more about the important work our Mental Health Teams do.
• Career growth: View our career pathways for more information about opportunities within our Adults Social Work service. 
• Excellent Practice Validation: Progress to a Senior Social Worker role through our Excellent Practice Validation programme. Our Senior Social Workers are paid a market supplement of £3,000 per annum.
• AMHP pathway: We’ll support you to complete your AMHP training and give you the opportunity to complete AMHP work alongside your Social Work duties. When you’ve completed your AMHP training, you’ll be eligible for a market supplement of up to £2,500 per annum.
• Professional development: Continuous learning and supportive supervision.
• Work-life balance: Enjoy a fulfilling career with a good balance between work and home life.
• Employee support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.
  
  

Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.

Other job titles you may be searching for may include: Newly Qualified Social Worker, Senior Case Worker , Welfare Worker, Social Services, Case Manager, Social Work Practitioner.

Travel Requirements:

You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire, and it is essential that you have a current drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis. 

Value Based Recruitment:

We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.

Additional Information:

Social Worker Candidate Pack

Vetting Requirements:

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

For general enquiries, please contact care.careers@hants.gov.uk
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Samantha Batson, Team Manager on Samantha.Batson@hants.gov.uk

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

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