Social Worker - Complex Care Widnes

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

Complex Care Widnes works with adults aged 18 and over. The needs of people with lived experience are diverse and may cover learning disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities (including neurological conditions and acquired brain Injuries) and older people. The team is made of a Principal Manager, Practice Manager, Advanced Practitioners, Social Workers and Community Care Workers

The focus across the teams’ processes is to apply strengths-based approaches in the course of assessment/reassessment of needs. An emphasis is placed on signposting and use of informal networks ahead of commissioning care packages.

You must be a qualified Social Worker who is registered to practice with Social Work England, demonstrating a commitment to ongoing professional development. In Halton, the post will provide you with the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills in Social Work. And be part of the development of partnership working with health colleagues to enhance the experience of adults who use adult social care services.

You must have knowledge of Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries, Court work, completing Risk Assessments as well as experience of working closely with a range of services, stakeholders and professionals. Our post a carries an essential car user role, and you will need to hold a current full driving license and have access to a vehicle.

Hours: 35 per week

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service with the option to purchase an additional four-days of unpaid leave for our Annual Christmas Closedown
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact: Kym Lawson – Principal Manger of Complex Care Widnes on 0151 511 8423

Interviews will take place on 30/01/2026

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!