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Job details
Job reference REQ05498 Date posted 28/05/2026 Application closing date 12/06/2026 Location Port Talbot Hospital Salary £38,280 - £41,777 Grade 8 Social Worker including newly qualified workers - including £1,000 supplement or £43,777- £48,091 - Grade 9 Senior Social Worker - including £3,000 market supplement Package Generous holiday entitlement, Employee Assistance Programme, Local Government Pension Scheme with 22.4% employer contributions, discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure and excellent development opportunities Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Social Care Attachments Reasons to Work for Neath Port Talbot Council May 2026.pptx Social Worker NPT Hospital Team JDPS REQ05498.docx
Location of post: Swansea University Health Board
Workstyles: Your workstyle in this role will require you to work from a fixed workplace.
The role has become available to join a committed and motivated Patient Flow Team who work hard to deliver excellent standards in a positive working environment. The Hospital Team works in partnership with individuals to identify what matters to them. This includes undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments, Continuing Health Care Assessments, leading Best Interest Meetings to ensure people have a safe and timely discharge from hospital.
We work alongside a range of professionals within the teams, including colleagues from the health board, therapies and external providers. It is an exciting time to join adult social care with friendly, experienced and supportive colleagues who are dedicated to providing a service that puts citizens at centre of our work.
What we can offer you;
An engaging welcome into the team with support and guidance from peers, colleagues and management when you commence your new role, which will continue throughout your career within Social Work at NPT Council.
Meet & Greets with the team are available prior to interview to give you an opportunity to find out more about the hub, services and what it is like working within the team on a daily basis.
There are also opportunities for more experienced social workers, such as training to become an AMHP or Practice Educator, and enrolment on management and leadership training courses. NPT Council invests in their staff, this is an opportunity to join a local authority who will support your development.
Ideally you will have;
Applicants will need to be social work qualified and professionally registered as a social worker with Social Care Wales.
You will need a knowledge and working practice of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014, to include outcome focussed assessment and care planning, knowledge and working practice of Continuing Health Care, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
* Hybrid working (in some roles) and flexible working schemes to improve your work life balance
* Benefit from a competitive employee package with a remarkable 13.4% employer pension contribution
* Enjoy a holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years’ service (not forgetting the additional 8 bank holidays too)
* Access discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure
* Utilise the cycle to work scheme with up to 40% off bikes and cycling equipment
* Purchase a new car through Tusker salary sacrifice scheme
* Enjoy exclusive discounts at local and national retailers with the Smart Spend app through our staff wellbeing group.
If you would like to start a rewarding career with a company that values and invests in its employees and you have the necessary experience and qualifications, this could be your dream job and we would love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion or to arrange a Meet and Greet, please contact the Team Manager –
This post is subject to an enhanced with both adult & child barred list DBS disclosure.
Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all vulnerable adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.
The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.
Welsh Language Requirements:
Welsh Language skills are not required.
Additional Information:
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans. In support of employees of Tata Steel who are at risk of redundancy, or have been made redundant in 2024, Neath Port Talbot Council is offering a guaranteed interview for jobs across the Council. Please note that applicants must meet all the essential criteria, as shown in the person specification, to qualify for a guaranteed interview. If you are or going to be affected by the job losses at Tata Steel then we would welcome an application from you. Just make it known on your application form that you are currently at risk of redundancy or you have been made redundant.
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