Main area Social Work Grade Grade 4c Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37 hours per week (MONDAY - FRIDAY) Job ref 236-SCO-SW046-25
Employer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site City Approach Town Salford Salary £50,269 - £53,460 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2025 23:59
Advanced Social Work Practitioner
Grade 4c
Job overview
We are looking to recruit an experienced advanced social work practitioner to join our adult safeguarding team or our neighbourhood teams. The ideal candidate will have a passion for social work, enabling effective integrated working, promoting independence through reablement approaches and safeguarding vulnerable adults in Salford. You will be responsible for carrying out social work duties, requiring the highest levels of skills, knowledge, and professional expertise. You will be required to work as part of a team with both your colleagues and partner organisations.
Successful candidates will receive a full induction into the organisation and will be fully supported by the team to settle into the role. We recognise the commitment, dedication and hard work of our staff and we will provide you with the support you need to be happy and healthy both at work and at home which is why we consider all flexible working requests. The organisation offers a wrap-around programme of support to look after your physical, emotional, and mental well being as well as excellent training, learning and development opportunities to enhance your knowledge, skills, and experience.
Main duties of the job
You will be a skilled, effective practitioner acting with considerable autonomy. You may have in depth knowledge and skill in one or more fields of practice which may have been developed through a formal post, qualifying training and/or development activity. You will have the opportunity to undertake Practice Educator training and support student Social Workers. You will have the opportunity to undertake a postgraduate qualification and/or role in specialised practice e.g., AMHP, BIA. You will need to have the ability to integrate professional knowledge, the views of people using services and research/evaluation evidence routinely in your practice. At experienced level, you will need to demonstrate expert and effective practice in complex situations, assessing and managing higher levels of risk while promoting enablement and self-determination. You will need to network and liaise with a wider range of professionals and other colleagues, including at more senior levels. You will need to manage a caseload and offer expert opinion inside and outside the organisation.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
* • Registered as a Social Worker with Social work England
* • Recognised Social Work qualification, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW
* • You must clearly evidence an understanding of the principles and values underlying the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and other relevant legislation.
* • You must clearly evidence an understanding of the integration agenda and the promotion of independence (enablement) model of health and social care.
* • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of personalisation and a person-centred approach.
* • You must clearly evidence that you can maintain accurate records and to communicate complex information clearly and concisely both verbally and in written form.
* • You must clearly evidence that you have a clear understanding of the social work role in a multidisciplinary setting.
* • Experience of working with adults/older people
* • You must clearly evidence your ability to develop effective working relationships with people with lived experience and their carers’ and show evidence of good assessment practice
* • Demonstrate the ability to develop effective working relationships with other professionals and colleagues.
* • Possess skills of negotiation, mediation, and de-escalation - seeking constructive approaches to problem solving
* • Have a good standard of computer skills
* • Ability to demonstrate assertiveness and manage confrontations constructively and effectively
* • Significant experience effectively managing complex cases
* • A thorough understanding of the needs of vulnerable adults and the needs of carers including an understanding of current best practice around personalisation and an ability to demonstrate innovative approaches to meeting needs
* • Ability to generate creative solutions to work problems
* • A commitment to customer focussed service delivery
* • Ability to make effective and timely decisions
* • Possession of a methodical approach to problem solving
* • Ability to demonstrate a strategic perspective
* • Ability to actively promote equality
* • Experience of chairing meetings
* • You have additional qualifications; Best Interest Assessors; AMHP; Practice Educator; Post Qualifying
* • You can evidence an innovative approach to the development of new methods of working to support people in the community.
The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployee has been identified.
For fixed-term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants.
The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Read more about this here .
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Neil Symons Job title Team Manager Email address Neil.Symons2@nca.nhs.uk Telephone number 01612060604 Additional information
Neil.Symons2@nca.nhs.uk
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