Application Instructions
To apply please upload your CV together with a supporting statement that provides evidence of how you meet the essential requirements of the person specification.
Please include reference to your qualifications that are specified on the person specification within your CV/supporting statement.
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Unfortunately we cannot take any sponsorship applications for this post.
Position
This post is not for a Newly Qualified Social Worker; the post holder must have successfully completed the ASYE programme and be registered with Social Work England.
Rochdale Adult Care is pleased to offer an opportunity for a positive enthusiastic Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England to join the Home First Hospital Discharge Hub, based within the Integrated Middleton Locality.
Responsibilities and Expectations
Hospital Social Work requires you to be a confident, dynamic fast‑paced individual with excellent communication skills. You will have experience and motivation to work with adults, their carers and develop positive relationships with health colleagues across the hospital sites. Working within timescales and deadlines is essential for this role.
It is expected that the post holder will be a positive team player, and an enthusiastic individual who can demonstrate social work practice. You will have excellent knowledge and experience of the Mental Capacity Act, and excellent knowledge and understanding of safeguarding within an adult care setting. The post holder is expected to promote a strength‑based approach to assessments, support planning and offering advice and guidance to colleagues, service users and carers, as within the objectives of the Care Act 2014. Social workers are also expected to promote the independence and well‑being of service users and carers, utilising natural support and the voluntary sector, ensuring creativity with solutions to support planning.
Neighbourhood Teams
* Heywood
* Home First Hospital Discharge Hub
* Middleton
* Rochdale North
* Rochdale South
* Pennine
* Prevention Front Door Service
Training and Development
Rochdale has an excellent training programme for all social workers to maintain CPD and we actively support social workers who are interested in becoming Practice Educators and Best Interest Assessors.
Contact
If you are the social worker the Home First Discharge Hub needs in the team and can make a positive difference, we look forward to your application. For an informal discussion please contact the team manager Gill Johnstone on 01706-923007 or by email at gill.johnstone@rochdale.gov.uk.
Travel and Working Conditions
The post holder must be able to demonstrate an ability to travel around the Borough of Rochdale and travel to various hospital site locations. The post is subject to a seven‑day working contract on a rota basis.
Interview Details
Interviews will be held on Monday 12th January 2026 at the Brook House Offices in Middleton.
Reference Checks
This post is subject to satisfactory two‑year reference history, an enhanced DBS including a barred-list check against the adult workforce, medical clearance, evidence of essential qualifications and proof of legal working in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.
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