Employer: Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Job Title: Senior Social Worker
Location: United Kingdom (York or Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO32 9XW)
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 per annum
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
Pay Scheme: Agenda for Change – Band 6
Closing Date: 31 August 2025
Job Summary
Following new investment, a Senior Social Work post is available within the Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Community Service North Yorkshire and York.
Service areas: York and Scarborough
Role: Represent a social work perspective for women experiencing mental health difficulties in pregnancy and up to one year postnatal
Responsibility: Defined caseload including service users with child and/or adult safeguarding needs
Development: Ongoing development of the social worker role within the multidisciplinary team
Main Duties of the Job
Key work a caseload of patients with perinatal needs, particularly those with complex social care and safeguarding requirements
Deliver care to expectant and new mothers with severe and complex mental health problems
Work as part of a specialist multi-disciplinary team, with further training and supervision provided
Travel independently across the locality (vehicle required, adjustments possible under Equality Act 2010)
About Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
This is an excellent opportunity to join a proactive, forward-thinking team.
You will:
Be part of a multi-disciplinary team
Enhance your clinical and social work skills
Receive regular supervision
Network with social work colleagues across the trust
Applicants should be:
Highly motivated
Capable of acting on their own initiative
Skilled in assessment and IT
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:
Appropriate professional qualification in social work
Current registration with relevant regulatory body
IELTS Level 7 (SLT = 8) for international recruits
Desirable:
Postgraduate training in a relevant specialist area
Experience
Essential:
At least 12 months post-qualifying social work experience / completion of ASYE (post 2012)
For pre-2012, evidence of experience in line with the professional capabilities framework for an experienced social worker
Desirable:
Experience supporting people with mental health issues, learning disabilities, or autism
Experience in multidisciplinary teams
Knowledge
Essential:
Understanding of needs of service users with mental health conditions or learning disabilities
Legal literacy
Desirable:
Clinical risk assessment and practice application
Evidence-based practice knowledge in specialist areas
Postgraduate training relevant to the post (e.g., dysphagia, autism diagnostics)
Experience managing complex social work cases
Awareness of professional standards and practice application
Additional Information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: Required under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975
Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from Skilled Worker visa seekers are welcome and will be considered (subject to UKVI rules)
Criminal Record Certificates: Required for overseas applicants with 12+ months residence abroad in the past 10 years
UK Registration: Applicants must hold current UK professional registration (see NHS Careers website)
How to Apply
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