Adult Senior Social Worker

About The Role

Working Hours: 35 Hours Per Week
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Working Style: Onsite
Additional Payments: Essential Car User Allowance, 6.7% Flexibility Payment
Closing Date: 11.59pm, 6 November 2026
Interview Method: In Person

This role is available for sponsorship.

As a Senior Social Worker, you'll be an experienced and motivated Senior Social Worker joining the Central Manchester Hospital Discharge to Assess (D2A) Team .

The Central Community HDTA Team is a stable, experienced and fully staffed service with a strong focus on quality practice and continuous improvement. We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic Senior Social Worker to join the management team and play a key role in maintaining high standards of service delivery for some of our most vulnerable citizens.

In this role you will:

• Play a pivotal role in delivering positive outcomes for citizens requiring social work assessment, intervention and care planning following discharge from an acute hospital setting into rehabilitation beds at Willow Bank Lodge .
• Work within a busy and dynamic service, using critical thinking, managing complex risks, making sound professional decisions and balancing competing demands effectively.
• Demonstrate strong leadership, problem-solving and partnership-working skills.
• Support individuals to achieve their recovery goals while ensuring timely and safe progression through the discharge pathway.

For queries about the role, please contact the hiring manager, Catherine Daum-Adetoyi, to arrange a convenient time to discuss the role. This route is for vacancy-related enquiries only and should not be used to submit applications.

Pre-employment Checks

If you are successful, your appointment will be subject to completing the relevant pre-employment checks. These checks will be carried out as part of our recruitment process and include:

• Qualification: BA HON or MA social work
• Registration with Professional Body: Social Work England
• DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Clearance: The post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Appointable candidates will be required to apply for an Enhanced DBS check. Information provided by you or the DBS will be handled confidentially and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice .
• If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years, or 12 months or more in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to GOV.UK guidance for details on obtaining a Police Check or Certificate of Good Character.
• Essential Car User: This post is a designated Essential Car User post. You must hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own vehicle for work use.
• Medical Clearance: Pre-placement Health Assessment (PPHA).
• Satisfactory references and other  other pre-employment checks where applicable.

For more information on these checks, please visit the checks page .

About the Candidate

The successful candidate will be an experienced and skilled practitioner with a strong working knowledge of social work practice, legislation, and procedures within a Hospital Discharge to Assess (D2A) setting.

They will have significant  experience of providing both formal and informal supervision to Social Workers and Care Assessors, supporting professional development, decision-making, and quality assurance within the team.

Candidates should hold a Best Interests Assessor (BIA) or Practice Educator qualification.

The post holder must be a confident and competent user of Liquidlogic and possess excellent IT skills, with the ability to effectively utilise a range of electronic systems to support case management, performance monitoring, and service delivery. Strong organisational, communication, and leadership skills are essential to succeed in this role

An experienced Senior Social Worker with a strong background in hospital and intermediate care services, supporting adults with complex health and social care needs to achieve safe and timely discharges while preventing avoidable hospital admissions. Possesses extensive knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, safeguarding legislation, and integrated multi-agency working. A committed and proactive practitioner, dedicated to improving outcomes for citizens through effective partnership working, professional leadership, and the delivery of high-quality, strengths-based social work practice

We’ll use the following essential criteria to decide which candidates to invite to assessment. Use your personal statement to provide evidence of how you meet each one, supported by relevant examples:

• Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Nurses, and Voluntary Sector Partners, ensuring the delivery of person-centred, outcome-focused care.

• Experienced in managing the effective flow of citizens through intermediate care units, hospitals, undertaking comprehensive social work responsibilities including care coordination, discharge planning, and case management for the most complex cases requiring advanced professional expertise, knowledge, and decision-making.

• Ability to provide strong professional leadership, supervision, and support to social work staff, promoting high standards of practice, reflective and professional development, and a culture of continuous improvement and learning.

• Social Work Qualification and registration with Social Work England

Ability to provide strong professional leadership, supervision, and support to social work staff, promoting high standards of practice, reflective and professional development, and a culture of continuous improvement and learning.

For guidance on how to write your personal statement, please visit How to Apply - Manchester City Council .

If you’re invited to assessment, we’ll look at a wider range of the role requirements. For more detail, please see the role profile.

Use of AI 

You may use AI to support your application, but all examples must be your own and based on real experience . Applications may be withdrawn if content is misleading or presents someone else's experience as your own. Internal candidates may also face disciplinary action.

Guaranteed Assessment Scheme We guarantee progression to the assessment stage for applicants who meet the essential criteria used for shortlisting and are eligible under the scheme. Learn more

Support and Adjustments If you're successful in securing a role, we'll make every effort to provide the support, equipment and reasonable adjustments you need to carry out your duties. Where needed, we'll consider adapting aspects of the role. Learn more

About Us

Working for Manchester City Council is a chance to make a real difference in a diverse city. You’ll help improve lives and support our local communities. Working together, we can create better public services for everyone.

Benefits we offer

• Up to 26 days’ annual leave, rising to 31 days after five years’ service
• Buy up to two extra weeks’ leave
• Up to 3 days ’ volunteering leave 
• A 35-hour work week for full-time roles
• We review pay each year and recognise three trade unions
• A defined benefit pension scheme
• Enhanced parental and carers leave 
• Employee discounts and perks

Learn more at Careers - Manchester City Council

Our commitment to inclusion 

At Manchester City Council, we're dedicated to creating a workplace that fully reflects the diversity of our local communities. We actively encourage applications from people of all ages and backgrounds and are particularly keen to hear from applicants from ethnic minority communities and disabled people, who remain underrepresented in parts of our workforce .

GM Elevate Programme 

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the 'Personal Statement' section or 'Supporting Statement' section of your application.

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