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Are you an experienced Adult Social Worker looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference to people's lives at a critical point in their journey?

Hackney Council is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join its Hospital Discharge Team, supporting adults with complex needs to achieve safe, timely, and sustainable discharges from hospital back into the community. The role sits within a community mental health social work team and focuses on ensuring individuals receive the right support to transition safely from inpatient settings to community living.

About the Role

As a Hospital Discharge Social Worker, you will work closely with hospital wards, community mental health teams, health professionals, housing services, carers, and external partners to coordinate effective discharge planning from admission through to community reintegration.

Key responsibilities include:

• Completing Care Act assessments using a strengths-based approach.
• Coordinating safe and legally compliant hospital discharges.
• Supporting Section 117 aftercare planning where applicable.
• Arranging appropriate care and support packages.
• Managing safeguarding concerns and risk assessments.
• Working within Mental Capacity Act and DoLS frameworks.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary professionals to achieve positive outcomes.
• Promoting independence, wellbeing, and person-centred practice.
• Maintaining high-quality assessments, support plans, and case records.

Flexible Working

This team offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement:

• Social Workers do not need to be based in the hospital five days a week.
• Hospital visits are only required when there is a need to complete assessments or undertake discharge-related work.
• The expectation is to attend the Hackney office two days per week.
• Many team members use their office days as an opportunity to visit wards and complete any hospital-based activity as needed.

This provides an excellent balance between direct practice, collaborative working, and flexibility.

About You

To be considered, you will have:

• Social Work England registration.
• A recognised Social Work qualification (Degree, DipSW, CQSW or equivalent).
• Experience undertaking Adult Social Care assessments and support planning under the Care Act.
• Knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act, safeguarding legislation, and strengths-based practice.
• Experience managing complex adult caseloads and working in multidisciplinary settings.
• Excellent communication, assessment, and report-writing skills.

Why Join Hackney?

• Flexible hybrid working model.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on hospital discharge pathways.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Diverse and rewarding caseload focused on improving outcomes for residents.

If you're passionate about supporting adults to achieve safe and successful transitions from hospital to the community, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact (url removed) for more information.

Commercial Services Trading Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Our client Coventry city Council is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Hospital discharge and safeguarding service.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Our client Sefton MBC is looking for an Adults Social Worker to join their Hospital team.

Job title: Adult Social Worker - Hospital Team

Role purpose:
To provide professional social work support to adults in hospital, helping patients and their families address social care, safeguarding, wellbeing and discharge needs. The role involves working closely with health and social care professionals to ensure patients can leave hospital safely and with appropriate support.

• Complete assessments of adults' social care and support needs.
• Develop and review care and support plans.
• Support safe and timely hospital discharge.
• Assess patients' ability to manage safely at home and identify appropriate support.
• Arrange or coordinate care packages, residential or nursing placements and community support where appropriate.
• Work with patients, families, carers and other professionals to identify solutions.
• Undertake safeguarding assessments and respond to concerns about abuse or neglect.
• Promote independence, choice, dignity and person-centred care.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and discharge planning.
• Liaise with hospitals, local authorities, care providers, community teams and voluntary organisations.
• Maintain accurate and confidential records in accordance with professional and organisational requirements.
• Complete assessments and make appropriate professional decisions in line with relevant legislation and local policies.
• Manage a caseload effectively and prioritise urgent or high-risk situations.
• Provide information, advice and advocacy to patients and their families.
• Contribute to improving services and supporting positive outcomes for adults.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Our client Enfield Council is looking for a Qualified social worker to join their Family Help team.

Job Purpose

To provide assessment, care management and social work services to disabled children and their families, arising out of the council's duties and powers under legislation, Council and Group policy.

To contribute to the development of the Centre as a specialist resource for Children and young people with disabilities and their families utilising their knowledge and experience to promote and ensure best practice is central to service delivery.

To work in accordance with the guidelines set out by local government and to make appropriate use of Group and independent resources.

Duties

• To carry out assessments and undertake care management in the area of specialism. ( Disabled children and their families )
• To make recommendations for service provision in accordance with the Children services threshold and eligibility criteria.
• To provide a social work service to designated service users.
• To manage, monitor and review care plans, involving disabled children and young people and their families, and liaising with other workers and agencies as appropriate.
• To work at all times within the Council's Financial regulations
• To be aware of the resources available within the specialist area, including other sources of funding so that the maximum benefit may be obtained for families within budgetary resources of Children Services.
• To comply with the Children Services recording policy and to complete appropriate forms and documents as required
• To make use of management information systems, including information technology, in the recording, retrieval and analysis of information as required.
• To be managed by and receive supervision from the immediate line manager/ designated person, and to be assessed against agreed standards and targets
• To undertake training as required and be proactive in undertaking activities to enhance professional development

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Our client Milton Keynes Council is looking for a Qualified social worker to join their Family support team.

• Take responsibility for complex child protection and court cases, using advanced social work knowledge to manage risk and improve outcomes for children.
• Complete clear, analytical assessments, care plans and court reports that support robust decision making.
• Make professional recommendations that focus on children's safety, wellbeing and long term outcomes.
• Provide expert guidance, mentoring and reflective support to social workers and students within the team.
• Support managers with case oversight, quality assurance and maintaining high practice standards.
• Represent the local authority in public and private law proceedings, including attending court and giving evidence when required.
• Work closely with partner agencies to safeguard children and promote effective multi agency working.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Occupational Therapist - Hospital Discharge

Location: Islington, London
Rate: 31.37 per hour
Working Pattern: Hybrid
Hours: Monday-Friday, initially 9am-5pm, with some 10am-6pm shifts. Later moving to Monday-Sunday, 1 in 6 rota
Address: 222 Upper Street, London, Islington, N1 1XR

Eden Brown Synergy is currently recruiting for a qualified Occupational Therapist to join the Integrated Discharge Service (IDS) within Islington Adult Social Services.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and fast-paced Hospital Discharge Service, supporting Islington residents to return home safely while promoting independence, recovery and positive outcomes.

As an Occupational Therapist, you will play a key role in assessing risk and designing interventions to support residents at different stages of the hospital discharge pathway.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the Discharge to Assess pathway through referral screening and discharge planning.
• Participating in the 7-day screening rota, expected to commence after approximately 2 months.
• Completing post-discharge assessments and providing one-off therapy interventions.
• Assessing home environments and arranging equipment and minor adaptations.
• Providing advice on managing daily activities and manual handling.
• Developing Reablement Plans and Goals using a strengths-based, outcome-focused approach.
• Working closely with Social Workers, Reablement, Health colleagues and wider multidisciplinary teams.
• Supporting independence, recovery and admission prevention.

The IDS is co-located with Islington Reablement, providing excellent opportunities for Occupational Therapists to shape Reablement Plans from the outset of a resident's care journey.

• Qualified Occupational Therapist.
• Relevant professional registration.
• Experience in adult social care, hospital discharge, community or reablement settings is desirable.
• Strong assessment, risk management and clinical decision-making skills.
• A person-centred and strengths-based approach.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

• DBS check processed and paid for by Eden Brown Synergy.
• Referral bonus if you refer a colleague or friend to us.
• Bonus for finding your own job.
• Twice-weekly payroll.
• Dedicated recruitment consultant who will support you throughout your job search, employment and beyond.

If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to Shristi Yadav at or call (phone number removed).

Refer someone who might be interested in this role and get a 300 referral bonus!

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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Mental Health Social Worker Hospital Discharge Team

North West Local Authority Hybrid Working Competitive Agency Rate Immediate Start

We Do Social Work is recruiting an experienced Mental Health Social Worker to join a busy Hospital Discharge Team within a North West Local Authority.

This is a fast-paced role supporting patient flow from psychiatric inpatient units, reducing delayed discharges and ensuring adults are safely transitioned into the community with the appropriate support in place.

As a Mental Health Social Worker, you will:

• Support the timely and safe discharge of adults from psychiatric inpatient settings.
• Complete strengths-based assessments and discharge planning.
• Coordinate move-on arrangements from hospital discharge and step-down placements.
• Work collaboratively with ward staff, NHS colleagues, CMHTs and partner agencies to facilitate safe discharges.
• Manage complex mental health cases within a fast-paced environment.
• Liaise with service users, carers and families to ensure person-centred outcomes.
• Maintain accurate case records and work in accordance with the Care Act, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.

To be considered for this role, you must have:

• Social Work England registration.
• A recognised Social Work qualification.
• Recent experience working within a Mental Health Hospital Discharge Team or a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).
• Experience managing complex mental health cases and coordinating hospital discharges.
• A good working knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
• Excellent assessment, risk management and multi-agency working skills.
• The ability to thrive in a busy, fast-paced environment.

Please note: Applicants without recent Mental Health Hospital Discharge or CMHT experience will not be considered.

• Competitive agency hourly rate.
• Hybrid working.
• Ongoing contract.
• Supportive management team.
• Dedicated consultant with specialist social work knowledge.
• Twice-weekly payroll through We Do Social Work.

If you're an experienced Mental Health Social Worker with Hospital Discharge or CMHT experience looking for your next agency opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today or contact We Do Social Work for a confidential discussion.

Our client Suffolk County Council is looking for a Qualified Social Worker to join their MASH team.

Typical Responsibilities

Communicating and engaging with children, young people and their families, with colleagues and with communities.

• Work directly with children, young people and families using the Suffolk Signs of Safety and Wellbeing framework.
• Where required by the role, to act as Lead Professional for named families as directed by colleagues, being the key contact with the family and liaising with other professionals to provide a joined-up response.

Effective Practice, Assessment, Planning and Review

• Use Suffolk signs of safety principles, disciplines and tools.
• To work alongside children, young people, parents and families where there are early signs of social, emotional, health or behavioural issues to bring about sustainable improvement.
• Work within the service guidelines, statutory guidance and legal frameworks.

To respond to needs identified with the family by identifying and delivering evidence-based interventions as required

• To work with families with complex problems where statutory intervention is required under the guidance of senior Social Worker, Lead Professional or Health Colleagues as appropriate.
• Engage in individual and group supervision with managers and practice leads.
• Undertake and maintain accurate recording and reporting as appropriate.
• Where required by the role:
  • Participate in CAF, multi-agency assessment, Statutory Assessment and other relevant assessment processes.
  • Take responsibility for managing cases and holding appropriate levels of risk, overseeing the input of social workers where involved.
  • Mentor and/or supervise junior colleagues or students and facilitate individual and group supervision with team members.

Information, Advice and Signposting

• To provide information and signposting for children, young people and families to relevant universal and specialist services in the local area and beyond where appropriate.

Multi-Agency and Partnership Working

• Actively build relationships and networks with other professional groups and services in the locality.

Managing Risk and Safeguarding

• To identify risk and safeguarding concerns and escalate immediately where appropriate.
• To undertake other tasks allocated by manager or senior colleagues, in keeping with the responsibilities of the grade:
• Work in accordance with the Council's statutory responsibilities, policies and service procedures and comply with equality and diversity policies, procedures and legislation.
• Maintaining customer confidentiality in accordance with the Data Protection Act and SCC guidance.
• Participate in performance appraisal and consultation with team managers as required.
• Having regard to best value principles as part of daily practice.
• Participating in training and development opportunities, to improve personal knowledge, skills and effectiveness.
• To transport children and young people where required by job role.

To work in the homes of children and families and in a variety of other settings

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Court Social Worker (Non-Caseholding)

Location: Huyton, Merseyside
Pay Rate: 31.15 per hour (Umbrella)
Contract: Agency/Temporary
Hours: Full-time

Are you a Qualified Social Worker with strong court experience looking for a role where you can focus on achieving positive outcomes for children without managing a caseload?

We're recruiting for an experienced Court Social Worker to join the Accelerated Permanence Team in Huyton, Merseyside. This is an excellent opportunity to use your analytical expertise and report-writing skills to support permanency planning and improve outcomes for children and young people.

The Role

Working alongside the Child Looked After Service, you will provide specialist support by producing high-quality assessments, court reports and statements that assist with permanency planning. As this is a non-caseholding role, you'll focus on delivering evidence-based work within agreed timescales, helping to reduce delay and support timely decision-making for children and families.

You'll work collaboratively with allocated social workers, legal professionals and partner agencies to ensure children achieve safe, stable and permanent outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce comprehensive assessments, court reports and statements.
• Support permanency planning for children and young people.
• Work in partnership with allocated social workers and multi-agency professionals.
• Prepare high-quality evidence for court proceedings.
• Contribute to effective planning that reduces drift and delay.
• Ensure all work complies with statutory legislation, policies and best practice.
• Maintain accurate and timely case recording.
• Build positive working relationships with children, families and partner agencies.

About You

To be successful, you will have:

• A recognised Social Work qualification.
• Current Social Work England registration.
• Significant experience within Children's Social Care.
• Proven experience preparing high-quality court reports and statements.
• Strong knowledge of public law and children's legislation.
• Excellent analytical, assessment and report-writing skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet strict court timescales.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• A commitment to delivering positive outcomes for children and families.

Pay & Benefits

• 31.15 per hour (Umbrella).
• Full-time agency opportunity.
• Non-caseholding role focused on court work and permanency planning.
• Hybrid working available.
• Supportive team environment.
• Opportunity to contribute to improving outcomes for children and young people.

Essential Requirements

Applicants must have:

• Social Work England registration.
• A recognised Social Work qualification.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain one).
• Recent experience within Children's Social Care.
• Proven court work experience within children's services.

If you're an experienced Children's Social Worker looking to use your court expertise in a dedicated, non-caseholding role, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to find out more about this excellent opportunity in Huyton, Merseyside. For more information, contact Natasha Haddon

Service: CIC, Children s Safeguarding & Family Support Services
Contract: Locum
Pay Rate: £28.55 per hour Umbrella
Hours: 37 hours per week
Working Pattern: Hybrid mixture of office and home working
Experience: Minimum 3 years post-qualifying experience (PQE) required
DBS: A DBS check may be applicable

We are seeking an experienced and committed Children s Social Worker to join the CIC, Children s Safeguarding and Family Support Services team.

The successful candidate will manage a caseload of children and families, undertaking assessments, managing safeguarding risks and developing effective care and support plans. You will work closely with children, families, carers and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes and promote children s safety, wellbeing and stability.

• Manage an allocated caseload of children and families, including Children in Care (CIC).

• Undertake high-quality, timely and evidence-based assessments.

• Develop, implement and review effective care and support plans.

• Lead on complex cases involving safeguarding, risk management and child protection.

• Prepare high-quality reports and provide evidence for court proceedings where required.

• Build strong and purposeful relationships with children, young people, families and carers.

• Work collaboratively with statutory, voluntary and independent agencies.

• Coordinate multi-agency interventions and ensure care plans are effectively implemented.

• Review progress regularly and adapt interventions where positive outcomes are not being achieved.

• Undertake preventative and early intervention work to reduce the need for children to enter care.

• Ensure children s wishes, feelings and lived experiences remain central to decision-making.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date case records in line with statutory and organisational requirements.

• Work in accordance with relevant legislation, safeguarding procedures and professional standards.

The successful candidate must have:

• A recognised Social Work qualification.

• Current Social Work England registration.

• Minimum 3 years post-qualifying experience (PQE) ESSENTIAL.

• Strong experience working with children, families and safeguarding.

• Experience working with Children in Care (CIC).

• Experience managing complex caseloads and assessing risk.

• Strong assessment, analytical and report-writing skills.

• Experience working effectively with multi-agency partners.

• Confidence contributing to court proceedings where required.

• A child-centred, strengths-based approach to practice.

• Ability to work effectively within a hybrid working environment.

• Enhanced DBS or willingness to complete a DBS check where applicable.

Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years post-qualifying experience.

The DfE form attached to the order documents must be completed and submitted with the candidate's application.

Candidates who do not meet the 3 years PQE requirement or do not have the required DfE documentation may not be considered.

If you are an experienced Children s Social Worker looking for your next opportunity, get in touch with We do Social Work today.