Adult Social Worker – North Transfer of Care Team in Peterborough

# Adult Social Worker – North Transfer of Care Team## About the role**We are looking for social workers to join our North Transfer of Care Team, working out of Hinchingbrooke Hospital, as well as covering Kings Lynn Hospital and Peterborough City Hospital on a rota basis.**We provide support to adults being discharged from hospitals and rehabilitation setting. You will be imaginative and dynamic and make a positive contribution to delivering good outcomes for people who have care and support needs. You will be a person-centred practitioner with excellent communication skills and to be able work within a multidisciplinary setting. The Transfer of Care Teams operate within specific office hours, but that does not mean we will not consider flexible working opportunities. Our staff receive a salary enhancement between 7% and 15% depending on their selected working pattern.* 7% for 1 weekend day a month and 1 Bank Holiday a year* 8% for 1 weekend day a month and 2 Bank Holidays a year* 10% for 1 weekend day a month and 3 Bank Holidays a year* 15% for 2 weekend days a month and 3 Bank Holidays a yearYou will still only work 5 days per week (full-time), meaning you get a day off during the week that you’re working at the weekend or Bank Holiday. While this is a fast-paced and highly demanding job, our team offers excellent support from both colleagues and managers, and opportunities to develop your knowledge. We are able to balance the work that needs to be done and what can we do to support you to keep on top of your workload.The role will work across 3 Acute Hospitals Addenbrookes (Cambridge), Hinchingbrooke (Huntingdon) and Peterborough City Hospital. We also support 5 Inpatient Rehabilitation centres across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. We know that your time is precious, so our interviews are generally held virtually, by Microsoft Teams, to provide the most flexible recruitment process. We may include a virtual assessment as part of this, but we’ll give you all of the relevant information ahead of time.For an informal discussion about this vacancy, please contact Team Manager Alexander Hannibal-Stewart on Alexander.Hannibal-Stewart@cambridgeshire.gov.ukInterviews are planned for the week commencing Monday the 15th December 2025.This opportunity is open to applicants looking to complete their ASYE (Assessed and Supported Year in Employment).For an informal discussion about our vacancies, contact Beth on 01480 372 425 or e-mail welovesocialworkers@cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.You will be responsible for completing Care Act assessments, Support plans, Mental Capacity assessments, and other statutory workflow tasks to support individuals in their safe and timely discharge from hospital settings. You will also complete initial community reviews to ensure that the discharge support is meeting the needs of the individual.### About youWe\’re looking for confident and dynamic individuals who enjoy making a difference in their local community, are curious and spot things that others might not see, enjoys building relationships and likes to explore possibilities.You must:* Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration* Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independentlyFor a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description and Person Specification.### Our benefitsWe value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…* A comprehensive **wellbeing package** to cover **all aspects of wellbeing**, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family* 6 days of **protected time** each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development* A **pay progression scheme** to enable you to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills* A**Refer a Friend Scheme**where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we’ll pay you an introduction fee of £350* Access to **development opportunities**, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support **your personal and professional growth**For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network \’IDEAL\’ and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.The following content displays a map of the job\’s location.| OpenStreetMap contributors### Adult Social Worker – North Transfer of Care Team* **Salary** £40,735 – £43,516 (Pro-Rata)* **Salary Frequency** Annual* **Working Hours** 37* **Job Reference** Ref/233/7634* **Contract Type** Full Time* **Contract Details** Permanent* **Closing Date** 08 December, 2025* **Job Category** Social Worker – Adults* **Location** Various, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Peterborough City Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital , United Kingdom* **Job Posted Date** 24 November, 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr