Social Worker - Mental Health in Leicester

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: £32,070 - £34,359 for Newly Qualified Social Workers, £35,451 to £39,165 for Level 2 Social Workers, £39,939 to £42,699 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) plus £3,300 market premia payment for Level 3 Social Workers

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Closing Date: Thursday 13th November 2025

Here at Leicestershire County Council, we have exciting opportunities available for newly qualified social workers, as well as experienced Level 2 and Level 3 Social Workers, with a passion for working in collaboration with people facing a wide range of issues.

About the Role

We are now delighted to be able to offer vacancies within the following teams:

• Mental Health Hospital Team (fixed term until 31/03/26, 37 hours per week)
• Assertive Inreach (fixed term until 31/03/26, 37 hours per week)

The Mental Health Hospital’s Team supports the residents of Leicestershire and Rutland. Working alongside health partners, to ensure that the patient receives a safe, person centred and coordinated discharge. You will be required to visit in-patients at Mental Health Hospital’s.

The Assertive Inreach Team is a new service funded by Better Care. Assertive Inreach assist hospital patients with mental health difficulties to maintain their finances during an in-patient stay, link to community resources and ensure that they are ready for discharge. You will be required to visit in-patients at the Bradgate Hospital and other wards linked with the hospital around the county. Assertive Inreach work with individuals that are resident in City, County and Rutland.

We are looking for:

• Newly Qualified Social Workers: £31,074 to £33,294
• Level 2 Social Worker: £34,350 to £37,950
• Level 3 Social Worker: £38,700 to £41,373 plus market supplement of £3,300 (£42,000 to £44,673)

All our teams are friendly and supportive, with regular supervision, and our employees have manageable workloads. The teams hold weekly Group Supervision Meetings, to promote the best possible outcomes for the people we work with across Leicestershire. We provide a comprehensive induction package with ongoing access to bespoke learning and development opportunities. This includes tailored continuous professional development sessions and access to academic research and practice expertise to develop skills, experience and inform our employees’ practice.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Be a qualified Social Worker and registered with Social Work England.
• Have knowledge of social work methodologies, social care policies such as person-centred approaches and asset-based social work, and relevant legislation including The Care Act, Mental Health Act, and Mental Capacity Act.
• Have experience in effective assessment and risk management delivery, and multi‑agency/multidisciplinary working and/or hospital discharge processes.
• Have experience in partnership working with adults to identify and meet needs with creative and pragmatic solutions.
• Be a confident communicator who is skilled in diplomacy, persuasion, assertiveness, conflict management and able to build effective working relationships.
• Be able to work proactively both individually and as a team member.
• Have good prioritisation and time management skills, and have a valid UK driving licence or access to a vehicle.

We also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process. A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual’s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Chelbie Shepherd, Resourcing Co‑ordinator

Telephone: 0116 305 5973

Email: chelbie.shepherd@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity, and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services, we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click ‘Apply Now’. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application, which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support