Adults Senior Social Worker

This permanent, full-time role has a starting salary of £46,399 per annum based on a 36-hour working week. We are excited to be recruiting a permanent full-time Senior Social Worker to join our fantastic Adult Social Care Team based at Epsom General Hospital. The role offers hybrid working, which includes being office based for three days a week, in line with our Team Charter, to support hospital discharges. Our team covers the hours of 8am - 6pm, Monday to Friday, and 8am - 4pm on Saturday and Sunday, however currently, the successful applicant will not be expected to work weekends. Our Social Workers work Monday to Friday but can opt-in for weekend working.

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Flexible / agile working to help with balancing work and home
• Training and Development including a structured induction programme

About the Role

We are a busy and diverse team managing hospital discharges across two sites. We carry out Care Act assessments and complete support planning, both in hospital and in the community, where we are often following the Discharge to Assess (D2A) pathway. The complexity of our work varies greatly, supporting adults in hospital who are Surrey residents with a need for care and support. We always strive to get people back home, through a strengths-based and person-centred approach, supporting them to live their best lives.

As a team, we are committed to making a difference to our residents' lives, ensuring no one is left behind, and working in a positive and inclusive manner. This role provides a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills, through promoting strengths-based and person-centred practice that is legally compliant and supports our residents to be discharged from an acute hospital setting in a safe and timely manner.

When joining us, you will receive regular supervision, management support, training opportunities, and peer-to-peer learning, all of which will promote your own professional growth and development. You will become part of a fantastic team that supports each other and works closely with our acute hospital health colleagues, enabling a positive and collaborative approach to our work.

This will be a highly varied role which will include:

• Care Act assessments
• Mental Capacity Act assessments and leading on Best Interest Decisions
• Screening residents for eligibility for Continuing Healthcare
• Safeguarding concerns and completing Section 42 Enquiries
• Partnership working with our Hospital NHS colleagues, including Discharge to Assess
• Attending Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings on the wards
• Working with and supporting adults and their carers, advocates and families through the discharge process

You will also work closely with Adult Social Care locality and specialist teams as well as community health, charities and voluntary organisations.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your CV and personal statement will clearly evidence the following:

• Professional qualification in Social Work and current registration with Social Work England
• Knowledge and experience of current legislation, including the Care Act and the Mental Capacity Act, and the application of this to practice in a social care setting
• Knowledge and experience in carrying out safeguarding enquiries, carrying out assessments within the hospital and/or community and working with a diverse group of individuals and partner agencies
• Experience of providing supervision for qualified staff and experienced social care staff, and supporting them with their development
• Commitment to your own professional development

Surrey has both urban and rural areas and social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long-term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 13th July 2025 with interviews planned for week commencing 28th July. We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.