Level 2 Social Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 18/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
“This role isnot eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Level 2 Social Worker to join the Adult Social Care Community team in Tamworth. The role involves advocating for and working with adults with complex needs and their carers, collaborating with other agencies to support individual needs. The service supports people over 18 with physical disabilities and older people over 65 with physical and/or mental health needs in Staffordshire. A hybrid working approach is offered, combining home and office work.
Essential criteria
- Professional Social Work qualification, DipSW, CQSW, CSS, BA, MA or Foreign qualification where certified by the Professional Social Work regulatory body
- Ensuring current registration with the Professional Social Work regulatory body at all times.
- To hold/to undertake and achieve the status of Approved Mental Health Professional and/or Best Interest Assessor as per the SWLA Career Pathway
- To undertake and achieve the status of Work Based Supervisor and Practice Educator as per the SWLA Career Pathway
- Good keyboard / IT skills including word processing, spreadsheets, email and PowerPoint
- An ongoing commitment to personal and professional development.
- A clear understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
Desirable criteria
- Existing accreditation relating to Practice Educator/Work Based Supervisor
- [contact details removed] of working with adults with needs associated to older age, physical health or mental health needs and their carers
- Experience of social work in other user groups/settings i.e. Children and Families, Learning Disabilities, Older Adults Experience of a development role for service/ facilities
- Qualifications & Training
- Professional Social Work qualification, DipSW, CQSW, CSS, BA, MA or Foreign qualification where certified by the Professional Social Work regulatory body
- Ensuring current registration with the Professional Social Work regulatory body at all times.
- To hold/to undertake and achieve the status of Approved Mental Health Professional and/or Best Interest Assessor as per the SWLA Career Pathway
- To undertake and achieve the status of Work Based Supervisor and Practice Educator as per the SWLA Career Pathway
- Good keyboard / IT skills including word processing, spreadsheets, email and PowerPoint
- An ongoing commitment to personal and professional development.
- A clear understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
- Existing accreditation relating to Practice Educator/Work Based Supervisor
- [contact details removed] of working with adults with needs associated to older age, physical health or mental health needs and their carers
- Experience of social work in other user groups/settings i.e. Children and Families, Learning Disabilities, Older Adults Experience of a development role for service/ facilities
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
This role isnot eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced social worker to join our ambitious, innovative and supportive Adult Social Care Community team in Tamworth. We offer a hybrid blended working approach of home and office.
It is highly desirable for the successful candidate to be at least 2 years post qualified and have either an Approved Mental Health Professional, Best Interest Assessor or Practice Educator qualification or the willingness to work towards obtaining one of these.
You will be advocating and working with adults with complex needs and their carers, working collaboratively with colleagues from other agencies to develop and support services appropriate to people's individual needs utilising a strength-based approach.
The remit of the service is to support the people of Staffordshire over the age of 18 with physical disabilities and older people over the age of 65 with physical and/or mental health needs.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will need to be a registered social worker and will be expected to demonstrate a sound working knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and other legal and statutory frameworks. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare o
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