In-Patient Social Worker
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced or newly qualified Social Worker to join the Buckinghamshire Social Care Team as an In-Patient Social Worker. You will work within a small, supportive team, assessing inpatients under the Care Act to support timely and safe discharges into the community. The position involves working with adults and their families, based at the Whiteleaf Centre, and includes a robust induction and training opportunities.
Essential criteria
- Qualified Social Worker - Registered with Social Work England
- More than one year continuous post-qualifying practice.
- Demonstrable experience strengths-based practice, working collaboratively with adults and their families.
- Demonstrable experience of undertaking direct work with adults
- Experience of undertaking assessments, reviews and s42's for adults under The Care Act 2014
- Knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable adults in a statutory setting
- Knowledge and experience in the application of relevant legislation, statutory guidance, standards and local policies and procedures
- Demonstrable ability to build sound, productive working relationships with colleagues, partners and other staff.
- Ability to maintain accurate and up to date case records in a timely manner
- UK Driving licence and access to a car on daily basis
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in adults in a mental health setting
- PEPS 1 or 2 award
- Personal Attributes
- A commitment to Continuous Professional Development
- A commitment to the learning and development of colleagues
- Have a strong social work identity
- Ability to manage a complex case load
- Being able to work as a team player as well as autonomously
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
- Understanding the needs of service users requiring mental health services
- Working with health and social care data bases
- Understanding of commissioning and the delivery of care services through the local authority.
- Applying relevant legal frameworks into practice
- Knowledge of community resources and services in Buckinghamshire
- Skills and Experience
- Qualified Social Worker - Registered with Social Work England
- More than one year continuous post-qualifying practice.
- Demonstrable experience strengths-based practice, working collaboratively with adults and their families.
- Demonstrable experience of undertaking direct work with adults
- Experience of undertaking assessments, reviews and s42's for adults under The Care Act 2014
- Knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable adults in a statutory setting
- Knowledge and experience in the application of relevant legislation, statutory guidance, standards and local policies and procedures
- Demonstrable ability to build sound, productive working relationships with colleagues, partners and other staff.
- Ability to maintain accurate and up to date case records in a timely manner
- UK Driving licence and access to a car on daily basis
- Experience of working in adults in a mental health setting
- PEPS 1 or 2 award
- Personal Attributes
- A commitment to Continuous Professional Development
- A commitment to the learning and development of colleagues
- Have a strong social work identity
- Ability to manage a complex case load
- Being able to work as a team player as well as autonomously
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
- Understanding the needs of service users requiring mental health services
- Working with health and social care data bases
- Understanding of commissioning and the delivery of care services through the local authority.
- Applying relevant legal frameworks into practice
- Knowledge of community resources and services in Buckinghamshire
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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Oxford Health NHS Trust
In-Patient Social Worker
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
Are you seeking a change within your Social Work journey? Or are you a newly qualified Social Worker looking to take a step up into a senior role?
The Buckinghamshire Social Care Team is looking for an** experienced Social Worker** to join our social work team as an inpatient Social Worker across Buckinghamshire. Within Oxford Health we deliver mental health social care support within a partnership agreement with Buckinghamshire Council.
Your role will include working within a small, fast paced, supportive team, assessing inpatients under the Care Act to support timely, safe discharges into the community.
You will work with a small team of experienced social workers based at the Whiteleaf centre also assessing our out of area patients
We have a robust induction whereupon you will attend corporate induction days, you will be given time to undertake initial relevant training and have shadowing opportunities to help you settle into your role from the first day on the job.
Main duties of the job
Your duties will include:
- Work with adults, and their families, who are ready to be discharged from hospital, to form an understanding of their needs and wishes and develop strength-based plans.
- Understand and apply the relevant statutory frameworks to promo
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