Senior Social Worker - Safeguarding and Tier 4 lead
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 07/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
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Role summary
This Senior Social Worker role involves leading social care and safeguarding within the Bedford and Dunstable addictions Hub. You will provide expert social care advice, promote recovery-focused services, and ensure statutory responsibilities are met. The role includes leading Care Act Enquiries, assessing suitability for detoxification, and managing a Specialist Intervention Team. You will also coordinate substance misuse interventions and undertake complex assessments.
Essential criteria
- Professional Qualification in Social Work
- Substance Misuse Training
- Care Act Training
- Experience of working in Health or Social Care
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of care planning and risk assessment
- Ability to empower service users to draw from their strengths and assets, and identify solutions
- Understanding and commitment to the values and principles of Recovery and ability to apply them
- Education/ Qualification/ Training
- Professional Qualification in Social Work
- Substance Misuse Training
- Care Act Training
- Experience of working in Health or Social Care
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience of care planning and risk assessment
- Ability to empower service users to draw from their strengths and assets, and identify solutions
- Understanding and commitment to the values and principles of Recovery and ability to apply them
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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East London NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Social Worker - Safeguarding and Tier 4 lead
The closing date is 30 August 2026
Job summary
As a Senior Social Worker, you will act as the champion and leader of social care and safeguarding in both the Bedford and Dunstable addictions Hub
You will be expected to give robust, consistent, and expert social care practice advice in partnership with specialist senior social care and health colleagues. You will promote high quality, recovery-focused and cost-effective social care services to service users and their carers, focused on the principles of choice, control and independence, as well as ensuring safety.
The Social worker will work alongside the Social Care Lead to ensure delivery of the Local Authority delegated functions and statutory responsibilities within the section 75 Partnership Agreement, and in line with the Care Act, 2014 and other relevant legislation.
The Social worker will work alongside and support the P2R Social Care Lead and other key stakeholders. You will be the lead within the Safeguarding team which works across directorates bringing together best practice, supporting Social Care which is place-based, personalised and community focused
The post holder will lead on the investigation of Care Act Enquiries and plan Tier 4 (detox rehad) process within the Specialist Addictions service and support in planni
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