Bank 6 Bank Social Worker

Job details

• Branch: Belfast HSCT
• Location: Belfast HSCT
• Salary: Band 6 (£38,682 - £46,580)
• Contract Type: Bank
• Opening Date: 06/07/26
• Closes: Tue, 21 July 2026 @ 4:30 PM
• Interview Dates: To Be Confirmed

Notes

Please note that No Waiting List will be created from this Recruitment - all Successful Candidates will be Offered a Bank Post.

JOB TITLE Bank Social Worker

BAND 6

DIRECTORATE Nursing and User Experience – within the BHSCT Corporate

Bank

LOCATION Various locations across the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

REPORTS TO Manager on Duty or Team Manager

ACCOUNTABLE TO Service Manager

This job advertisement is open to qualified Band 6 Social Workers who do not have a substantive post within BHSCT

i.e. those who are currently not employed by the BHSCT.

Job Summary

Introduction to the Bank

There are many benefits of working for the BHSCT Social Work Bank with;

competitive remuneration,

recognition of the worker's years of service including recognition of social work posts outside the NHS.

paid weekly.

paid holiday allowance included in the weekly pay.

the choice to work in single shift patterns or more consolidated working patterns i.e. block bookings (i.e. for a month or more at a time).

excellent opportunities to gain a range of professional work experiences across all Programmes of Care.

Bank Social Work offers the flexibility to work without fixed hours. This can suit people for many reasons, including work-life balance, family commitments, additional income and opportunity to work after retirement.

Applications are welcome from all social work staff who meet the essential criteria and are working external to the BHSCT.

The type of work available: Work will be available in Adult and Children Services.

Day time: Work directly with children, adults and families in the community in the assessment of need, care planning, safeguarding, risk management and review of services. For example, there may be occasions that a social work team will need support with family visits, to review care plans such as Carers Assessment or to undertake a specialist assessments. This work usually takes place Monday-Friday 9-5pm.

Availability: This is a pressing need and there are immediate block bookings available for one month or more. Flexible start and finish times are available and ideally workers will have availability for more than 7hrs per week.

Evening or weekend. Work in residential child care or other 24hour services.

Availability: Building trusting relationships with service users is key to the social work role and there is a preference for workers who can regularly commit to covering shifts. There is some availability.

Day/Evening/Weekend: Fostering assessment can occur during the day/evening or weekend. Availability: There is a continued need for this work.

Practice Teaching: BHSCT annually host more than ninety social work students with Practice Learning Opportunities (PLO) beginning in August and September. Bank Workers who have achieved the Practice Teacher Programme may be able to access work guiding and assessing students again NISCC Standards.

Band 6 Social Workers Job Role overview

The typical responsibilities of a Bank Social Worker (Band 6) are as follows however the specific job responsibilities will be dependent on the job setting.

The post holder will;

be responsible for the direct provision of quality social work services to service users and carers.

work as a member of a social work or multi-disciplinary team, reporting to a Team Leader.

be responsible for the direct discharge of statutory functions and fulfilling the Named Social Worker Function. Assessment of need, care planning, safeguarding, risk management, review of services, effective case load management and a rights based practice approach are key elements of the Social Work role.

practice professional Social Work, working in partnership with statutory agencies, other professionals, voluntary organisations and families to ensure person centred outcomes.

practice in accordance with Regional HSC Values and the Northern Ireland Social Care Council Codes of Conduct and Practice for Social Workers.

JOB SUMMARY

The post holder will be responsible for the direct provision of quality social work services to service users and carers.

The post holder will work as a member of a social work or multi-disciplinary team, reporting to a Team Leader and will typically work with a variety of statutory agency colleagues.

The post holder will be responsible for the direct discharge of statutory functions, practicing in accordance with legislative requirements and fulfilling the Named Social Worker Function.

Assessment of need, care planning, safeguarding, risk management, review of services, effective case load management and a rights based practice approach are key elements of the Social Work role.

The post holder will practise professional Social Work, working in partnership with statutory agencies, other professionals, voluntary organisations and families to ensure person centred outcomes.

The post holder will practice in accordance with Regional HSC Values and the Northern Ireland Social Care Council Codes of Conduct and Practice for Social Workers.

Participate in meetings, conferences and court proceedings and provide reports within timescale.

Maintain accurate comprehensive and up to date records in line with regional and Trust policy.

Be responsible for managing allocated work and establish priorities within it.

Participate in supervision in line with Regional and Trust policy.

Engage in team meetings, team-building exercises and work well within the team.

Take responsibility for own continuous professional development, continuing registration requirements.

Attend conferences, courses and specific continuous professional developmental programmes required or considered essential by the social work service.

Provide support and advice to others commensurate with own level of experience.

Support Team Leader to provide student Placement Learning Opportunities and if suitably qualified undertake the supervision and assessment of social work students.

Participate in and promote activity to improve standards of social work practice.

Provide data for service development, quality improvement, monitoring purposes, performance indicators or delegated statutory data returns.

Participate in office duty, weekend and/or bank holiday working, out of hours or stand by duty as required within the Programme of Care. Working patterns will vary according to the social work post and may include working over a 7 day rota, evening and weekend as well as unsociable hours

Engage in any other duties as determined by the Trust.

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION

Notes to applicants

You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how you meet the required criteria

Proof of qualifications and/or professional registration will be required if an offer of employment is made – if you are unable to provide this, the offer may be withdrawn.

WARNING: It will be assumed that all applicants meet the essential criteria for the application stage as stated in the Personnel Specification at the closing date of advertisement. Applicants should therefore note that it is their responsibility to ensure they meet the essential criteria for the application stage. If it is subsequently found at any stage of the recruitment and selection process that an applicant did not meet the criteria at the closing date their application will not be processed any further.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

SECTION 1: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will initially be measured at shortlisting stage although may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage. You should therefore make it clear on your application form whether or not you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is stated below.

Factor

Criteria

Method of Assessment

Qualifications

Hold a professional qualification in Social Work.

Shortlisting/Pre Employment Checks

Experience

Have successfully completed AYE year - please provide start and completion dates of AYE in format DD/MM/YY.

OR

If qualified before AYE was introduced or if AYE was not in place in country of qualification, then; One year’s post qualification experience (Please include why AYE was not completed and confirmation of dates of first year in employment in format DD/MM/YY).

Shortlisting

Registration

By closing date of application, be registered or have made application to the NISCC to be registered on Part 1 of the NISCC register for social workers.

Please state Registration number, or date (in format DD/MM/YY) that you made application to join Part 1 of the NISCC register.

Shortlisting / Pre-Employment Checks

Other

Have a full current driving licence with access to a car on appointment. This criterion will be waived in the case of applicants whose disability prohibits driving but who have access to a form of transport approved by the Trust, which will permit them to carry out the duties of the post.

Shortlisting/Pre Employment Checks

Factor

Criteria

Method of Assessment

Skills / Abilities

Effective planning & organisational skills with an ability to prioritise own workload.

Interview

Effective communications skills to meet the needs of the post in full.

Ability to work as part of a single or multi- disciplinary team.

Ability to use own initiative.

Ability to identify solutions to problems and implement them effectively.

Ability to assess needs, risks, circumstances, manage risk, plan care and review to promote person centred outcomes.

Demonstrate a commitment to the provision of high quality and safe services and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

Knowledge

Demonstrate an understanding of all aspects of the role as set out in the Job Summary.

Interview

Knowledge of relevant legislation as it applies across all Service User Groups and Carers.