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Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
13 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and Competencies
To have experience of multi-disciplinary working/working within complex networks.
- Skills and Competencies
Literacy and numeracy skills in order to write reports to meet the needs of other agencies and departments to maintain appropriate records and to assist patients with benefit maximisation.
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to engage in professional, caring, helpful and, where appropriate, sustained relationships with clients, recognising the impact of cumulative loss and/or sudden loss
- Skills and Competencies
Interpersonal skills in order to respond appropriately in a variety of situations. Ability to use personality and skill in both a sensitive and assertive manner in a multi-disciplinary setting
- Skills and Competencies
Ability to effectively manage case administration and maintain appropriate records including report writing.
- Knowledge and experience
Demonstration of experience in line with the professional’s capabilities framework for a Social Worker at an “Advanced Social Worker” level.
- Knowledge and experience
Experience in supervision and/or line managing social workers or MDT teams and project management
- Knowledge and experience
To have good knowledge and track record of applying the functions and theory of social work supervision and governance of social work tasks
- Knowledge and experience
To have experience of assessing the needs of individuals demonstrating care and support needs, risk and/or vulnerabilities.
- Knowledge and experience
To have expert knowledge on homelessness legislation, general housing law and policy and Adult and Child Social Care Pathways, including specialist processes attributed to those whom have no recourse to public funds.
- Knowledge and experience
To have substantial knowledge & experience in managing/overseeing safeguarding cases relating to adults and children
- Education and Qualifications
Degree/Diploma that permits registration with Social Work England`
- Education and Qualifications
To have current registration with Social Work England
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills and Competencies
Experience in organisational committee/working groups and the ability to present complex data/information to a broad range of stakeholders in person and using virtual platforms.
- Education and Qualifications
Post-graduate education in Social Work or other relevant area
Job overview
The Vulnerabilities department brings together a number of services within the trust including, Maternity, Children and Adult Safeguarding, Social Work, the KHP Homeless Service, Violence Reduction, specialist MH, Learning Disabilities, Domestic Violence and End of Life Care under one model. This new department is an innovative approach for Kings College Hospital, with the aim of developing a holistic and responsive service to risk and vulnerability within all hospital sites.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the Deputy Head of Social Work, to provide high quality social work service to the division and the wider trust, managing a range of existing social work posts. They will also manage the Kings Health Partners (KHP) Homeless Service, in partnership with GSTT, providing cross-site management support of any posts that fall under the jurisdiction of the homeless service. In addition to the line management of this service they are also expected to lead in the strategic development of homeless services across the KHP Network.
Alongside these core duties, the post holder will be expected to work in partnership with the wider Vulnerabilities service, supporting duty functions in responding and addressing the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable patients across the trust. The candidate will be expected to perform their role across multiple hospital sites, including Guys and St Thomas Trust & Kings College Hospital
Main duties of the job
- Provision of a high quality social work service to teams identified by the Deputy Head of Social Work, to be the principle link person with system partners for these services and to foster collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The post-holder is expected to work with Local Authority Adult Social Care and Housing Departments across London and report into the wider Safeguarding and Vulnerabilities service on emerging themes within the areas of social work and Homelessness. This role will require exclusive oversight of the KHP homeless team.
- Management, supervision, support and professional accountability for Social Workers as agreed with the Deputy Head and Assistant Director of Social Work. This will include ensuring that Social Workers meet the requirements of Social Work England at all times are acting at the appropriate level descriptors on key Frameworks such as the Professional Standards (SWE) and Professional Capabilities Framework (BASW) for social work.
- To undertake senior tasks as part of the King's Senior Social Work structure and support good standards of governance across the portfolio
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached JD
The post holder will be the primary lead for the KHP homeless service. In addition to this department, the post holder will line manager a number of other social work departments based on previous experience.
The post holder will also form part of our senior clinical vulnerabilities service and be part of an MDT working with other social work management and nursing leads for violence & aggression, learning disabilities and mental health.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Social Work Lead Practitioner with King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Lead (legacy management group) role. The advertised salary is £66,274 - £73,496 per annum, including high cost allowance. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Sep 2026.
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