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Job summary
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside pathfinder scheme will centralise the commissioning and case management arrangements for patients with complex extended rehabilitation needs across Merseyside and Warrington.
The service will provide specialist support for patients, carers and colleagues across the region, ensuring patients are identified, transferred and case managed through the most appropriate pathway to meet their rehabilitation needs.
Main duties of the job
The role of the social worker within the case manager team is to provide a trusted assessor role on behalf of locality partners within the designated caseload. The social worker will complete Care Act Assessments, Continuing Health Care triggers and provide expert social care and signposting for patients and families as required.
The social worker role is key to efficient discharges within the IS pathway of care, ensuring safe and effective plans are in place whilst considering appropriate legal and funding frameworks.
About us
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Details
- Date posted: 17 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 7
- Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 12 months
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 160-8086065
- Job locations: The Walton Centre, Lower Lane, Fazakerley, L9 7LJ, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent in Diploma in Social Work, or equivalent recognised by the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Demonstrate effective problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands.
- Excellent negotiation skills with the ability to offer constructive challenge.
- Ability to produce concise and accurate verbal and written reports in accordance with professional body guidelines and ICB policy and protocol
- Excellent team working skills coupled with the ability to work autonomously and prioritise own workload.
- Demonstrate sound IT skills.
Desirable
- Social Work England registration.
- Understanding and commitment to the principles, practices and promotion of equality and diversity.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-registration experience relevant to the clinical area.
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and chairing MDT meetings or panels.
- Provision and receipt of highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiating with stakeholders as required.
- Presenting complex and sensitive information to a range of recipients.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform to a high level in a clinical setting, holding services to account and ensuring effective use of NHS resources.
- Carrying out risk assessments and managing risk.
- Knowledge and understanding of the philosophies of Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults and children
- Detailed knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Mental Health Act (MHA) and a clear understanding of the interface between these.
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of the background to and aims of current health and care policy areas and the implications of this on commissioners, providers and key stakeholders.
- Knowledge of legal issues pertaining to complex care client group.
- Budget monitoring and working to Standard Financial Instructions.
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients with complex rehabilitation needs on an extended pathway.
- Experience of supervising student social workers
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This advert is for Social Worker: Specialist Rehabilitation Case Manager Team with The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £49,387 to £56,515 a year. The contract type is Fixed-Term. The application deadline is 31 Jul 2026.
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