# Specialist Social Worker > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-social-worker/d56667aa-3235-4656-be70-7e4287867458 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-social-worker/d56667aa-3235-4656-be70-7e4287867458.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Willerby Hill Trust Headquarters - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Social worker - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-13T09:59:15.919Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Yorkshire/Willerby/Humber_Teaching_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Social_work/Social_work-v8333218 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8333218?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.humber.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Social Worker to join our specialist team, delivering high-quality social work services within community, mental health or hospital setting. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference by supporting individuals on their recovery journey, promoting independence, social inclusion, and positive outcomes. In this role, you will undertake person-led assessments, risk assessments, and support planning, ensuring services are delivered in line with legislation, policy, and professional standards. You will carry out statutory social care responsibilities, assess needs, and coordinate tailored social care packages and therapeutic interventions for individuals. You will also play a key role in supporting conditionally discharged patients, acting as a Social Supervisor by providing effective monitoring, risk management, and reporting to the Secretary of State. There may also be opportunities to deputise for the Advanced Forensic Social Worker as required. This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated social worker who is passionate about recovery-focused practice and committed to delivering person-led care within a dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary environment. ### Main duties of the job Provide direct clinical care, ensuring systems monitor and support practice and performance. Promote high standards of knowledge and understanding in Forensic Social Work. Act autonomously and in conjunction with the wider MDT. Provide support and supervision to colleagues in the Forensic Division. Provide clinical advice and leadership appropriate to professional background. Work with service users and carers to facilitate collaborative engagement in individual care pathways and service development. Ensure patient safety, risk reduction/mitigation and competent practice in self and others. Use clinical reasoning and decision-making to support person-centred care plans. Exercise professional judgement to manage risk appropriately, particularly during complex and unpredictable events, working within the team to ensure safety of individuals, families and carers. Act as advocate and role model, delivering care responsive to changing requirements. Support service training programmes and stakeholder training events. Provide clinical support to community consultancy, including discharge preparation, positively influencing practice to enhance quality of patient-centred care. Participate in debriefs following incidents and support learning from incidents. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information with regards to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the service area at specialist level - Evidence of development of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development - Evidence of promoting/supporting active service user/carer involvement/participation - Act as a Care Programme Approach (CPA) coordinator - Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with vulnerable people **Desirable** - Development of specialist/advanced level of professional/practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development - Leadership/management experience which has led to positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice - Professional networking locally ### Qualifications, Education and Training **Essential** - Degree and current professional registration held with Social Work England - Post registration/graduate diploma or equivalent experience in related work area, to demonstrate specialist level of practice - Demonstrable experience of mentoring - Full understanding of relevant policy, legislation, drivers and their application to the service area, e.g. Safeguarding, Mental Health Act, Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Social Inclusion, Liberty Protection, Safeguards and other relevant legislation - Full understanding/application of relevant practice/standards/audit within identified service area - Standard IT skills **Desirable** - Accredited Practice Educator - Best Interest Assessor - Approved Mental Health Professional or willing to undertake AMHP training - Evidence of CPD or experiential learning at an advanced level e.g postgraduate/masters level - Leadership training/qualification/experience - Evidence of project work that has impacted on practice and demonstrates a higher level of communication/planning/change that impacts within own area of work/responsibility ### Skills, Competencies and Personal Qualities **Essential** - Able to demonstrate effective communication skills. - Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring - Good time management skills - Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity - Ability to commute between the various sites - Able to demonstrate practical skills related to daily living - Frequent exposure to emotional or distressing circumstances **Desirable** - Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change - Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead others ## Documents - [being humber (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2687) - [staff benefits (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2760) - [social worker - jd+ps (pdf, 224.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10660328) - [recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2269) - [application guide & interview tips (pdf, 600.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3021) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.