# 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/e53b9d60-ac98-4665-9186-72e61dcf642a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-social-worker/e53b9d60-ac98-4665-9186-72e61dcf642a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Miranda House - **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:** 2026-10-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-06T13:50:57.555Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Yorkshire/Hull/Humber_Teaching_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Older_Peoples_Community_Mental_Health/Older_Peoples_Community_Mental_Health-v8304022 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8304022?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.humber.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Hull Integrated Care Team for Older People (HICTOP) are looking for an experienced and passionate social worker with a keen interest in supporting the older adult population who have mental ill health or dementia. We provide a service for people who have functional mental health needs (such as Depression and Anxiety) or organic needs (such as Dementia). We work together with public, private and voluntary services to provide the best possible care. Clients are seen in clinics, in their own homes, residential or other care settings by psychiatrists, community mental health nurses, specialist social workers, occupational therapists and support workers. We also provide support and advice for carers and family members. The role is to provide a mental health social work service to those in need of support and interventions within a multi-disciplinary setting, in partnership with a range of other professionals. The post holder will be responsible for undertaking person-centred assessments, outcome-based care planning and reviews in line with the the Care Act 2015. The post holder will undertake direct work to support service users and carers and apply their knowledge and skills in respect of safeguarding the Mental health Act 2007 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The role is key in ensuring that other social workers are professionally led through the provision of high quality social work supervision, critical reflection, and analysis. ### Main duties of the job - The post holder will hold a caseload of service users with a variety of mental health needs, completing mental health assessments, risk assessments, care plans and CPA reviews. - The post holder will work to the local authorities' operating model to arrange any packages of care which may be required and will work closely with colleagues in other Trust services such as in-patient as well as other partners and providers of care. - The Post holder will work with service users in a range of settings and will work with them to agree what outcomes they hope to achieve. This will be through assessment of need using strength based and human rights approaches with an emphasis on prevention and independence. - The post holder will contribute to a multidisciplinary team, providing specialist social work knowledge and supporting colleagues n an MDT forum. ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to the service area at specialist level - Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation. - Act as Care Programme Approach (CPA) Coordinator. - Ability to form an 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 had a positive impact and created change within the service delivery/practice. - Professional networking locally. ### Skills and Competencies **Essential** - Effective inter-personal skills and experience in supervising and mentoring. - Able to demonstrate effective communication skills. - Be able to demonstrate core values of social work. - Ability to demonstrate ethical values and attitudes within a culture of equality and diversity. - Ability to commute between the various sites. **Desirable** - Ability to lead and motivate staff to embrace change. - Working knowledge of Trust policies and procedures in order to effectively lead and manage others. ### Qualifications and Knowledge **Essential** - Professional knowledge gained through Diploma in Social Work or equivalent plus consolidation through period of indentured/supported practice - 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** - Evidence of CPD or experiential learning at an advanced level e.g. Post graduate/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 ## 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) - [recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2269) - [specialist social worker jdps (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10623690) - [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.