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Senior Social Worker

United Kingdom, Portsmouth 42838.00 - 47181.00 GBP / Year · Job Posted June 10, 2026
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We are looking for a Senior Social Worker with previous mental health experience and an ability to work independently and as part of a team. You will work with individuals and their families in a person-centred way, identifying the best resource to assist with service users needs, and finding creative ways to meet these. You will maintain high standards of care and act as a lead professional to several agreed case whilst promoting independence, choice and wellbeing of service users and their carers in all aspects of their lives. You will offer comprehensive needs assessment, care plan and risk assessment ensuring the implementation and review of appropriate care and treatment. You will be fully conversant with statutory legislation and guidance and be expected to supervise qualified and unqualified staff as part of Portsmouth commitment to support and nurture its staff.

Job Responsibility

  • Work with individuals and their families in a person-centred way
  • identify the best resource to assist with service users needs
  • find creative ways to meet needs
  • maintain high standards of care
  • act as a lead professional to several agreed cases
  • promote independence, choice and wellbeing of service users and their carers
  • offer comprehensive needs assessment, care plan and risk assessment
  • ensure the implementation and review of appropriate care and treatment
  • supervise qualified and unqualified staff

Requirements

  • Registered with Social Work England
  • substantial social work experience
  • previous experience of working with individuals with mental health difficulties
  • thorough understanding of the legislation that governs the adult social care role
  • comprehensive awareness of practice to safeguard adults
  • knowledge of Adult Social Care eligibility criteria
  • ability to effectively manage a caseload
  • good evidence-based recording skills
  • excellent assessment skills
  • experience of being in a supervisory role
  • good communicator with the ability to deal with conflict
  • ability to work on own initiative
  • ability to organise own workload whilst responding to competing demands
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