Social Worker – Continuing Health Care Team

Overview

How you’ll make a difference

As a Social Worker, you will make a real difference to vulnerable people in our community, supporting them to live their lives in the way they choose. You will work with individuals who require social care services, along with their families and carers, to promote independence and ensure outcomes are clear, monitored, and regularly reviewed.

Collaborating closely with partners, you will ensure individuals receive the correct support at the right time, empowering them to live as independently as possible. With a strong emphasis on effective and lawful practice, you will ensure care and support remains appropriate and delivers best value, while supporting confident professional judgement and defensible decision making.

What you will be doing

• It will be your responsibility to deliver person-centred, strengths-based support, focused on what matters most to the individuals we work with. Using creativity and professional judgement, to achieve the best possible outcomes.
• You will be responsible for implementing, monitoring and reviewing care plans, ensuring actions and outcomes remain relevant and effective. Where needs change, you will adapt plans accordingly to provide appropriate support.
• Working in line with current legislation, policy and best practice, you will promote the wellbeing, dignity and independence of service users. Drawing on your experience, you will make informed recommendations, including the use of reablement where appropriate.
• You will maintain accurate, up-to-date, and confidential records in line with professional standards and council requirements.

What we need from you

• It is essential that you hold a degree in Social Work and be registered with Social Work England.
• Given the elements of this role, you will have a strong understanding of asset and strengths-based approaches to adult social care.
• You will be a confident decision-maker with strong problem-solving skills and a genuine passion for working collaboratively with people to achieve positive outcomes, welcoming challenge and embracing change.
• Ideally we are looking for someone who can bring at least 2 years post-qualification experience.
• In line with Social Worker expectations, you must demonstrate a clear commitment to continuous professional development (CPD).

 

What you need to know

• Salary is pro rata to hours worked.
• You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.  
• Business insurance will need to be added to your insurance policy. 
• You can claim back mileage expenses. 
• Please note that due to the nature of this role, it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained. 
• This role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office in Badminton Road, working from home and working within the community.

 

Interviews will be held on 23rd September 2026.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.  

• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.    

• If you want to develop a specialism, you’ll get the support you need and your cases will 
• What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos. We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads and have effective supervision so feel supported to make decisions which are right for the people they work with.   

• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.  

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.   

 

• We’re building and shaping communities which people are proud of.    
• We’re working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.    
• We’re investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.     

 

We’ve achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.      

We’re making a difference, be part of it!     

To view the full job description, please click this link: Social Worker – Continuing Health Care Team – Job Description

 

IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.