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Social Worker (Sponsorship Available) At Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Job Title: Social Worker
Location: United Kingdom
Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 per annum
Job Type: Full-time
Closing Date: 10 February 2026
Shortlisting: 11 February 2026
Interviews: 24–25 February 2026
Hours: Part-time, 18.75 hours per week
Job Summary
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) is recruiting a qualified Social Worker to join its Integrated Services for adults with disabilities at the Millennium Centre in Leasowe, Wirral.
The team works with people with complex needs and their carers, supporting them to achieve positive outcomes. This service focuses on health and social care integration and encourages innovative approaches to care.
Key responsibilities include:
Conducting Care Act assessments.
Developing personalised support plans.
Completing mental capacity assessments.
Leading safeguarding enquiries.
A strong understanding of asset- and strength-based approaches to assessment and support planning is essential. Career progression and training opportunities are provided.
Applications are welcome from newly qualified social workers and final-year social work students (salary differs for Band 6 in these cases).
Main Duties
Practice as a person-centred Social Worker.
Carry out Care Act assessments and develop personalised support plans.
Lead safeguarding enquiries and complete mental capacity assessments.
Apply asset- and strength-based approaches to assessment and support.
Register and maintain status with Social Work England (SWE).
Participate in CWP’s career progression and training programmes.
About Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP)
CWP provides health and care services for over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health, all-age disability care, and GP surgeries in Cheshire.
Key facts:
Employs approximately 4,500 staff across 73 sites in Wirral, Cheshire, Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool, and Stockport.
Rated Outstanding for Caring by the CQC, with a Good rating overall.
Committed to inclusion, diversity, and developing a culture that values differences.
Recognised as a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation, and Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award holder.
All new starters begin on a fixed monthly start date with CWP’s “Prepare to Care” (P2C) induction programme, providing up to three weeks of training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential: Social Work degree or DipSW, registered with SWE, CPD in line with PCF, willingness to undertake Practice Educator Award.
Desirable: Post-qualifying/vocational training courses.
Knowledge & Expertise
Essential: Knowledge of relevant legislation (e.g., Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Care Act 2014, Safeguarding).
Strong verbal and written communication skills, organisational skills, commitment to anti-discriminatory practice, ability to work with diverse individuals, families, carers, and partner agencies.
IT literacy, including Microsoft Office.
Desirable: Emotional intelligence, resilience, experience in multiagency teams.
Experience
Essential: Working with carers and vulnerable individuals/families, arranging support plans or packages of care, experience with partner agencies.
Desirable: Experience in Local Authority settings, multiagency work, supporting families with varied needs.
Additional Requirements
DBS check required. Costs deducted from salary; enrolment in DBS Update Service encouraged.
Applications from candidates requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome.
Skilled worker applicants must provide criminal record certificates for countries lived in for 12 months+ in the last 10 years.
UK professional registration required.
How to Apply
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