Senior Social Worker (Sponsorship Available) At Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Job Overview

• Employer: Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

• Job Title: Senior Social Worker

• Location: United Kingdom

• Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 per annum

• Job Type: Full-time

• Closing Date: 26 January 2026

Job Summary

Hybrid working, and a warm welcome accompany this opportunity to work creatively with Young People and their families within the Community based Youth Team in Kings Lynn, West Norfolk. This is a multi-disciplinary team promoting positive Mental Health and providing treatment interventions for Young People aged 14 to 25 years.

The team strives to be dynamic and creative and consists of dedicated Mental Health Professionals, focussing on the needs of Young People and providing a needs-led approach. Like-minded clinicians are sought to support Young Peoples Wellbeing and Mental Health.

This opportunity supports learning, growth, and development in a supportive environment within a fantastic team dedicated to offering great care.

Main Duties of the Job

The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to support young people to reach their goals and be able to demonstrate experience, passion, resilience, empathy, strong communication skills, flexibility, and the ability to manage risk.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Triage of new referrals

• Conducting assessments

• Supporting and being part of the Duty system within the team

• Individual caseload holding and management

• Delivering evidenced based mental health treatment interventions to young people on a one-to-one basis and in group settings, both face to face and using online mediums such as Attend Anywhere, Microsoft Teams and Zoom

• Multi-agency working including collaboration with families, acute hospital services, primary care, social care, education and voluntary services

• Active contribution to team meetings and reflective sessions to support learning, growth, and service improvement

About the Team

Within the Youth Team, pride is taken in the care given to both service users and colleagues. A positive and supportive environment is provided with a strong team ethic. The focus is on delivering great care with great outcomes, challenging both individuals and the collective team to grow and better meet the needs of young people.

Organisation Benefits

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust offers a range of benefits, including:

• NHS pension

• Comprehensive in-house and external training programmes

• Career progression

• Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days per annum based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)

• Staff physio service

• NHS discounts and many more

Job Responsibilities

The role varies day to day, requiring collaborative working to provide the best possible care. It is a challenging role that also brings significant rewards, particularly seeing young people thrive and knowing a contribution was made to their growth and recovery.

Strong communication, empathy, patience, strength, and tenacity are essential due to the wide range of mental health needs treated. Each service user brings a unique life story requiring collaborative and respectful working.

Hybrid working is encouraged, balancing home working with time at the base, where it meets service user needs and supports effective intervention delivery. Maintaining a healthy work-life balance is prioritised.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to use clinical assessment tools and outcome measures effectively and collaboratively

• Up-to-date knowledge of legal and ethical frameworks including the Mental Health Act

Skills

Essential

• Competent assessment skills

• Care planning and risk assessment knowledge and skills

Desirable

• Prevention and Management of Suicide training

• Safeguarding training

Experience

Essential

• Demonstrable knowledge of mental health practice

• Experience delivering clinical interventions

• Experience in mental health assessment

• Effective risk assessment and risk management experience

Desirable

• Experience working in the specific area

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with relevant professional registration

• Practice Assessor and Practice Supervisor training (NMC registrants) or Practice Educator (AHP & Social Worker Registrants)

• Ongoing professional development towards degree level where applicable

Desirable

• Recognised Leadership or Management training

Other Requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel independently

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check for previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers requiring current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Additional criminal record certification requirements apply for overseas applicants and adult dependants.

UK Registration

Applicants must hold current UK professional registration. Further details are available via the NHS Careers website.

How to Apply

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