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Social Worker - Level 1/Newly Qualified 1160/3527

Lincolnshire County Council

Lincoln, LN2 4AX £36,580 – £40,444 a year Permanent Posted 28 August 2026 Apply by 20 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Lincolnshire County Council, Lincoln

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Role description

Job summary

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Level 1 Social Worker to join our Hospital Social Work Team based at Lincoln County Hospital. Our team also supports patients across Northern Lincolnshire and Goole hospitals, including Grimsby, Scunthorpe, Hull and Goole, working closely with health colleagues to ensure safe, person-centred discharges.

This is an exciting opportunity for newly qualified or early career social workers to develop their skills in a dynamic environment while being supported by an experienced and welcoming team.

Our team prides itself on being supportive, collaborative and positive. We believe celebrating achievements is just as important as supporting the people we work with. Whether its sharing a success, learning from each other, our team culture helps us thrive in a busy hospital environment.

Why Hospital Social Work?

Hospital social work offers a unique and rewarding start to your social work career. Every day brings new challenges, learning opportunities, and the chance to make a real difference at critical moments in peoples lives.

Working in a hospital setting means youll develop strong skills in assessment, decision-making, and partnership working while supporting people and their families during times of change or uncertainty. Youll work closely with doctors, nurses, therapists and community services, gaining valuable experience of multi-disciplinary working and seeing the immediate impact of your interventions.

Main duties of the job

As a Level 1 Social Worker, you will:

Manage a caseload with appropriate supervision, developing your professional confidence and autonomy
Undertake Care Act 2014 assessments, care and support planning, and reviews
Work collaboratively with individuals, families, carers and professionals to identify strengths and promote independence
Contribute to safeguarding enquiries, ensuring the persons voice and desired outcomes remain central
Work closely with health colleagues to support safe and timely hospital discharges
Identify wider needs such as housing, health or community support and work with partners to address them
Promote strengths-based practice and support people to build and maintain support networks

You will be supported by experienced practitioners and leaders, with opportunities to develop your practice, confidence and career progression within Adult Care.

Our Working Pattern

Our standard working hours are:

Monday Thursday: 8:45am 5:15pm
Friday: 8:45am 4:45pm

Our service also operates a weekend and Bank Holiday working rota, currently one weekend in five.

Weekend hours: 8:30am 4:30pm

When you work a weekend, you will receive a day off during the week, helping to maintain a healthy worklife balance.

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

About us

Lincolnshire County Council, is one of the largest employers in the county. We are an organisation that embraces diversity, innovation and progress. We value our people and want to ensure that we can support you in joining and growing with us.

We will view you as an integral member of our community and recognise that your well-being is paramount. To show our appreciation, weve crafted a competitive package designed to not only acknowledge your hard work but also foster a healthy work-life balance.

From health benefits and retirement plans, we strive to provide a package that supports well-being and financial stability and that meets the diverse needs of our workforce.

We want everyone who works with us to feel included and celebrate their uniqueness. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation, and promoting good relations for both employee and for the people of Lincolnshire.

People often say every day is a learning day and at LCC a culture of learning is something we really believe in. We recognise the importance of supporting your learning and development and can offer a variety of different learning opportunities depending on what is right for you and the organisation. This could be through your everyday tasks, through hands-on experience, structured programs, formal qualifications, coaching, or informal learning opportunities.

Date posted

28 August 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£36,580 to £40,444 a year + 15% attraction and retention payment until 31/03/2027

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

F0067-26000511603527

Job locations

Hospital Social Work Team, Lincoln County Hospital

Lincoln County Hospital

Lincoln

LN2 4AX

United Kingdom

Hospital Social Work Team,

Lincoln County Hospital

Lincoln

LN2 4AX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

As part of the wider Councils objectives, you will be responsible for providing statutory professional social care work as part of a team supporting adults with differing needs to promote independent living and to draw on care and support if required. You will demonstrate a commitment to strengths-based practice and skills in supporting people to identify and build support networks to achieve their identified outcomes ensuring people are as safe as possible and adult safeguarding concerns are addressed promptly. You will be responsible for assessment, care and support planning, implementing and reviewing packages of care and support. You will provide advice and support to other Adult Care practitioners in relation to their cases. You will be expected to work with autonomy, to know and understand the local community and embed yourself within place-based services. You will manage a caseload and demonstrate a multi-agency approach integrating your practice with colleagues across the health and care sector. Work may include travel outside the county.

Manage a caseload with supervision and advice from the Level 2 Social Worker or Advanced Practitioner at a level of complexity appropriate to the post holder's stage of professional development and capability and be accountable for your professional practice.

Undertake needs assessments in line with the Care Act 2014 to identify care and support needs adopting and promoting a strengths-based approach to identifying, outcomes people want to achieve, opportunities for independence and identify solutions.

Work with specialist Safeguarding colleagues to contribute to and undertake safeguarding enquiries which put the person and the outcomes they want to achieve at the centre of safeguarding practice in line with LCC Safeguarding policies and procedures.

Identify non eligible and non-social care needs such as health care or housing and offer information and advice and work with partners to address wider needs.

Construct value for money care packages in collaboration with individuals, carers and contributing agencies in accordance with eligibility criteria and ensuring that risk is minimised and quality of life improved/maintained.

Work with individuals, families, carers and communities to help them make informed choices and decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning.

Meet identified needs through informal support and/or through resources and assets available in the public, private and voluntary sectors.

Research resources and services available for people in need or at risk, identifying and reporting any gaps in service provision.

Operate within the delegated budget support mechanisms as they are developed.

Maintain and update cases notes and other records, write reports as required; if required, give evidence in court in relation to care proceedings.

Work within and act in accordance with Lincolnshire County Council Adult Care policies and procedures including Lincolnshire's Safeguarding policies and procedures.

The post holder may be expected to concentrate on specific areas of work arising from organisational need.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional qualification as a Social Worker
Current SWE Social Work Registration
Demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development
Knowledge of relevant legislation underpinning statutory Adult Care Practice
Demonstrate values that promote wellbeing, challenge oppression and discriminations and empower people to live well
Working knowledge of social work theory and its application to practice
Interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.