Senior Social Worker (S75)

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Job Reference pcc/TP/724/1839

Apply for this job Number of Positions: 1 Contract Type: Permanent Salary: £44252 - £48738 Working Hours: 37 Location: St Marys Community Campus, Milton road, Milton, Portsmouth Closing Date: 21/10/2026 Job Category: Social Care Adults Region / Division: UK Region Directorate: Adult Social Care

Job Introduction

Location: The post is in the Assessment to Intervention team (a2i) adult mental health based at St Mary's Hospital.

 

This post comes under the S75 agreement.

 

The A2i team is an established multi-disciplinary team offering routine holistic assessments for individuals within 4 weeks of the referral and interventions for up to 6 months dependant on identified need. 

 

Your new role

 

We are looking for a Senior Social Worker with previous experience of adult mental health services 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.

Who is the person summary:

You will be a Social Worker registered with Social Work England and have substantial social work experience with previous experience of working with individuals with mental health difficulties. You will have a thorough understanding of the legislation that governs the adult social care role and a comprehensive awareness of practice to safeguard adults. With a knowledge of Adult Social Care eligibility criteria, you will be able to effectively manage a caseload, have good evidence-based recording skills and have excellent assessment skills. With experience of being in a supervisory role, you will be a good communicator with the ability to deal with conflict and work on your own initiative, organising your own workload whilst responding to competing demands.   

 

For full details, please review 'who is the person' on the job profile below attached.

 

If you would like further information on the post please contact Louise Norris, Head of Clinical Service - AMH, [email removed]

About Portsmouth City Council

 

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

 

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours. 

 

Additional Information

 

Please ensure that you read the job profile for full details on the post. 

 

We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

 

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early if we have a large number of applications.

 

Our recruitment process

 

Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants' page: Support for applicants - Careers portal

 

You must demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your expe