📢 Job Title: Hospital Social Worker – In-Reach (Great Western Hospital)
📍 Location: Great Western Hospital, Wiltshire
🕒 Job Type: Full-Time
💷 Pay Rate: £36.54 per hour LTD or 27.92 PAYE
📅 Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, on-site daily (no remote working)
🔍 About the Role Wiltshire Council is seeking a dedicated and experienced Hospital Social Worker to join our In-Reach Team based at Great Western Hospital (GWH). This is a full-time, high-impact role with a clear focus on facilitating safe and timely hospital discharges.
There is no case holding required. Instead, your core responsibility will be to work closely with health colleagues to support customers who do not require a formal hospital admission, enabling them to return home safely with an appropriate package of care.
🧩 Key Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with NHS and community teams to support early discharge planning.
- Assess needs and coordinate timely support packages for customers ready to return home.
- Ensure decisions are person-centred and promote independence.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
- Strong experience in hospital discharge or adult social care settings.
- Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Confident decision-making and problem-solving skills under pressure.
- Knowledge of discharge to assess (D2A) models and relevant legislation (e.g., Care Act 2014).
- Experience in fast-paced hospital or health settings.
- Competitive hourly rate of £36.54
- Supportive team environment within a well-structured local authority
- Opportunity to make a direct impact on hospital flow and patient outcomes
- Structured onboarding and ongoing professional support
How to Apply:Please email me your updated CV or Call Delanie on 01772 208964
We are also offering both temporary and permanent roles 🏢 and a referral bonus of up to £350 for each successful Qualified Social Worker (QSW) referral. The best part is there’s no limit to the number of referrals you can make! 🎉
Additional incentives include:
Sign-Up Bonus: £150 for Qualified Social Workers who have never worked with us before after completing 4 weeks in a new post 👥.
“Find Your Own Job” Bonus: £150 for referring a job you found to us 🔍.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards
Delanie
