Social worker

Directorate: Adult Care, Housing and Public HealthPermanent, Full time, 37 hours per week. Due to staff progression, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Social Worker in our Restricted Patient Pathway. The successfully candidate will join the team as a band J Social Worker with a salary of £42,839-£46,142. If the successful candidate is a qualified Approved Mental Health Professional the salary will be between £47,181 - £50,269. We are always delighted to receive applications from talented candidates, and we know you don’t want to wait too long to hear back from us - so we are committed to actively reviewing applications as they arrive and will be in touch to arrange interviews with suitable candidates as soon as possible. Now is the time to come and work for Rotherham Council’s Adult Social Care. For more information about Rotherham Adult Social Care jobs, please visit:https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/adults-social-care-jobs Rotherham is on an exciting journey to transform its Adult Social Care service to ensure every adult is supported to maximise their independence and be safe, healthy and well. Our One Rotherham Values ensure we are committed to be Caring, Honest and Proud in everything that we do. Rotherham is an amazing place to live and work, with its historic Town Centre, country parks, woodlands, and nature reserves. Rotherham is well connected to the other fine towns and cities in South Yorkshire both by road and by a comprehensive public transport network - including the UK’s first tram-train connecting Rotherham and Sheffield, pioneering cleaner, greener ways to travel. About our Team The Mental Health social care team is part of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s Adult’s and Community Wellbeing Offer. The team comprises of four subsections supporting adults with a functional diagnosis of mental health. The AMHP Team focus on referrals under the pathway of the Mental Health Act 1983 (Amended 2007). The teamwork across all age groups and with individuals experiencing both Organic and functional mental ill health. The Mental Health front door team are a duty team to respond to the most urgent cases needing support under the Care Act 2014. This service also includes the Mental Health Enablement Pathway. Ensuring the duties of The Care Act is adhered to and promote and achieve the prevention and wellbeing principle. There are two community teams that manage all long- term Care Act mental health support and reviews. The team provides proportionate and targeted support to people at the right time to ensure maximum independence. The service is focused on recovery, reablement, empowerment, and social inclusion, that emphasises prevention and early intervention. Managing demand through proactively engaging and supporting people with functional mental health needs that significantly impact on their lives. This is an excellent opportunity to develop work with individuals to achieve their goals/outcomes and promote independence and autonomy using a strength based, person-centred approach. There will also be the opportunity to complete the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) PGC via a six-month secondment once established in the role. About You We are looking to recruit an exceptional Social Worker with the right values, skills, knowledge and experience to contribute to further enhancing and embedding strengths-based practice; focusing on people and the outcomes they wish to achieve where our ethos is ‘home first’. Rotherham has a good track record of achieving positive outcomes for people through being innovative and progressive as evidenced by our award-winning teams and individuals. This is further strengthened by our strong working relationships with a wide range of partners including the NHS, police, the community, voluntary sector and the independent care sector. If you are a compassionate, innovative, and resilient person with the drive to deliver ever improving performance outcomes for the people of Rotherham, then this is the role for you. In return we can offer considerable professional growth and development within an environment that is both supportive and stretching, along with a generous benefits package which is outlined in the document attached. If you have been away from social work for a while but are considering returning to practice, do get in touch and let’s work together to see if we can help you take that worthwhile step back in to a rewarding social work role. Want to Talk to Us? For an informal and confidential discussion about this opportunity please contact: Adrian.mould@rotherham.gov.uk. Interviews will take place on the 6th and 7th of January 2026. It is a great time to join us, and we welcome your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr