Salary range: £43,299 - £46,512 p.a. inc. London weighting

• A £5000 ‘golden hello’ for Social Workers new to Brent, upon completion of their probationary period.
• An annual retention payment of £3000 for eligible frontline workers and managers from Grade PO2 – PO7

Contract: Permanent
Hours of work: 36 hours per week
Location: Civic centre, hospitals and other locations from time to time

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN THE ADULT SOCIAL CARE HOSPITAL DISCHARGE TEAM

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.
The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.
The Post
We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic qualified and registered social workers. Our job profiles will tell you what you’ll be doing, but more important to us, is how you’ll do it. We are looking for people who will thrive in the culture of our diverse organisation.
The post holder will work in the evolving Hospital Discharge Team, which supports people who are eligible under the Care Act 2014 to be discharged from hospital due to recent illness, disability, old age and frailty.

The team is responsible for facilitating safe and timely discharge from hospital and works closely with hospital staff to make this happen. We support discharge from hospitals for all Brent residents who need support from social care on discharge from acute, in-patient rehab & older adult mental health wards. Our main acute hospital:

• Northwick Park, Central Middlesex and Ealing Hospitals
• Royal Free, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals
• Imperial Group: St Mary’s Hospital, Charing Cross, and Hammersmith

The Person
Aspects of the role, we can train and guide you on, but what we are really looking for is someone with the right values and behaviours who can join our journey on improving the lives of vulnerable people in Brent.
We are looking for social workers who believe it is important to ensure people have choice and control over their own support needs. We want people who are committed, like us, to focus on the person, their strengths and networks rather than routinely assessing people for services and eligibility. We want colleagues who will look first at what people can do rather than what they can’t do and have conversations, that identify what is important to the person, ‘what matters’ rather than ‘what’s the matter’. We believe that by exploring people’s goals and aspirations, and the strengths they have themselves or around them, we can help people to stay independent for longer and connected to their communities.
If you hold the same values and ethos as we do, please come and join up and help us continue to develop our strength based practice model.
Closing date: 5 May 2025 (23:59)
Additional Information

• Northwick Park, Central Middlesex and Ealing Hospitals
• Royal Free, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals
• Imperial Group: St Mary’s Hospital, Charing Cross, and Hammersmit