Senior Social Worker - Portsmouth

Senior Social Worker - Portsmouth, PO1 2AL, United KingdomJob Category: Social Care AdultsRegion / Division: UK RegionLocation: Civic Offices, PortsmouthWorking Hours: 30

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Social Worker to deliver high-quality, person-centred adult social care, ensuring robust assessments, effective safeguarding, and positive outcomes for service users.

Your new role

This role sits within Portsmouths Adult Care and Support Community Teams, working with adults with complex needs and their carers to assess, plan and deliver personalised support.You will take a strengths-based, evidence-led approachgathering and analysing information from individuals, carers and professionalsto develop tailored support plans and identify the most appropriate resources to meet needs.Managing your own caseload autonomously, youll ensure practice is proportionate, lawful and well-documented, while contributing to safeguarding activity, multi-disciplinary working, and service development.The post also involves supervising staff, supporting continuous improvement, and maintaining professional development in line with Social Work England standards, with regular supervision and team support available.

Who is the person summary:

The role requires a qualified and registered social worker with relevant post-qualifying training, strong knowledge of adult social care frameworks, and a thorough understanding of key legislation such as the Care Act, Mental Health Act, and Mental Capacity Act.The post holder must demonstrate excellent assessment, supervision, communication, and conflict resolution skills, alongside the ability to manage a caseload efficiently and maintain accurate, evidence-based records suitable for legal use.A clear commitment to person-centred, strength-based practice and safeguarding is essential, as is familiarity with processes such as Continuing Health Care.The role also demands flexibility, sound judgement, and the ability to work independently under pressure, balancing competing priorities while using IT systems effectively and communicating clearly with service users in spoken English.

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

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.

Our recruitment process

Full information about our recruitment process can be found on our support for applicants' page: Equality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

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You will need to explain any gaps in your career history within the last 5 years - this is essential for all safeguarding roles.

Should you require any support in completing the application form please contactor call the recruitment team on 023 92 616 800.