Social Worker Visa Sponsorship Available

£37.94k - £39.51k per annum

We are looking for Qualified Social Workers to join our busy hospital social work team based at Bedford Hospital.

This is an excellent opportunity to join our fast-paced, supportive team and work closely with our colleagues in health. You will be assessing residents of Bedford Borough both in the hospital and the community, working to ensure timely, safe, and effective discharges.

• A supportive, forward-thinking team environment.
• Generous holiday entitlement.
• An excellent staff wellbeing service.
• Market Rate Supplement: £2,000 per annum pro rata (subject to review).
• Welcome Payment: £6,000.
• Retention Payments: £2,000 paid after 4 years of service and then every 4 years subsequently.
• Registration Fee:
  We also offer to pay for your registration fee for Social Work England.
• Visa Sponsorship:
  The Council has a sponsorship licence and may be able to offer visa sponsorship to candidates for this post that are based in the UK.

Closing Date: 2nd July 2025

Interview Date: 17th July 2025

The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:

• A severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
• A local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only) unless the appointment is business critical.

Enhanced DBS Post:
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful, you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

Bedford Borough Council is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, Care Leavers Covenant, and is a Disability Confident Employer. For more information, please visit [Link to Disability Confident page or Council's D&I page if available].

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations, such as high-volume, seasonal, and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

For more details, please go to Disability Confident [Link to Disability Confident scheme details].