Mental Health Duty Social Worker

Adult Social Care Mental Health Mental Health Duty Social Worker

Contract:

Permanent Salary: £40,444 - £44,253 per annum (Grade
7)

Hours:

36.66 per week Based:
Oldham Council Adult Mental Health Team, Block 4, Southlink Business Park, Hamilton Street, Oldham, OL4 1DE
Closing Date:
Sunday 11 October 2026 Interview Date: TBC. Role Overview

We’re delighted to share a fantastic opportunity to become part of Oldham Council’s Adult Mental Health Team. Following new partnership arrangements with our health colleagues, we are entering an exciting new chapter focused on delivering high-quality, person-centred support across our community.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, motivated social worker who is passionate about providing short term intervention to people who are referred to the Adult Mental Health Social Work Team. You will be part of a team that includes a Social Care Lead, Senior Practitioners, Social Workers, Community Support Workers, and Administrators — all working collaboratively to make a real difference in people’s lives.

You will be working alongside the NHS mental health teams and Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise sectors. If you have a positive, can‑do approach and are passionate about supporting others and thrive in a dynamic, forward‑thinking environment, we’d love to hear from you.

• To prepare for social work contact and involvement, including reviewing case notes, liaising with others and evaluating information.
• To be proactive with respect to safeguarding issues and following relevant policies and procedures if abuse is suspected.
• To respond to crisis situations, making assessments about urgency and using appropriate legal intervention.
• To develop and maintain appropriate working relationships with partnership agencies, including health and voluntary sector agencies.

• A Social Work degree or an equivalent recognised Social Work Qualification, e.g. DipSW
• Ability to negotiate with others both internal and external, e.g. health service or voluntary sector organisations, to secure appropriate services for service users, carers and families
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary team to deliver social work services

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan:
Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page.

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