Emergency Duty Team Social Worker

How you'll make a difference

As an Emergency Duty Team Officer, you will provide emergency social work services across Bristol, BANES, North and South Gloucestershire, making sound judgements and responding effectively in a range of challenging situations.

Working outside normal office hours as part of a small team of social work practitioners, you will respond to contacts from members of the public and professionals where urgent social care intervention is required. We have opportunities for full time (37 hours), although we would consider part time and encourage applications from AMHP warranted social workers.

• Using your knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Mental Health Act, Children’s Act and Care Act, to make informed decisions and provide an appropriate response to each situation.
• It will be your responsibility to keep up to date with social work practice, service developments and policy objectives, ensuring statutory duties and service standards are met.
• Working closely with partner agencies and statutory organisations, including the police and health services, you will build and maintain effective working relationships.
• You will complete all necessary forms, including maintaining a call log, indicating the action taken and ensuring details are reported to the appropriate duty desk.

• We require you to be a qualified Social Worker with relevant registration to practice (SWE Social Work England) and AMHP warranted if applicable.
• It is essential that you have relevant post‑qualifying experience along with extensive knowledge of dealing with complicated cases.
• You will have the ability to undertake complex risk assessments and communicate outcomes effectively, both in verbal and written format.

• You will be working to a 10 week rolling rota, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays. This includes 2 weeks off rota (part time workers will be agreed around this model).
• We welcome applications for part time or full time hours for this post, please specify on your preference on your application
• Once you have completed the induction programme there will be opportunities to work from home.
• We are also offering this as an internal secondment opportunity, you should first seek your line managers permission before applying.
• Please note that due to the nature of this role, it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check covering both Child and Adult Workforce is obtained.
• You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.
• Business Insurance will be need to be added to your insurance policy.
• EDT Social Worker non AMHP £42,123 to £45,529 per annum (including an out of hours shift allowance of 26% = £53,074 to £57,366 per annum
• EDT Social Worker AMHP £46,579 to £49,817 per annum. (including an out of hours shift allowance of 26% = £58,689 to £62,769 per annum.
• These posts attract a gross lump sum£3,000 ‘recruitment payment
  ' pro rata offered to enable social workers who have already successfully completed their ASYE to join our permanent workforce. This is payable upon successful completion of your probationary period (after approximately 3-6 months) and is subject to eligibility criteria.
• These posts are currently eligible for a market factor£3,000 ‘retention payment’pro rata, payable in November annually to those with two years’ service with the council in Children’s Social Care In an eligible post, inclusive of any ASYE period.

Interviews will be held on 25th September 2026.

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