Social Worker Mental Health Integrated Discharge Team

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Salary £36,363 - £46,142 per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Mental Health Integrated Discharge Team

Location:

Preston, Lancashire

International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship.

Are you looking to thrive in a supportive, team‑oriented environment? Do you want to make a real difference in people’s lives by helping them build on their strengths, maintain independence, and achieve their personal goals? If that sounds like you,
Lancashire County Council would love to hear from you!

We’re excited to offer a fantastic opportunity within Adult Social Care
, working in our Mental Health Team
. We are currently recruiting Social Workers who bring empathy, creativity, and a passion for empowering others. You’ll work alongside individuals in the community, helping them live independently in a place they call home—supporting them to achieve what matters most in their lives.

This is a hugely exciting time for us. We've launched Living Better Lives in Lancashire – our new strength‑based vision for social care. We're driving forward innovative practice that will make a difference to our communities and we need new Social Workers to help us achieve our vision of supporting people to achieve what they want to, living independently in a place they call their home.

• Supportive and Innovative – You’ll need a blend of supportive and innovative thinking, coming up with fresh ideas so we can achieve the best outcomes for people.
• Empathy – You’ll need compassion and empathy to support people, listening to what they need, whilst ensuring they feel valued and respected.

• Great Annual Leave: Up to 32 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, and 2 additional statutory days during the festive season. You can also purchase additional leave.
• Flexible Working: Opportunities for flexible working arrangements.
• Financial Benefits: Our generous Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contribution + relocation reimbursement package for those who need to move to the area.
• Training and Development: An excellent induction through our Social Care Academy and ongoing support for your career and professional development.
• Health and Wellbeing: A Wellbeing Support Programme for you and your family.
• Staff Discounts: Access to discounts through Vivup, our employee benefits partner, covering a car lease scheme, shopping, entertainment, gym memberships, holidays, and more.
• We embrace diversity and have a range of support, groups and networks for staff, including the Forum of Asian Black and Ethnic Employees (FABEE), the Disabled Workers Forum and the LGBTQ+ Employee Network.

Contact us for an initial informal and confidential chat:

We reserve the right to close a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

• Social Work applicants must be registered with Social Work England (SWE) to be appointed as a Social Worker or have applied to register with SWE.
• The post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a ‘disclosure’.
• You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and you must be insured for business use; however, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.