Consultant Social Worker


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£58,133 to £65,261 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, NW1 2BU
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	9 Nov 2026
Closing date:	23 Nov 2026

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Summary

For the full Person Specification and more informationregardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. You will represent the Lighthouse externally at case management meetings, support professional training and workshops, and ensure the voice of children, young people and families informs service development. You will promote contextual and transitional safeguarding across the service, contribute to clinical governance, and maintain high standards of risk management, documentation, and data reporting. ....CONTINUED FROM MAIN DUTIES SECTION: Support the Delivery of training, workshops, and practice development initiatives to build team competence and knowledge. Promote contextual and transitional safeguarding approaches, ensuring risk assessments and safety plans are robust and regularly reviewed. Champion the voice of children, young people and families, supporting participation in forums, feedback surveys and service evaluation. Maintain accurate, timely records in electronic systems, ensuring compliance with information governance and audit requirements. Support the development and professional growth of the case management team, modelling reflective practice, psychological safety, and high-quality, child-centred advocacy. The Lighthouse, Camden The Lighthouse is the UKs first Child House and a national leader in trauma-informed, multidisciplinary support for children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse. Based in Camden and serving North Central London, we bring together police, health, psychology and advocacy under one roof to provide holistic care, early support, and criminal justice advocacy. We are seeking a Consultant Social Worker to lead our Case Management team, supporting and Child and Family Practitioners while shaping high-quality, child-centred services. We are committed to addressing structural inequality inexperienced by children who report sexual abuse both in our service provision and referral criteria. Our commitment to inclusion We value professionals who understand the impact that culture, identity, disadvantage and structural inequalities can have on a child's experience of abuse and access to support. We are committed to helping you strengthen and enhance this aspect of your practice through reflection, learning and collaboration, so that all children and families receive equitable and compassionate care.. We are committed to recruiting a diverse and inclusive workforce and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and ethnic minority candidates and from men, who are underrepresented in the service. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* *UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit:Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLHa great placeto work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?

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