Allied Care - Chilton, Oxford

from £12.71 an hour

On-sitePermanentFull time

You will be working with adults with either learning disabilities, mental health or other complex needs. Duties include, taking clients to medical appointments, shopping, support with personal care, cleaning, medication, laundry, emotional support, cooking and other duties depending on support required.

HIT Training Ltd

£29,000 to £29,000 a year

PermanentFull time

Ready to Share Your Expertise and Inspire Others? Salary: From £29,000 + tax-free bonus | Location: Hybrid (covering the Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire area) | Role: Adult Care Trainer Ready for a new chapter in your care career? Join The Opportunity Provider, an award-winning training provider, as an Adult Care Trainer. Enjoy the rewarding experience of sharing your skills with apprentices and shaping the future of care. You’ll work Monday to Friday, with a mix of home flexibility and workplace visits, offering a better work-life balance. What You'll Be Doing: Supporting and guiding apprentices in care homes and online, helping them build their skills and grow their confidence. Tailoring learning plans to suit each apprentice’s needs and providing the tools they need to succeed. Showing how functional skills like maths and English fit into their day-to-day roles. Building relationships with employers and keeping them updated on their apprentices’ progress. Managing administrative tasks efficiently using Google Suite and other platforms. Your typical week will include at least 3 days of travel to care homes within your area, with the rest of your time spent working from home. What You'll Need to Bring: Experience as a Care Manager, Registered Manager, or Deputy Care Manager. Level 5 qualification in Adult Care (or similar). Confidence with technology and strong organisational skills. Level 2 (GCSE) qualification in English and maths (or a willingness to work towards it). A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle for travel within your team region. Why Work With Us? We invest in your growth so you can continue to inspire and support others. That’s why we provide access to qualifications and development opportunities to help you grow in your role, including an apprenticeship programme to become a trainer. We also offer: A starting salary from £29,000 plus tax-free bonuses when company targets are met. 25 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays) and an extra day for your birthday. The option to buy or sell up to five additional days’ leave. Healthcare cash plan, dental plan, hospital treatment plan, employee assistance programmes, and 24/7 GP access. Enhanced sick pay and life insurance. Reimbursement for mileage and travel expenses. Why Join TOP ? At The Opportunity Provider, we believe in the transformative power of apprenticeships—not just for individuals, but for businesses and the hospitality industry as a whole. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident and Living Wage employer, committed to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. If you’d like to know more about the role, our approach to flexible working, or any adjustments we can make to support you during the recruitment process, please get in touch at careers@top.training. This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, as we are dedicated to safeguarding the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - Salford

PermanentFull time

A Vacancy at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. An exciting opportunity has become available within the Adult Health and Social Care Community Therapy Team. This innovative post provides the opportunity to work as part of in integrated Independent Living Service in Salford providing assessments of peoples in a variety of community settings. You will be responsible for your own caseload and have the opportunity to work closely with the wider community MDTs, adopting an integrated approach to patient care across Salford. You will be a motivated OT with excellent communication skills, enthusiasm and commitment to the team. We are looking for a strong approach to team working and a drive for service development. Potential TUPE Transfer Adult Social Care services in Salford are currently delivered by Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust and are expected to transfer to Salford City Council during 2026. As this role forms part of those services, the successful candidate is likely to transfer to Salford City Council under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE), subject to the transfer proceeding as planned. Any transfer would be managed through the appropriate formal process, including consultation and support for affected employees. • To triage and prioritise referrals into the service • To carry out holistic assessments of the functional abilities of people in the community whose needs can be complex, changing, and varied across the caseload. • To assess, plan, prioritise and provide outcome solutions including equipment, and minor and major home adaptations to a community-based client group. • To plan, organise and manage a community caseload with supervision. • To contribute to the service development of community-based therapy services. • To provide professional guidance and support to Community Assessment Officers and/or students The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance. Learn more about us in ourCandidate Information Pack To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Aug 2026

Reading Borough Council - Reading, Berkshire

£50,269 to £53,460 a year

HybridTemporaryFull time

As our Service Improvement and Strategy Lead Officer, you’ll play a key role in developing and implementing our new improvement framework and action plan. You’ll ensure that Adult Social Care services are continuously improving, aligned with best practice, and ready for future inspections under the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) assurance framework. We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities. About the Role: Your work will help us deliver high-quality, person-centred services that make a real difference to residents’ lives. You’ll drive improvements through evidence, feedback, and innovation — ensuring learning is embedded across teams and outcomes are measurable and sustainable. What you’ll be doing: Leading on service improvement, policy development and strategy for Adult Social Care. Coordinating inspections, peer reviews, and CQC assurance activity. Conducting research, analysis, and consultation to inform strategic planning/decisions. Establishing mechanisms to capture and act upon feedback from service users, carers, staff, and partners. Supporting senior leaders to assess policy changes and implement transformation across the service. Provide high-quality advice, reports, and briefings to senior managers, elected members, and partners. Drive innovation and ensure compliance with best practice, legislation, and assurance frameworks. About you We’re looking for someone who combines strategic thinking with strong analytical and interpersonal skills. You’ll have significant experience in service improvement, project management, and policy development — ideally within local government or a complex, multi-disciplinary organisation. You’ll be confident working with senior managers, partners, and stakeholders, and able to turn data and insights into meaningful action. Above all, you’ll be committed to collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. You’ll bring: A degree or equivalent experience. A strong understanding of adult social care policy, legislation, and CQC assurance requirements. Experience of delivering improvement and change in a large organisation. Excellent communication, problem-solving and analytical skills. A flexible and proactive approach to work.

NHS England - Nationally

ContractPart time

1. The Office of the Chief Nursing Officer for England provides national professional leadership for nursing and midwifery across health and care. 2. The Nursing Directorate works across NHS England, integrated care systems, providers, local government, adult social care, professional bodies, regulators, education partners and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. 3. The team supports delivery of national nursing and midwifery priorities, including quality, safety, professional leadership, workforce, education, research, improvement, digital transformation and reducing inequalities. 4. Adult social care nursing is central to the Government’s three shifts, particularly hospital to community, sickness to prevention, neighbourhood health, continuity of care and supporting people to live well with complexity, frailty, disability, dementia and long-term conditions. 5. The post will strengthen the connection between NHS England’s national nursing leadership and adult social care nursing leaders, networks and partners. 6. The role will provide specialist professional advice while recognising the statutory, policy and delivery responsibilities of DHSC, Skills for Care, regulators, providers, local authorities and integrated care systems. 1. Develop a stakeholder map and engagement plan for adult social care nursing relationships across NHS England, DHSC, Skills for Care, professional bodies, regulators, providers, academic partners and Social Care Nursing Advisory Councils. 2. Develop a short briefing for the Chief Nursing Officer for England on the key opportunities, risks and priorities for adult social care nursing in relation to NHS England’s professional strategy and the 10 Year Health Plan. 3. Develop a programme of structured engagement with adult social care nursing leaders and networks, including agreed feedback routes into NHS England nursing leadership. 4. Make practical recommendations to support adult social care nursing contribution to neighbourhood health, prevention, hospital-to-community care and integrated working. 5. Provide advice on adult social care nursing workforce, education, practice learning and career development opportunities, including links with social care placement strategy implementation. 6. Produce a final report setting out achievements, learning, remaining gaps and recommendations for sustaining the adult social care nursing voice in national nursing leadership. NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS. Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms — enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services. In March 2025,the Government announcedthat NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.  If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process. Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices. Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band. We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies. 1. The post holder will provide national specialist nursing advice on adult social care to support the Chief Nursing Officer for England’s professional leadership of nursing across health and care. 2. The post holder will ensure adult social care nursing is visible, valued and connected within national professional strategy, neighbourhood health policy, workforce development, education and placement reform, quality improvement, digital transformation and integrated care delivery. 3. The post holder will work across organisational and sector boundaries, providing strategic insight from adult social care nursing and translating national policy priorities into meaningful engagement with the sector. 4. The post holder will act as a senior conduit between NHS England and adult social care nursing leaders and networks, surfacing intelligence, opportunities and risks and translating these into practical action where relevant. 5. The post holder will advise on the contribution of adult social care nursing to neighbourhood health, prevention, hospital-to-community transformation, discharge, admission avoidance, delegation, digital care and care closer to home. 6. The post holder will produce evidence-informed advice and recommendations to support sustainable engagement of adult social care nursing within national nursing professional leadership arrangements 7. The post holder will provide credible, effective and visible professional and clinical leadership at National level and will make a corporate contribution in achieving and delivering high quality adult social care services. You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents. Secondments Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application. This advert closes on Tuesday 28 Jul 2026

NHS Jobs - Bracknell

£45,820 to £47,910 a year

PermanentFull time

Please check the job description and person specification pdf document for a full list of the job responsibilities.

NHS Jobs - Guernsey

£47,860 to £64,615 a year

PermanentFull time

The Social Worker will be based within an identified team, acting in an advisory capacity to members of the multidisciplinary team on social care issues relating to adults, educating or acting as a mentor as appropriate. They will also provide training, consultation and supervision as delegated by the Senior Practitioner for less experienced social workers, support workers and student social workers.

Hampshire County Council - Eastleigh

£40,643 to £48,077 a year, pro rata

HybridPermanentFull time

Joining our Older Adults Team as a qualified and experienced Social Worker, you’ll be innovative, person-centred and committed to working in a strengths-based way. You’ll enjoy working in a team that thrives on supporting each other, sharing experiences and learnings to encourage continuous improvement. We have varied experience and backgrounds across the team, with regular opportunities for training and ongoing development. What you’ll be doing: • Conducting comprehensive assessments of individuals' needs and available support. • Managing a complex caseload whilst providing supervision for Case Workers and Senior Case Workers and practice advice on complex cases. • Triaging safeguarding referrals and make informed decisions. • Building positive and professional relationships. What we’re looking for: • Social Work qualification and registered with Social Work England (SWE). Due to the needs of the team, we’re unable to consider Newly Qualified Social Workers for this post. • A sound understanding of how to apply a strengths-based approach. • Understanding of social work issues, legal frameworks and social services’ statutory duties. • Commitment to demonstrating our values and behaviours, showing compassion, empathy and respect. To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details. Why join us? • Excellent Practice Validation: Progress to a Senior Social Worker role through our Excellent Practice Validation programme. Our Senior Social Workers are paid a market supplement of £3,000 per annum. • Professional development: Continuous learning and supportive supervision. • Work-life balance: Enjoy a fulfilling career with a good balance between work and home life. • Employee support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice. • Competitive benefits package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date. Other job titles you may be searching for may include: Newly Qualified Social Worker, Welfare Worker, Social Services, Case Manager, Social Work Practitioner.

Wax Recruitment Ltd - Taunton, Somerset

from £27.78 an hour

HybridContractFull time

Job title: Social Worker (Adults) (Grade 10) Job Category: Social Care Qualified Location: The Crescent, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4DY, Somerset Council Hours per week 37 Salary: £27.78 per hour 2 days on site. expected travel within Somerset. Access to own vehicle required. Must have Enhanced DBS Social Work Degree Driving Licence Main Responsibilities and Duties Undertake detailed Care Act reviews and reassessments for adults with learning disabilities as part of the Review Project. Complete face-to-face visits with people in their homes, supported living services, residential settings and other community-based environments to gather evidence and assess current care and support needs. Gather, analyse and evaluate information from multiple sources, including the person, family members, advocates, providers, health professionals, records and direct observations to inform professional decision-making. Determine whether existing information supports a statutory review or whether a full reassessment is required, recording clear professional rationale for decisions made. Identify, evidence and record eligible care and support needs in accordance with the Care Act, applying strengths-based and person-centred practice throughout the assessment process. Produce high-quality, evidence-based and audit-ready assessments, reviews, support plans and case recordings which clearly demonstrate professional judgement, analysis and rationale Analyse and distinguish between social care needs, delegated health tasks, NHS responsibilities and potential health-related needs requiring further consideration. Identify cases where Continuing Healthcare (CHC), Checklist consideration, Checklist review or challenge may be appropriate and provide evidence-based recommendations to support decision-making. Participate in multidisciplinary discussions, funding reviews and CHC-related processes where required, providing clear professional analysis and recommendations. Consider opportunities to maximise independence, reduce reliance on paid support where appropriate, and ensure support arrangements remain proportionate, outcome-focused and person-centred. Manage an allocated workload independently, ensuring reviews, reassessments, recording and associated tasks are completed within project timescales and organisational expectations. Work collaboratively with Adult Social Care teams, health colleagues, providers and other stakeholders to achieve timely, defensible and evidence-based funding and care planning outcomes. Attend Somerset office locations as required (minimum two days per week) and travel across Somerset to undertake visits, assessments, reviews and project-related activities. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with health colleagues, providers, housing services, family members, advocates and other partner agencies to support evidence-based assessment and decision-making. Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with people, their families, carers and representatives to ensure assessments and reviews are person-centred, strengths-based and outcomes focused. Work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environments, contributing professional expertise and participating in meetings, reviews and funding discussions where required. Promote equality, diversity, inclusion, rights and choice, ensuring practice remains person-centred, anti-discriminatory and compliant with statutory responsibilities. Maintain accurate and timely electronic records, using relevant IT systems to record, analyse and evidence professional decision-making to an audit-ready standard. Maintain professional development and apply current legislation, guidance, research and best practice to support high-quality assessment and review activity.

Wax Recruitment Ltd - Somerset

from £27.78 an hour

HybridContractFull time

Job title: Social Worker (Adults) (Grade 10) Job Category: Social Care Qualified Location: The Crescent, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4DY, Somerset Council Hours Per Week :37.00 Pay : £27.78 per hour Driving Licence Required Social Work Degree Required 2 days on site. expected travel within Somerset. Access to own vehicle required. Main Responsibilities and Duties Undertake detailed Care Act reviews and reassessments for adults with learning disabilities as part of the Review Project. Complete face-to-face visits with people in their homes, supported living services, residential settings and other community-based environments to gather evidence and assess current care and support needs. Gather, analyse and evaluate information from multiple sources, including the person, family members, advocates, providers, health professionals, records and direct observations to inform professional decision-making. Determine whether existing information supports a statutory review or whether a full reassessment is required, recording clear professional rationale for decisions made. Identify, evidence and record eligible care and support needs in accordance with the Care Act, applying strengths-based and person-centred practice throughout the assessment process. Produce high-quality, evidence-based and audit-ready assessments, reviews, support plans and case recordings which clearly demonstrate professional judgement, analysis and rationale Analyse and distinguish between social care needs, delegated health tasks, NHS responsibilities and potential health-related needs requiring further consideration. Identify cases where Continuing Healthcare (CHC), Checklist consideration, Checklist review or challenge may be appropriate and provide evidence-based recommendations to support decision-making. Participate in multidisciplinary discussions, funding reviews and CHC-related processes where required, providing clear professional analysis and recommendations. Consider opportunities to maximise independence, reduce reliance on paid support where appropriate, and ensure support arrangements remain proportionate, outcome-focused and person-centred. Manage an allocated workload independently, ensuring reviews, reassessments, recording and associated tasks are completed within project timescales and organisational expectations. Work collaboratively with Adult Social Care teams, health colleagues, providers and other stakeholders to achieve timely, defensible and evidence-based funding and care planning outcomes. Attend Somerset office locations as required (minimum two days per week) and travel across Somerset to undertake visits, assessments, reviews and project-related activities. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with health colleagues, providers, housing services, family members, advocates and other partner agencies to support evidence-based assessment and decision-making. Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with people, their families, carers and representatives to ensure assessments and reviews are person-centred, strengths-based and outcomes focused. Work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary and multi-agency environments, contributing professional expertise and participating in meetings, reviews and funding discussions where required. Promote equality, diversity, inclusion, rights and choice, ensuring practice remains person-centred, anti-discriminatory and compliant with statutory responsibilities. Maintain accurate and timely electronic records, using relevant IT systems to record, analyse and evidence professional decision-making to an audit-ready standard. Maintain professional development and apply current legislation, guidance, research and best practice to support high-quality assessment and review activity.