Job profile

Contract Type: Temporary – 6 Months with potential for further extension.

Hours: Full Time 37 hours per week

Location of post: Neath Port Talbot Hospital

This position includes a market pay supplement.

• For a Grade 9 Senior Social Worker, the full-time equivalent salary is £42,298 to £46,478, which includes a £3,000 supplement.
• For a Grade 8 Social Worker, including newly qualified staff, the full-time equivalent salary is £37,124to £40,513, which includes a £1,000 supplement.

This supplement is subject to review every 12 months.

 An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dedicated and enthusiastic team that supports individuals preparing for discharge from hospital.
Our team is committed to delivering high standards of care within a positive and collaborative working environment. We work closely with individuals to understand what matters most to them, carrying out Mental Capacity Assessments, Continuing Health Care Assessments, and leading Best Interest Meetings to ensure safe and timely hospital discharges.

We collaborate with a wide range of professionals, including colleagues from the health board, therapy services, and external providers. This is a great time to become part of Adult Social Care, where you’ll find friendly, experienced, and supportive colleagues who are passionate about placing citizens at the heart of everything we do.

What we offer:

• A warm and supportive welcome into the team, with ongoing guidance from peers, colleagues, and management as you begin your role and throughout your career with Social Work at NPT Council.
• Opportunities to meet the team before your interview, giving you a chance to learn more about the hub, our services, and what day-to-day life is like in the team.
• Development pathways for experienced social workers, including training to become an AMHP or Practice Educator, as well as access to leadership and management training courses.

NPT Council is committed to investing in its staff—this is your chance to join a local authority that supports your professional growth and development.

Ideally you will have;

Applicants will need to be social work qualified and professionally registered as a social worker with Social Care Wales.

You will need a knowledge and working practice of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014, to include outcome focussed assessment and care planning, knowledge and working practice of Continuing Health Care, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.

For an informal discussion or to arrange a Meet and Greet, please contact the Team Manager –

Hazel Dance (Community Team Manager – Hospital to Home) via e-mail - h.dance@npt.gov.uk

Closing date required: 9^th July 2025

PLEASE NOTE – Interviews are scheduled for 11th July 2025, with limited availability due to Senior Management commitments.

DBS requirements:

• This post is subject to a Adults and Childs Enhanced DBS disclosure

 Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Our employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.

The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.

 Welsh Language Requirements:

Welsh Language skills are not required

Additional Information:

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans.  In support of employees of Tata Steel who are at risk of redundancy, or have been made redundant in 2024, Neath Port Talbot Council is offering a guaranteed interview for jobs across the Council.  Please note that applicants must meet all the essential criteria, as shown in the person specification, to qualify for a guaranteed interview.  If you are or going to be affected by the job losses at Tata Steel then we would welcome an application from you.  Just make it known on your application form that you are currently at risk of redundancy or you have been made redundant.

At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.

We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.

We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.