Mental Health Duty Social Worker

Adult Social Care

Mental Health

Mental Health Duty Social Worker

Ref: 001318

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £39,152 - £42,839 per annum (Grade 7)

Hours: 36.66 per week

Hiring Manager: Bronwen Maxwell (bronwen.maxwell@oldham.gov.uk)

Based: Oldham Council Adult Mental Health Team, Block 4, Southlink Business Park, Hamilton Street, Oldham, OL4 1DE

Closing Date: Sunday 15th March 2026

Interview Date: TBC.

Role Overview:
We’re delighted to share a fantastic opportunity to become part of Oldham Council’s Adult Mental Health Team. Following new partnership arrangements with our health colleagues, we are entering an exciting new chapter focused on delivering highquality, personcentred support across our community. You will be joining a local authority that has been recently rated as 'Good' by CQC in February 2026 and was praised by the inspectors for its strong leadership , positive culture and person-centred approach.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, motivated social worker who is passionate about providing short term intervention to people who are referred to the Adult Mental Health Social Work Team. You will be part of a team that includes a Social Care Lead, Senior Practitioners, Social Workers, Community Support Workers, and Administrators all working collaboratively to make a real difference in people’s lives. You will be working alongside the NHS mental health teams and Voluntary, Community, Faith and Social Enterprise sectors. If you have a positive, cando approach and are passionate about supporting others and thrive in a dynamic, forwardthinking environment, we’d love to hear from you.

To find out more about this opportunity please contact Bronwen Maxwell tel: 07483 605793 bronwen.maxwell@oldham.gov.uk

Key Responsibilities:

• To prepare for social work contact and involvement, including reviewing case notes, liaising with others for additional information and evaluating information.
• To be proactive with respect to Safeguarding issues and following relevant policies and procedures if abuse is suspected.
• To respond to crisis situations, making assessments about urgency and using appropriate legal intervention.
• To develop and maintain appropriate working relationships with partnership agencies, including health and voluntary sector agencies.

Key Requirements:

• A Social Work degree or an equivalent recognised Social Work Qualification, e.g. DipSW
• Ability to negotiate with others both internal and external, e.g. health service or voluntary sector organisations, to secure appropriate services for Service Users, Carers and Families
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary team to deliver social work services

About Us:

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.

Our Values and Behaviours:

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package:

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment:

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer, someone who has served in the Armed Forces, or you’ve participated in the GM Elevate Programme, and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.

Data and Privacy:

For details of how we use your data please see our privacy notice.

Important Information:

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.

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