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Employer: Wiltshire Council
Job Title: Social Worker
Location: United Kingdom
Salary: £44,910 to £46,385 a year
Job Type: Full-time
Closing Date: 15 October 2026
Job Summary
Wiltshire Council’s Continuing Healthcare Team is looking for a Level 3 Social Worker.
The Continuing Healthcare (CHC) team works across the county to assess and review adults who may be eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding.
The team works closely with health and social care partners, providing specialist advice on eligibility, funding arrangements, and care planning to ensure individuals receive the appropriate support and funding.
Main Duties of the Job
The Continuing Healthcare Social Worker will play a key role in assessing individuals with complex health and care needs, supporting CHC eligibility decisions, and ensuring appropriate funding arrangements are in place.
Working closely with health and social care professionals, they will undertake person-centred assessment, provide specialist CHC advice, manage risks and safeguarding concerns and help people access the support they need while promoting independence and positive outcomes.
The successful candidate will be a qualified and registered Social Worker with Social Work England, possessing up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding, health and social care legislation and relevant policy.
Experienced in supporting vulnerable adults, committed to ongoing professional development and skilled in communication.
This position comes with a 7.5% market supplement payment. All market supplement payments are subject to review on an annual basis.
About Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a ‘One Council’ ethos. Find out more about Our Identity, staff networks, and employee benefits here.
The hybrid working model means office staff are on site for at least half their hours, community-based staff carry out at least half their admin time in a workplace, and customer facing roles work entirely from their service location.
Wiltshire Council is committed to creating a workplace where positive relationships thrive and everyone feels engaged, supported and able to do their best.
Wiltshire Council does not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment.
Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect, guided by the vision and Our Identity.
Job Responsibilities
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Person Specification
Experience
Essential
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Desirable
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.
Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.
Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
How to Apply
If this opportunity interests you, head to the company’s official website for full details — click here to submit your application.