Forensic Inpatient Social care Team Manager
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Preston, PR3 2JHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
13 October 2026
14 days leftJob description
Provide a specialised social work approach within LSCFT's forensic inpatient setting Guild Lodge, providing safe and effective delivery of social care...
An opportunity has arisen to join Secure Services Guild Lodge as Forensic Inpatient Social Care Team Manager. The post holder is required to be a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.
The Forensic Inpatient Social Care Team Manager is a new post created to provide line management and clinical leadership to the team of Discharge Pathway Facilitators (Inpatient Social Worker) at Guild Lodge. Inpatient Social workers are integral members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team. The Post Holder will work in close partnership with a range of agencies and organisations internal and external to LSCFT to offer social care input They and take a lead role from pre-admission by completing a holistic social work assessment, identifying any social work needs, undertake family work, and support with discharge planning. This includes early identification of barriers to discharge, taking action to prevent any unnecessary delay to discharges.
The post holder must be a qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
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Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Social Worker with Social Work England
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Degree qualification in relevant subject or demonstrable evidence of equivalent experience relevant to field of practice.
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert knowledge on mental health issues and how these impact on the individual, carer's and the wider community.
- Expertise in current best practice in Forensic Mental Health , and awareness of relevant government directives and legislation
- Ability to work autonomously and set own and others' priorities
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working at band 6 or equivalent experience.
- Recent relevant experience of leading a staff.
- Able to demonstrate a history of participating in clinical care improvement initiatives.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
29 September 2026
Last checked
29 September 2026
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