Social Worker – Moor to Sea – Adult Social Care – REQ

Overview

This role covers a varied and rewarding patch between the Moor and the Sea. You’ll be based at Totnes Community Hospital
, with the flexibility of hybrid working
, allowing a balance between office presence, community work and working from home.

As a Social Worker in our Adult Community Social Care team, you’ll work with people aged 17+, supporting smooth transitions from children’s to adult services and working with adults who have a range of physical disabilities, learning disabilities and long‑term health conditions.

You will:

• Undertake Care Act assessments and reviews
• Support MCA‑compliant decision‑making
• Safeguard adults at risk of abuse or neglect
• Work in a strengths‑based, person‑centred way
• Build strong partnerships with individuals, families, providers and health professionals to promote independence and safe living within the community

You’ll be part of a friendly, experienced and integrated team where reflective practice, collaboration and good social work are genuinely valued.

You’ll be a qualified Social Worker who is:

• Positive, motivated and committed to high‑quality practice
• Skilled in building effective professional relationships
• Confident working across health and social care systems
• Passionate about supporting adults to achieve meaningful outcomes

Whether you are building confidence in your role or bringing significant experience, we’ll support you to succeed.

This is a full‑time position
, requiring office‑based working at least two days per week
, alongside home working in line with our hybrid working policy.

We have implemented the first phase of a new Social Worker Career Pathway within our Adults Services, with vacancies available at the Social Worker (Grade

F) or Experienced Social Worker (Grade G) levels. Our Social Worker and Experienced Social Worker roles align with the National PCF for Social Workers, which provides a robust structure for all local authorities to use as a way of standardising professional capabilities and provides a clear career pathway.

This is a fantastic opportunity to provide you with an achievable, clear pathway for your career; to enable you as a practitioner to reflect and identify your own practice and development on the PCF pathway.

If shortlisted for interview, your experience, skills and knowledge will be assessed against the PCF domains and, if found appointable, this will determine your appointment to either the Social Worker (Grade

F) or Experienced Social Worker level (Grade G).

With ongoing learning and support from your line manager, those appointed as a Social Worker will be able to evidence incremental learning and submit an application in due course for progression to the Experienced Social Worker (Grade G) via a portfolio of supporting evidence against the PCF framework.

Please  to view the Grade F Job Description

Please  to view the Grade G Job Description

• We are committed to your continuous professional development
  , with excellent support and supervision, and opportunities to discuss and reflect on practice with your line manager and peers.
• We offer 26 days annual leave
  , plus Bank Holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years’ service.
• Flexible working opportunities are available, including part-time hours, flexitime, compressed hours and homeworking (subject to role needs – discuss at interview).
• Opportunity to enter a generous Local Government Pension Scheme
  .
• Devon offers high quality living and working environments with scenic coast and countryside.
• If you are relocating to Devon, subject to conditions,
  relocation support of up to £10,000 may be available.
  Visa sponsorship may also be offered as part of relocation support, terms and conditions apply.
• Please note:
  At this time, we are unable to consider overseas applications.

For an informal discussion, please contact Katie Sanders on or via email on

REQ
009397

Does the job role include personal care?: No

TBC