Social Worker

We are seeking to recruit an experienced social worker to join the Hospital Discharge Team, based at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. Experience of working in a hospital setting although not essential, you will need to have transferrable skills to enable you to facilitate safe, sustainable transfers of care for people leaving hospital. This post will require you work flexibly across hospitals north of the County to maintain system flow.

You will need to be able to manage change and have the ability to maintain positive relationship with health partners and other agencies. We are currently undergoing an exciting period of transformation with the establishment of our new Care Transfer Hub. This development will bring Hospital Adult Services into closer alignment with our community health and social care teams, creating a more integrated, responsive, and person‑centred approach to supporting people as they move through their care journey.

What we expect from our applicants:

Be able to provide person centred and strength-based assessments

Someone who can provide a timely discharge planning support

Confident in using the Care Act 2014, including a good understanding of Making Safeguarding Personal, and the Mental Capacity Act

Someone who is a team player who is able to work closely with other disciplines and teams

Comfortable working autonomously with a positive and can-do attitude

What you can expect from the role with Derbyshire County Council:

Working for Derbyshire County Council really puts you at the heart of local communities, and provides great satisfaction being able to help local people.

A welcoming and accepting team who provide regular peer support, as well as receiving professional and line management supervision.

Rewarding work with a real variety of cases, leading to quick outcomes that make a difference to people and their lives

Great learning and development opportunities – Derbyshire County Council want you to succeed and will provide thorough support to ensure you can achieve your goals.

Provisional Interview Date: 13 March 2026.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.