Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 37 per week

Salary: Grade H1 or H2 SCP 27 - 35 £37,035 - £44,711 per annum

Closing Date: 20th June 2025 at 12 Noon

This post is open to employees currently On Notice/At Risk and Internal.  

Please note applications from employees currently On Notice/At Risk will be given priority. On Notice/At Risk employees should complete the application form as normal, upon submission you must email the Recruitment Team – recruitment@blackpool.gov.uk to ensure that your application form is marked as priority.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Adult Social Care Mental Health team for one mental health social work posts. We are co-located with the Community Mental Health Team based at Blackpool Football Stadium. You will have access to regular supervision, a variety of training opportunities for your continued professional development to include the opportunity to obtain your approved mental health professional qualification. We offer flexible working to include working from home up to two days a week. 

The team consists of mental health social workers, community support workers, carers worker and business support administrators. 

If you would like an informal discussion and more information regarding the job role please contact Sarah Alker team manager on 01253 477770. 

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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