Senior Social Worker - Mountbatten

Job Posted: 12 March 2026

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Part time
• Salary: £27,625 per annum (£46,041 per annum FTE)
• Industries: Social Work

We are seeking a compassionate and dynamic new member of our hospice multi-professional team to provide social work support to the Inpatient Unit, Community Team and Day Services.

At Mountbatten, making our employees feel valued is as important to us as making sure that our patients are safe.

We are looking for people that live our values to help us make a difference to the thousands of patients and their families who come to us for help and support every year.

This is a part-time role - 22.5 hours a week.

Main duties of the job:

To work as a member of the multi professional team providing social work support to the Inpatient Unit, community team and Day Services including support for relatives and carers of Mountbatten's patients.

To work with patients and families in a way that identifies their personal goals and to help tailor care from Mountbatten and external organisations to support these goals.

To support patient and their families within their own social context and cultural frameworks and advocate for them as and when required.

To act as the safeguarding lead and enable the wider MDT to identify and respond to safeguarding concerns. To deliver regular safeguarding training as part of the lead safeguarding role.

To undertake holistic assessments for patients, cares, service users and ensure they are reviewed.

Applicants must be HCPC registered and hold a CQSW or diploma in social work, or a BA (Hons) social work.

*Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full duties, responsibilities and requirements of this role*

Our Values

We care about what we do. We appreciate that people are different and we are kind and compassionate to our patients and families, to our local community and to each other.

We are experts in our field. We are professional at all times, aspiring to be the best that we can be in everything that we do.

We are innovative and bold. We respond quickly and creatively to the changing needs of our society within the scope of our human and financial resources.

We respect our community. We exist for our local population, now and into the future, and we believe that we can achieve more together by working in partnership with others.