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Looking for a Different Way to Use Your Social Work Expertise?

Are you an experienced social worker who enjoys assessment, analysis, problem-solving and improving outcomes, but is looking to move away from the demands of frontline statutory practice, high-risk case management, safeguarding enquiries and court work?

The London Borough of Merton's Targeted Review Team offers an opportunity to apply your professional skills in a role focused on reviewing, evaluating and improving support arrangements for adults receiving services across Adult Social Care.

This is an excellent opportunity to continue making a meaningful difference while working in a role that is less crisis-driven and more focused on quality, reflection, partnership working and service improvement.

About the Role

As a Social Worker within the Targeted Review Team, you will work across Adult Social Care services undertaking reviews of individuals receiving support. Your work will help ensure services remain person-centred, proportionate and aligned with assessed needs, while promoting independence and positive outcomes for residents and carers.

Using your professional knowledge and analytical skills, you will:

• Complete strengths-based reviews and reassessments.
• Evaluate support arrangements against assessed needs and outcomes.
• Make evidence-informed recommendations regarding care and support provision.
• Work collaboratively with residents, carers, providers and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Support effective decision-making and resource allocation.
• Ensure care and support plans accurately reflect needs, strengths and goals.
• Contribute to quality assurance and continuous service improvement.

Why Consider This Role?

This position enables you to continue using many of the skills developed through frontline social work, including:

• Assessment and review
• Critical analysis and professional judgement
• Risk assessment and decision-making
• Professional curiosity
• Communication and stakeholder management
• Partnership working
• Influencing outcomes and service delivery

The role offers a different professional focus, with less emphasis on managing complex statutory caseloads, safeguarding investigations and court-related work.

Professional Impact Beyond Case Holding

The Targeted Review Team plays an important role in ensuring Adult Social Care services remain effective, responsive and person-centred. You will have opportunities to:

• Influence service quality and practice standards.
• Apply your expertise across a range of service areas.
• Develop knowledge in review, quality assurance and service improvement.
• Build strong relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• Support improved outcomes through evidence-based decision-making.

Work Environment and Development

We recognise the value experienced social workers bring and are committed to supporting professional growth through:

• Development of assessment, analytical and review skills.
• Exposure to service-wide practice and improvement activity.
• Regular supervision and professional support.
• A collaborative team environment.
• The opportunity to maintain your professional identity as a social worker while focusing on review and improvement activity rather than ongoing statutory case management.

Who We Are Looking For

We welcome applications from qualified and registered social workers who:

• Have experience within Adult Social Care.
• Possess strong assessment, analytical and decision-making skills.
• Can work independently and manage competing priorities.
• Enjoy evaluating information and making recommendations.
• Build effective relationships with residents, carers and professionals.
• Want to use their social work expertise in a role focused on review, quality and improvement.

If you are seeking a new challenge that allows you to continue applying your social work expertise while stepping away from the pressures often associated with frontline statutory practice, we would welcome your application.