Rita (Joy Blakeman)

An unnamed Social Worker was assigned to Paddy Kirk and Rhona Goskirk after Rhona decided she wanted another child. She visits Paddy and Rhona's house Smithy Cottage in December 2015 for a meeting. During the meeting, Paddy receives a text and hurries off. They rearrange the meeting for the following day. When the Social Worker arrives for the the meeting next day she overhears Paddy talking with business partner Vanessa Woodfield and Paddy accidentally reveals Rhona's past prescription drug addiction. She talks to Rhona about what she heard, and Rhona explains she has been clean for over two years. The socical worker tells her that past addictions don't usually affect adoptions, but she needs to be able to trust potential adoptive parents, which she currently doesn't with Rhona and Paddy.