Description
Our client based in Swindon is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join their Mental Health Team. This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to work within a progressive and supportive service that is committed to helping adults with mental health needs achieve independence, wellbeing, and positive life outcomes.
The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary environment, undertaking complex assessments, support planning, safeguarding interventions, and risk management activity. You will play a key role in supporting individuals and their carers through challenging situations, whilst promoting recovery, strengths-based practice, and person-centred approaches that place individuals at the heart of decision-making.
This role offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with a wide range of health and social care professionals, contributing to high-quality mental health services that support people to live fulfilling and independent lives.
Key Responsibilities
Core duties include:
- Undertaking complex, person-centred assessments including Care Act Assessments, Mental Capacity Assessments, and Section 117 Aftercare Assessments.
- Developing and implementing outcome-focused Care and Support Plans that promote recovery, independence, and wellbeing.
- Supporting individuals and carers through complex and sensitive situations, ensuring appropriate interventions and support are in place.
- Undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments and leading Best Interest decision-making processes where required.
- Managing risk effectively through robust assessment, planning, and risk management interventions.
- Undertaking Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries and responding appropriately to safeguarding concerns.
- Chairing and facilitating Best Interest meetings and other multi-agency meetings where appropriate.
- Working collaboratively with health services, Community Mental Health Teams, carers, housing providers, and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes.
- Maintaining accurate, timely, and high-quality assessments, case records, reports, and support plans.
- Applying strengths-based practice and relevant legislation to support individuals to make informed choices and maximise independence.
- Providing advice, guidance, and support to colleagues within the team and contributing to a positive learning culture.
Qualifications & Experience
- Professional Qualification: MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, or equivalent recognised Social Work qualification.
- Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England.
- Experience: Significant post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care or a related setting.
- Mental Health Experience: Experience working with adults with mental health needs is desirable.
- Legislation Knowledge: Strong understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Section 117 responsibilities, Adult Safeguarding legislation, and associated statutory guidance.
- Assessment Skills: Proven ability to complete complex assessments, support planning, safeguarding enquiries, and risk assessments.
- Strengths-Based Practice: Experience applying person-centred and strengths-based approaches within Adult Social Care.
- Multi-Agency Working: Experience working collaboratively with health professionals and partner agencies to coordinate effective support.
- Communication Skills: Excellent communication, report-writing, analytical, and decision-making skills.
- Professional Practice: Resilient, organised, and committed to delivering high-quality services that improve outcomes for adults with mental health needs.
How to Apply
If you're interested in this role, click Apply Now or contact us for more information.
Why Liquid Personnel?
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
- Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
- Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
- Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
- “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
- “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *
Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
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