Liquid Personnel is recruiting Social Worker for its client's Learning Disability Partnership Team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to support adults with learning disabilities and complex needs through strengths-based, person-centred social work practice.

The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary partnership environment, collaborating closely with individuals, carers, families, Community Learning Disability Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, and partner agencies to promote independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes. You will undertake statutory assessments, safeguarding interventions, Mental Capacity Act work, and support planning, ensuring adults receive high-quality and outcome-focused support.

This role requires an experienced Social Worker who can manage a complex caseload, work confidently within integrated services, and apply relevant legislation to support adults with learning disabilities to live safe, independent, and fulfilling lives.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Managing a complex caseload of adults with learning disabilities and associated support needs.
• Undertaking strengths-based assessments under the Care Act 2014 to identify eligible needs and desired outcomes.
• Developing, implementing, and reviewing person-centred Care and Support Plans that promote independence, wellbeing, and choice.
• Undertaking safeguarding enquiries and risk assessments in accordance with Adult Safeguarding legislation and local procedures.
• Completing Mental Capacity Assessments and facilitating Best Interest decision-making in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Supporting adults with complex needs through assessment, intervention, advocacy, and care coordination.
• Managing and coordinating multi-agency interventions to ensure effective and integrated support arrangements.
• Preparing professional reports for safeguarding processes, funding panels, legal proceedings, and multidisciplinary meetings.
• Completing Community Deprivation of Liberty applications and supporting Court of Protection processes where required.
• Working closely with Community Learning Disability Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, and other partnership professionals to achieve positive outcomes.
• Undertaking carers' assessments and providing information, advice, and support to carers and families.
• Assessing and managing risk appropriately whilst promoting positive risk-taking, independence, and person-centred outcomes.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, and legally compliant records, assessments, reports, and support plans.
• Contributing to multidisciplinary meetings, safeguarding discussions, reviews, and service development initiatives.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have, 

• Professional Qualification: MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, CSS, or equivalent recognised Social Work qualification.
• Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care services. ASYE candidates will not be considered.
• Learning Disabilities Experience: Significant experience supporting adults with learning disabilities and complex care and support needs.
• Legislation Knowledge: Strong understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Human Rights Act, Adult Safeguarding legislation, and associated statutory guidance.
• Mental Capacity Experience: Proven experience undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest decision-making processes.
• Safeguarding Experience: Experience undertaking safeguarding enquiries and managing complex safeguarding concerns.
• Court of Protection Experience: Experience supporting Court of Protection applications and Community DoLS work is highly desirable.
• Multi-Agency Working: Strong experience working collaboratively with health professionals, carers, families, providers, and partner agencies.
• Integrated Working: Experience working within Learning Disability Partnership Teams or integrated health and social care services is desirable.
• Communication Skills: Excellent communication, report-writing, analytical, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
• Professional Practice: Commitment to strengths-based, person-centred practice and continuous professional development.

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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