Our client Barnet Council is looking for an experienced Adult Social Worker to join its Adults and Communities team, specialising in Mental Health Hospital Discharge.

The successful candidate will support vulnerable adults with mental health and complex social care needs, ensuring safe and timely hospital discharges and appropriate ongoing support within the community.

You will work closely with hospital teams, healthcare professionals, families and external agencies to promote independence, safeguard individuals and achieve positive outcomes.

What will your responsibilities be? 

• Manage a caseload of adults with complex social care and mental health needs.
• Undertake Care Act 2014 assessments and develop personalised care and support plans.
• Coordinate and facilitate safe, timely hospital discharges.
• Conduct risk assessments, Mental Capacity Act assessments and safeguarding enquiries.
• Work collaboratively with hospital discharge teams and multidisciplinary professionals.
• Arrange appropriate care packages, community support and ongoing services.
• Promote independence, choice, dignity and wellbeing through a strengths-based approach.
• Review care plans and maintain accurate case records and reports.

Job Details: 

Location: Collindale Library, 7 Bristol Avenue, London, NW9 4BR
Client: Barnet Council
Hours: 36 hours per week
Pay Rate: £32.20 per hour

Qualifications and Experience: 

To be successful in this role you must have;  

• Minimum of 4 years' relevant post-qualification Social Work experience.
• Experience working within Adult Social Care.
• Previous experience of hospital discharge planning and multidisciplinary working.
• Experience managing complex cases and undertaking statutory assessments.
• Strong knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and adult safeguarding.
• Excellent communication, assessment and report-writing skills.
• Ability to manage a busy caseload and work independently.
• Recognised Social Work qualification (CQSW, DipSW or equivalent).
• Current registration with Social Work England.
• Relevant adult safeguarding and statutory legislation knowledge. 

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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