Job Title: Social Worker - Hospital Team
Location: Redbridge 
Pay Rate: £32 per hour

Job Description:

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Social Worker for its client’s Hospital Team in Redbridge. The role focuses on supporting safe, timely, and person-centred hospital discharges for adults with care and support needs. It involves working closely with health professionals, patients, families, and community services to assess needs, plan support, and ensure continuity of care from hospital to home or other settings..

What will your responsibilities be?

• Undertake assessments in accordance with the Care Act 2014 for individuals in hospital settings
• Develop and implement discharge plans that promote independence, safety, and wellbeing
• Collaborate with NHS colleagues, discharge coordinators, and community teams to ensure timely discharges
• Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns in line with statutory duties
• Complete Mental Capacity Act assessments and contribute to best interest decisions
• Liaise with families, carers, and advocates to support person-centred planning
• Maintain accurate and timely records using electronic case management systems
• Provide advice and guidance on social care pathways, funding options, and community resources
• Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings and discharge planning forums
• Contribute to service development and continuous improvement initiatives

Benefits:

• Make a Difference: Help change the lives of adults
• Great Team: Work with a supportive and collaborative crew. 

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have, 

• Social Work England registration
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Post-qualified experience
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work

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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