Description
Our client based in Shropshire is seeking an experienced Mental Health Social Worker to join their dedicated Mental Health Team. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled practitioner to support adults with complex mental health needs, promoting recovery, independence, and positive outcomes through strengths-based and person-centred practice.
In this rewarding role, you will manage a varied and complex caseload while working closely with health professionals, hospital teams, community mental health services, families, carers, and partner agencies. You will play a key role in supporting timely hospital discharges, undertaking statutory social work duties, coordinating aftercare services, and ensuring individuals receive the right support to live safely and independently within their communities.
Benefits of the role:
- Competitive pay rate of £32 per hour.
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities where available.
- Supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team environment.
- Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of adults experiencing mental health challenges.
- Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing a caseload of adults with complex mental health needs, completing assessments, interventions, reviews, and support planning.
- Undertaking Care Act 2014 assessments and reviews to identify eligible needs and develop outcome-focused care plans.
- Applying the Mental Capacity Act 2005, including Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest decision-making.
- Working within the Mental Health Act 1983/2007 framework and supporting individuals subject to statutory interventions.
- Facilitating timely hospital discharge planning and addressing barriers to discharge.
- Coordinating Section 117 Aftercare Planning and Reviews.
- Arranging care packages, supported accommodation, residential placements, and community-based support services.
- Undertaking safeguarding enquiries and responding to concerns relating to abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and exploitation.
- Working collaboratively with Community Mental Health Teams, NHS partners, housing providers, carers, and voluntary sector organisations.
- Assessing and managing risk effectively, ensuring robust and defensible decision-making.
- Maintaining accurate, timely, and legally compliant case records, assessments, and reports.
What we're looking for:
- Social Work qualification (BA, BSc, MA, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW or equivalent).
- Current registration with Social Work England.
- Significant post-qualified experience within Adult Mental Health Services.
- Strong knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983/2007, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Adult Safeguarding legislation.
- Experience completing Care Act assessments, Mental Capacity Assessments, risk assessments, and support planning.
- Experience supporting complex hospital discharges and community-based interventions.
- Knowledge of Section 117 Aftercare arrangements and reviews.
- Excellent communication, assessment, report-writing, and decision-making skills.
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle desirable.
If you're interested in this role, click Apply Now or contact 0161 234 9795 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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