About the role
Our client, based in Norfolk, is seeking an experienced Qualified Social Worker to join their Home First Team, supporting adults during inpatient stays.
This is a highly rewarding opportunity to work within a fast-paced, multi-agency environment focused on safe and timely hospital discharges. Operating under a Home First ethos, the team is committed to promoting independence, recovery and person-centred outcomes by ensuring individuals receive the right care and support at the right time.
You will work closely with health professionals, patients and their families, both within the hospital setting and in the community, carrying out assessments and reviews to support individuals transitioning back home or into appropriate care settings.
Key Responsibilities
Core duties include:
- Managing a varied social work caseload within a hospital discharge setting
- Undertaking person-centred assessments with patients and their families on the ward
- Developing and implementing strengths-based care and support plans that promote independence and wellbeing
- Supporting safe, timely and effective hospital discharges in line with the Home First model
- Completing post-discharge reviews in individuals’ homes or care settings
- Working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, including health and social care professionals
- Supporting individuals to access appropriate services, care packages and community resources
- Undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments and making best interest decisions where required
- Contributing to Continuing Healthcare (CHC) processes and reviews
- Managing risk and safeguarding concerns in line with statutory responsibilities
- Maintaining accurate, high-quality case records and documentation
- Applying relevant legislation and best practice in all aspects of the role
Qualifications & Experience
Professional Qualification: MA, BA or BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work or CQSW
Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England
Experience
- Minimum of 2+ years’ post-qualified experience (including ASYE completion)
- Experience working within Adult Social Care or hospital discharge settings
- Proven experience completing assessments, support planning and reviews
- Experience of multi-disciplinary and partnership working
- Experience supporting hospital discharges or working within a Home First/reablement model is highly desirable
- Experience completing Mental Capacity Assessments and best interest decisions
- Exposure to Continuing Healthcare (CHC) processes and reviews
Legislation Knowledge
Strong working knowledge of:
- Care Act 2014
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA)
- Safeguarding Adults frameworks and procedures
Skills
- Strong assessment and analytical skills within fast-paced environments
- Ability to manage and prioritise a demanding caseload effectively
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team
- Confident decision-making and sound professional judgement
- High standard of written work and case recording
- Ability to build positive relationships with individuals, families and professionals
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines
- Commitment to person-centred, strengths-based practice
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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