Job Description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Senior Practitioner for its client's Safeguarding Adults Team in Bristol.

6-Month Locum Contract | Hybrid Working

We are seeking an experienced Senior Practitioner to join their Safeguarding Adults Team on a six-month agency assignment. This is a fast-paced duty management role that requires a confident and knowledgeable practitioner who can make sound safeguarding decisions from day one.

The successful candidate will play a key role in managing safeguarding concerns, providing professional guidance, and supporting effective decision-making to ensure positive outcomes for vulnerable adults. Previous safeguarding experience and the ability to work independently within a busy team environment are essential.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Daily management of the safeguarding duty function.
• Oversight of safeguarding referrals and threshold decisions.
• Making Section 42 safeguarding decisions.
• Supporting the allocation and progression of safeguarding work.
• Providing advice and guidance to Social Workers and managers.
• Working closely with partner agencies to manage risk and safeguard vulnerable adults.

Benefits:

• £41 per hour
• 6-month contract
• Hybrid working model
• Minimum 2 days per week
• Opportunity to make a real impact within a busy safeguarding service

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
• Extensive Adult Safeguarding experience.
• Strong knowledge of the Care Act and safeguarding legislation.
• Experience managing a safeguarding duty desk or front-door service.
• Confident decision-maker with excellent risk assessment skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.

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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