Job Description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Social Worker for its client's Home First Neighbourhood Vale Team based in Oxfordshire. This is a full-time agency role supporting adults transitioning from acute and community hospital settings back into their local communities through safe, timely, and person-centred discharge planning.

What's on offer?

• Competitive hourly rate
• Flexible working arrangements
• Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Dedicated consultant support from Liquid Personnel

Your Responsibilities

As a Social Worker within the Home First Neighbourhood Vale Team, you will:

• Support safe and effective hospital discharges from acute and community settings.
• Complete Care Act Assessments, Mental Capacity Assessments, and Best Interest Decisions.
• Develop personalised care and support plans that promote independence and wellbeing.
• Work collaboratively with health professionals, carers, families, and partner agencies.
• Attend Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings and contribute to decision-making.
• Advocate for individuals and ensure their rights, wishes, and outcomes remain central to practice.
• Manage complex cases, assess risks, and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns.
• Support adults with mental health needs through strengths-based interventions.
• Apply relevant legislation including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Mental Health Act.
• Maintain accurate and timely case records, assessments, and reports.

Essential Requirements

• Social Work qualification (BA, MA, BSc, DipSW, CQSW or equivalent).
• Registered with Social Work England.
• Significant post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care.
• Experience in assessment, support planning, safeguarding, and hospital discharge work.
• Strong knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act, and safeguarding legislation.
• Ability to undertake strengths-based assessments and deliver outcome-focused support plans.
• Experience working effectively within multi-agency settings.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and report-writing skills.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is desirable.

How to Apply

If you're interested in this role, click Apply Now or contact me 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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