Adult Social Work - Discharge to Assess Team

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Adult Social Worker to join its client’s Discharge to Assess team, based in Bristol.

What will your responsibilities be? 

• To carry out the statutory duties and responsibilities of Bristol City Council within relevant legislative frameworks.
• To practice in accordance with Social Work England (SWE), professional capabilities framework (PCF) and Knowledge and skills statement (KSS) for social workers in adult services.
• Manage a workload commensurate with level of competence, qualification as an experienced social worker, within eligibility criteria, prioritisation of service delivery and available resource.
• To enable self-directed support with people and carers:
  • by undertaking assessments to identify the outcomes and the personal budget for the provision of services,
  • by developing and reviewing support plans and provision against outcomes and changing needs.
• To undertake risk assessments and be responsible for actions in situations where a person’s safety or liberty is at risk, observing safeguarding adults’ policies and procedures, the legal principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Care Act 2014 and the principles of positive risk taking.
• To advise on and enable the creative use of universal and community resources, including tech enabled support and other equipment.
• To concentrate on specific areas of work requiring more developed skills, i.e. promoting best practice in use of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Mental Health (amendment) Act 2008 and Care Act 2014 safeguarding adults' policies and procedures.
• To ensure that information shared with people who draw on care and support is in an appropriate format. To ensure information shared with other professionals is in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, GDPR and other information sharing protocols, including the safeguarding adult’s information sharing protocol.
• Apply an advanced knowledge of a wide range of legislation, policies and evidence informed practice.

Qualifications and Experience: 

To be successful in this role you must have;  

• Professional Qualification: A recognised professional qualification in social work, such as an MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, or CQSW (Certificate of Qualification in Social Work).
• Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England, the regulatory body for social workers in England.
• Experience: 2+ years post qualified experience as an adult social worker in a statutory setting. 
• Knowledge of Legislation: Thorough understanding of relevant legislation, such as the Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Skills: Strong assessment and analysis skills, as well as the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Driving Licence: A full UK driving licence and access to a car are often required for client visits.

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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