Adult Social Worker – Acute Discharge

Our client based in Somerset is seeking an experienced Adult Social Worker to join their Acute Discharge Team, working on-site within a hospital setting to support safe and timely discharges.
This is a fast-paced role focused on hospital discharge in line with the Intermediate Care Process, where you will deliver person-centred, strengths-based interventions to support individuals transitioning from acute hospital settings back into the community.
You will play a key role in facilitating effective discharge planning, ensuring individuals receive the right support at the right time, while promoting independence and managing risk. Working within a multi-disciplinary team, you will complete assessments, apply relevant legislation, and contribute to safe discharge outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Core duties include:

• Managing a caseload of adults requiring support with hospital discharge from acute settings.
• Supporting safe and timely discharges in line with the Intermediate Care Process.
• Undertaking Care Act 2014 assessments, discharge planning, and strengths-based support plans.
• Completing Mental Capacity Assessments and contributing to Best Interests decisions where required.
• Applying a strong working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) in discharge planning.
• Working closely with individuals, families, and carers to achieve person-centred discharge outcomes.
• Collaborating effectively within multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) including healthcare professionals, discharge coordinators, and community services.
• Identifying appropriate post-discharge support, including reablement, care packages, and community-based services.
• Assessing and managing risk to ensure safe and sustainable discharges.
• Supporting individuals transitioning from acute hospital care into community or residential settings.
• Maintaining accurate, timely, and high-quality case records in line with statutory requirements.
• Applying a strengths-based and outcome-focused approach to all interventions.
• Operating effectively in a high-pressure hospital environment, prioritising urgent discharge work.

Qualifications & Experience:

Professional Qualification: MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, or CQSW

Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years’ post-qualified experience, including completion of ASYE
• Strong experience within Adult Social Care
• Essential experience within acute hospital or discharge settings
• Experience working within a fast-paced environment
• Experience completing:
  o Care Act assessments and discharge planning
  o Mental Capacity Assessments
  o Best Interests decisions
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Experience supporting hospital discharges and community transitions

Legislation Knowledge:

• Strong working knowledge of:
• Care Act 2014
• Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA)
• Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA)
• Safeguarding Adults legislation

Skills:

• Strong assessment and analytical skills in hospital discharge settings
• Ability to manage a complex caseload within a fast-paced acute environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively within multi-agency and MDT environments
• High standard of report writing and case recording
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise urgent work
• Ability to balance risk, independence, and safe discharge planning
• Resilient, proactive, and solution-focused approach
• Ability to travel where required to support service users post-discharge

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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