Senior Social Worker – Mental Health

Our client is currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Social Worker to join an Adults Mental Health Team in Dudley. This role is ideal for a confident practitioner who can manage complex caseloads while providing leadership, supervision and expert guidance within the team.
You will work with adults and carers from a person-centred, strengths-based perspective, supporting individuals with mental health needs to achieve positive outcomes, independence and improved wellbeing. The role requires strong knowledge of mental health legislation, safeguarding, and the ability to make sound professional decisions in complex and high-risk situations.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Managing a complex caseload of adults with mental health needs, including high-risk situations
• Undertaking comprehensive assessments, care planning and reviews in line with Care Act responsibilities
• Leading and contributing to safeguarding enquiries, applying Making Safeguarding Personal principles
• Acting as a senior practitioner, providing professional leadership, modelling good practice and supporting team development
• Supporting, mentoring and supervising junior staff, ASYE social workers and students
• Undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments and working within MCA and (where applicable) the Mental Health Act
• Developing and coordinating strengths-based support plans, including direct payments and personal budgets
• Chairing and facilitating multi-agency meetings, reviews and planning sessions
• Working collaboratively with health partners, community services and other stakeholders to deliver integrated care
• Promoting independence, recovery and social inclusion for people with mental health needs
• Maintaining accurate, timely and high-quality case records and reports
• Deputising for the Assistant Team Manager/Team Manager when required
• Supporting service development, continuous improvement and reflective practice

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 2+ years’ post-qualified experience (ASYE completed)
• Strong background within Adult Social Care and Mental Health Services
• Experience managing complex cases involving risk and safeguarding
• Experience of supervising or mentoring staff is highly desirable
• Ability to work autonomously and make informed decisions in challenging situations
• Experience working within multi-agency environments
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Legislation Knowledge

Strong working knowledge of:

• Care Act 2014
• Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA)
• Mental Health Act (MHA)
• Human Rights Act
• Adult Safeguarding frameworks and procedures

Skills

• Advanced knowledge of mental health practice and safeguarding
• Strong assessment, analytical and decision-making skills
• Ability to lead, mentor and develop colleagues
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in high-pressure environments
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise complex workloads
• High standard of report writing and case recording
• Commitment to person-centred, strengths-based practice
• Ability to apply legislation confidently in 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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