Social Worker - Mental Health team

Liquid Personnel is recruiting Social Worker for its client's Mental Health team at Sefton.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Undertake comprehensive mental health and social care assessments to identify individuals’ needs, strengths, risks and desired outcomes.
• Develop, implement and review person-centred care and support plans that promote recovery, independence and wellbeing.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, including psychiatrists, community psychiatric nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists and other professionals.
• Apply relevant legislation, including the Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended) and Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Undertake safeguarding enquiries and respond appropriately to concerns relating to abuse, neglect, exploitation and self-neglect.
• Assess and manage risk, including risks relating to suicide, self-harm, harm to others, vulnerability and deterioration in mental health.
• Support individuals to access appropriate community services, housing, welfare benefits, advocacy and other resources to promote social inclusion.
• Work in partnership with individuals, families, carers and other agencies to support recovery and improve outcomes.
• Contribute to discharge planning and ensure safe transitions between inpatient, community and other care settings.
• Promote individuals’ rights, dignity, choice, autonomy, equality and participation in decisions about their care.
• Support individuals experiencing mental health crises, contributing to risk management, crisis planning and appropriate interventions.
• Prepare reports, maintain accurate case records and contribute to multidisciplinary meetings, reviews and care planning.
• Recognise the impact of trauma, social isolation, poverty, housing difficulties and discrimination on mental health and wellbeing.
• Provide advice, information and support to families and carers, recognising their needs and promoting carer wellbeing.
• Work in accordance with professional standards, local policies, confidentiality requirements and Social Work England guidance.
• Maintain professional accountability, reflective practice and continuing professional development while managing a complex caseload.

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly rate
• Flexible working arrangements, allowing for better work-life balance
• Stable and well supported service, with a great management team in place

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

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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