Adult Social Care Practitioner

Liquid Personnel; England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a Friend bonus

Find your own job bonus

Free DBS and compliance service

Faster Pay service

Job summary

Liquid Personnel Limited. is seeking an Adult Social Care Practitioner to join a multi-disciplinary team and deliver person-centred support to adults in the community. You will work autonomously while contributing as a key team member to ensure high-quality outcomes for service users.

You will conduct Act assessments, lead safeguarding enquiries, and oversee care planning, risk and carers’ assessments, with strong emphasis on equality and anti-discrimination practices.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Ability to provide supervision and guidance on hospital discharge planning and social care pathways.
• Experience managing complex cases and achieving high-quality outcomes for service users.

Responsibilities

• Conducting Care Act 2014 Section 9 assessments and developing personalised support plans.
• Completing mental capacity assessments in line with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
• Leading Section 42 safeguarding enquiries.
• Carrying out risk assessments and carers’ assessments.
• Working collaboratively on complex cases and ensuring high-quality outcomes for service users.

Skills

Care Act 2014

Mental Capacity Act 2005

Assessment & care planning

Supervision experience

Hospital discharge planning guidance

IT-based care management systems

Verbal and written communication

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Tools

Care management IT systems

Job description

Liquid Personnel is looking for a skilled and motivated Adult Social Care Practitioner to join its client’s multi‑disciplinary team. If you’re committed to empowering adults, promoting independence, and delivering high‑quality, person‑centred support, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

In this role, you’ll work autonomously while contributing as a key member of the team. Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting Care Act 2014 Section 9 assessments and developing personalised support plans
• Completing mental capacity assessments in line with the Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Leading Section 42 safeguarding enquiries
• Carrying out risk assessments and carers’ assessments
• Working collaboratively on complex cases and ensuring high‑quality outcomes for service users

What You’ll Bring

Our client is looking for someone with the professional confidence and expertise to make a real impact. You’ll need:

• Strong knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005
• The ability to act as a positive role model for best practice
• Experience offering formal supervision and providing guidance on hospital discharge planning, including funding and social care pathways
• The ability to think creatively when managing complex cases
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage your workload effectively
• Confident use of IT-based care management systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A commitment to needs‑led services, quality standards, choice, and anti‑discriminatory practice
• The ability to work within corporate policies and uphold Equal Opportunities principles
• 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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