Experienced Adults Social Worker

Liquid Personnel Limited.; Devon and Torbay; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Liquid Personnel Ltd is seeking an experienced Adults Social Worker to join the Adults Services team in Devon, based at Bideford Community Hospital. You will support adults to maximise independence, wellbeing and choice, within a strengths-based, person-centred service.

Responsibilities include Carrying out Care Act assessments, complex assessments, safeguarding, Court of Protection work where required, and collaboration with health partners and multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality

Qualifications

• Must be registered with Social Work England.
• Experience in Adult Social Care.
• Strong knowledge of Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act and safeguarding legislation.
• Experience completing assessments, reviews, care planning and risk assessments.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload and work autonomously.
• Excellent communication and partnership-working skills.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
• Essential Compliance: Enhanced DBS with Adults' and Children's Barred List checks.

Responsibilities

• Complete Care Act assessments, reviews, and care and support planning.
• Undertake complex assessments and contribute to Continuing Healthcare (CHC) processes.
• Apply the Mental Capacity Act, including capacity assessments and Best Interest decision-making.
• Identify and promote enablement and reablement opportunities.
• Lead and complete safeguarding enquiries, including complex safeguarding investigations.
• Work effectively alongside health professionals and partner agencies.
• Undertake Court of Protection work and community deprivation of liberty applications where required.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and reflective case records.
• Contribute to service development and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Social Work

Communication

Partnership working

Autonomous working

Care Act knowledge

Job description

Our client in Devon is seeking an experienced Adults Social Worker to join its Adults Services team based at Bideford Community Hospital. You will work within a strengths-based, person-centred service, supporting adults to maximise independence, wellbeing, and choice while delivering high-quality social care interventions.

This role offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with health partners, voluntary organisations, and multidisciplinary teams to achieve positive outcomes for adults across the community.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete Care Act assessments, reviews, and care and support planning.
• Undertake complex assessments and contribute to Continuing Healthcare (CHC) processes.
• Apply the Mental Capacity Act, including capacity assessments and Best Interest decision-making.
• Identify and promote enablement and reablement opportunities.
• Lead and complete safeguarding enquiries, including complex safeguarding investigations.
• Work effectively alongside health professionals and partner agencies.
• Undertake Court of Protection work and community deprivation of liberty applications where required.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and reflective case records.
• Contribute to service development and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Social Work England registration.
• Previous experience within Adult Social Care.
• Strong knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, and safeguarding legislation.
• Experience completing assessments, reviews, care planning, and risk assessments.
• Ability to manage a varied caseload and work autonomously.
• Excellent communication and partnership-working skills.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

Essential Compliance Requirement: Candidates must hold a valid Enhanced DBS with both Adults' and Children's Barred List checks.

Working Arrangements

• Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm.
• Hybrid working arrangement.
• Minimum of 3 days per week office attendance required..

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.