Senior Practitioner – Front Door Service

Liquid Personnel; West of England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free DBS

Exclusive social work training access

Faster Pay and payroll services

Dedicated consultant

Refer a Friend bonus £500

Find your own job bonus £250

Job summary

Liquid Personnel Limited is assisting a Bristol-based client to recruit an experienced Senior Practitioner for the Front Door Service in Adult Social Care. The role focuses on safeguarding at first contact, decision-making leadership, and supporting team colleagues with expert guidance.

You will deputise for the Team Manager when required and lead complex safeguarding and statutory work, ensuring high-quality responses and effective workload management across the service.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in social work (MA/BA/BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, or CQSW) or equivalent.
• Registration with Social Work England (or HCPC where applicable).

Responsibilities

• Support Front Door function through screening referrals and case allocation.
• Provide professional consultation and guidance to practitioners in complex or high-risk cases.
• Lead safeguarding decision-making and chair strategy discussions when required.
• Undertake statutory duties under Care Act and Mental Capacity Act.
• Manage a complex caseload and support adults and families with challenging needs.
• Mentor and supervise staff and students to develop team practice.
• Contribute to multi-agency collaboration and integrated service delivery.

Skills

Advanced leadership

Supervision

Mentoring

Decision-making

Education

Social Work degree or equivalent

HCPC/SWE registration

Job description

Bristol

Our client based in Bristol is looking for an experienced Senior Practitioner to join their Front Door Service within Adult Social Care. This is a key leadership role focused on supporting decision-making, screening referrals, and ensuring high-quality safeguarding responses at the initial point of contact. The successful candidate will act as a senior professional within the team, supporting the Team Manager, providing expert guidance to colleagues, and deputising where required. The role requires a confident practitioner with advanced knowledge of legislation, strong leadership capability, and experience managing complex safeguarding and statutory work.

What will your responsibilities be?

Supporting the Front Door function, including screening new referrals and contributing to case allocation and workload management.

• Providing professional consultation, direction, and support to practitioners, particularly in complex or high-risk situations.


• Leading safeguarding decision-making, including coordinating and chairing strategy discussions where required.


• Undertaking statutory duties in line with the Care Act, Mental Capacity Act, and safeguarding frameworks.


• Managing a complex caseload, supporting adults and families where needs are challenging and require advanced practice skills.


• Supporting the development of team practice, including mentoring, supervision, and professional guidance to staff and students.


• Assisting the Team Manager in maintaining a positive team culture, performance standards, and evidence-based practice.


• Contributing to multi-agency working, ensuring integrated service delivery across partner organisations.

Qualifications and Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have;

• Professional Qualification: MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, or CQSW (or Occupational Therapy qualification with HCPC registration).


• Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England (or HCPC where applicable).


• Experience:
  
  
  
  • Significant post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care
  
  
  • Strong background in safeguarding and complex casework
  
  
  • Experience providing supervision, mentoring, or leadership within a team setting
  
  
  
  

Legislation Knowledge:

• Expert understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and safeguarding frameworks


• Knowledge of Mental Health legislation is desirable

Skills:

• Advanced assessment, analytical, and decision-making skills


• Ability to lead practice, manage risk, and support others in complex scenarios


• Strong communication and ability to chair meetings effectively

Desirable:

Practice Educator, AMHP, or Best Interests Assessor qualification

• 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.

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.