Senior Social Worker – Kingston – Hospital Discharge Team

Liquid Personnel; Kingston; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Senior Social Worker to join its Hospital Discharge Team in Kingston. The role involves managing personal development, supporting social work students, and understanding key council policies. Candidates must have experience in hospital discharge and good IT skills. The position offers a competitive rate, hybrid working options, and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Hybrid working: Home working / One day at Kingston Hospital Hub

Competitive rate

Supportive team

Faster Pay service

Twice weekly payroll

Free DBS and compliance service

Access to exclusive roles

Free access to training and CPD portal

Dedicated consultant

Refer a Friend bonus

Find your own job bonus

Qualifications

• Must have knowledge and experience of hospital discharge.
• Good IT skills are essential.
• Experience with Care Act assessments is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage personal professional development and performance levels.
• Support social work students and act as a workplace supervisor.
• Integrate key council policies into practice.

Skills

Knowledge of hospital discharge

Good IT skills

Comfortable completing Care Act assessments

Tools

LAS

IAS

Google

Job description

Job Title: Senior Social Worker – Hospital Discharge Team

Location: Kingston

Rate: £32.35

Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for a Senior Social Worker to join a busy Hospital Discharge Team based in Kingston.

Your responsibilities

You will take personal responsibility for continuing professional development and maintaining performance levels. You will manage your time effectively and respond flexibly to service needs, provide support and cover for the Team Manager and / or Principal Manager, and actively participate in the performance management system, including supervision, PAR, team meetings, and service reviews. You will follow departmental health and safety procedures, develop skills through work experience in various divisional situations such as secondments, job rotation, and shadowing, and contribute to information management processes. Additionally, you will support social work students on placement under the direction of the Principal or Practice Manager, acting as a workplace supervisor or Practice Teacher if appropriately trained. You will also need to understand and integrate into practice the key policies of the council in relation to social care with children and families, especially multi-disciplinary working, integration, and whole family approaches.

Benefits of the role

• Hybrid working : Home working / One day a week at Kingston Hospital Hub
• Competitive rate
• Supportive team

Qualifications and Experiences

You must have knowledge and experience of hospital discharge, good IT skills, and knowledge of LAS / IAS and Google. You should be comfortable completing Care Act assessments after the D2A period.

How to apply?

If this job is for you, feel free to click apply below or if you want to learn more about it, please contact 0345 241 9590.

Why Liquid Personnel?

• New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly
• Twice weekly payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• 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