Social Worker - Community Mental Health Team

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

Job summary

A leading company in social care is recruiting for a Social Worker to join a Community Mental Health Team in Rochdale. The role involves supporting individuals with severe mental health issues through various statutory functions and assessments. Successful candidates will enjoy a competitive hourly rate, flexible working arrangements, and access to a supportive team.

Benefits

Flexible and hybrid working

Free DBS and compliance service

Access to exclusive training and CPD portal

Dedicated consultant support

Refer a Friend bonus

Find your own job bonus

Qualifications

• Post-qualified experience required.
• SWE registration mandatory.
• Full UK driving license necessary.

Responsibilities

• Undertake statutory adult social care functions.
• Complete strengths-based assessments and care planning.
• Carry out Mental Capacity Assessments and safeguarding enquiries.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Assessment Skills

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Job Title: Social Worker - Community Mental Health Team - Rochdale
Location: Rochdale
Pay Rate: £30

Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for a Social Worker to join a Community Mental Health Team based in Rochdale.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Undertake statutory adult social care functions within a secondary mental health service, working with individuals experiencing severe and enduring mental ill-health.
• Complete strengths-based assessments, scheduled and unscheduled reviews, care planning, and commissioning of support in line with individual needs.
• Carry out Mental Capacity Assessments, Section 42 safeguarding enquiries, and facilitate timely hospital discharges in collaboration with health colleagues.
• Apply sound knowledge of key legislation, including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983, and associated frameworks such as DoLS, CHC, and data protection regulations.
• Work in a co-located, multi-disciplinary team setting across the Mental Health Review Team (Middleton) and CMHT West (Rochdale), supporting service users both within and outside of borough placements.

Benefits:

• Great rate of pay £30 per hour
• Flexible and hybrid working to support work-life balance
• Supportive team

Qualifications and Experience:

• SWE registration
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Hold a full UK license
• Post-qualified experience
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work

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 £250 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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