Social Worker - Hospital Discharge

Liquid Personnel; Wakefield; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is seeking a Social Worker for their Hospital Discharge Team in Wakefield. You will manage caseloads, support adults with care needs, and facilitate safe hospital discharges. This role offers a rate of £35 per hour, with flexible and hybrid working options available, alongside numerous training and support benefits.

Benefits

Flexible and hybrid working

Free DBS and compliance service

Twice weekly payroll

Access to exclusive roles

Social work training and CPD portal

Dedicated consultant support

Refer a Friend bonus

Find your own job bonus

Qualifications

• Registration with Social Work England (SWE) as a Social Worker required.
• Experience in adult social work is essential.
• Understanding of the Care Act and capacity assessments is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload in a Hospital Discharge Team.
• Facilitate safe discharges at local hospitals.
• Engage in preventative conversations with clients.

Skills

Person-centred care

Strengths-based support

Capacity assessments

Care Act assessments

Collaboration

Education

Diploma in Social Work (DipSW)

Job description

Job Title: Social Worker - Hospital Discharge
Location: Wakefield
Pay Rate: £35

Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for an Adult Social Worker to join a Hospital Discharge Team based in Wakefield.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Manage a varied caseload, including capacity assessments, best interest decisions, and Care Act assessments.
• Support adults and their carers with person-centred, strengths-based social care.
• Facilitate safe hospital discharges at Pinderfields or Dewsbury District Hospitals.
• Engage in outcomes-focused, preventative conversations with individuals and their networks.
• Collaborate closely with multi-disciplinary system partners in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits:

• Great rate of pay £35 per hour
• Flexible and hybrid working to support work-life balance
• Supportive team

Qualifications and Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have registration with the Social Work England (SWE) as a Social Worker, holding a qualification equivalent to the Diploma in Social Work (DipSW).

Why Liquid Personnel?

• 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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