Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Adult's Social Worker to join its client’s Mental Wellbeing Service team, based in Southampton
This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to work within a specialist Mental Health and Substance Use service, supporting adults to achieve positive outcomes, improve wellbeing, and maintain independence within their communities.
The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary environment alongside social workers, mental health practitioners, health professionals, and partner agencies to provide person-centred, strengths-based interventions. The role focuses on supporting adults with mental health and substance use needs through assessment, support planning, safeguarding, hospital discharge work, and access to community-based services.
This role requires a confident practitioner with strong knowledge of Adult Social Care legislation, mental health services, risk management, and partnership working, alongside a commitment to promoting recovery, independence, and social inclusion.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Supporting adults experiencing mental health and substance use difficulties to access appropriate services, support networks, and community resources.
- Undertaking Care Act 2014 assessments, reviews, and support planning to identify eligible needs and improve outcomes.
- Working within the Mental Wellbeing Service to provide strengths-based and person-centred interventions that promote independence and recovery.
- Supporting individuals during periods of transition, hospital discharge, and increased mental health need.
- Completing Mental Capacity Assessments and contributing to Best Interest decision-making where required.
- Applying relevant legislation including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983.
- Undertaking safeguarding enquiries and interventions to protect adults at risk and promote their wellbeing and safety.
- Contributing to risk assessments and risk management planning, ensuring positive risk-taking is balanced with safety and support.
- Working collaboratively with mental health services, health colleagues, carers, voluntary organisations, and partner agencies to coordinate effective support.
- Participating regularly in the duty rota, responding to referrals and urgent situations in a timely and professional manner.
- Maintaining accurate, timely, and legally compliant case records, assessments, reports, and support plans.
- Attending team meetings, supervision sessions, training, and continuous professional development activities.
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.
- Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England.
- Experience: Significant post-qualified experience working with adults with mental health and/or substance use needs within Adult Social Care, Mental Health Services, or a related setting.
- Legislation Knowledge: Strong understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Section 117 aftercare responsibilities, and Adult Safeguarding legislation.
- Mental Health Experience: Experience supporting adults with complex mental health needs and working within recovery-focused services.
- Assessment Skills: Proven ability to undertake assessments, support planning, reviews, and risk management interventions.
- Multi-Agency Working: Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary teams and alongside health professionals, carers, and partner organisations.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report-writing and case recording.
- Professional Practice: Commitment to strengths-based, person-centred practice, safeguarding, equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Driving Licence: Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
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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