Social Worker - Older Adults Community Mental Health

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Social Worker to join our client's Older Adults Community Mental Health Team supporting adults with mental health needs and cognitive impairment across Bath & North East Somerset.

What will your responsibilities be? 

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will carry out a range of statutory social work duties, including:

• Strengths-based Care Act Assessments and Reviews
• Section 117 Assessments and Reviews
• Mental Capacity Act Assessments
• Court of Protection work, reports and recording, including S21A challenges
• Carers Assessments and support planning
• Commissioning and care package knowledge

The successful candidate will have experience working with older adults, strong risk assessment skills, and a sound understanding of the impact of mental ill health and cognitive impairment on daily functioning.

This is a community-based role, so access to your own transport is essential. Flexible working arrangements may be available once established within the team.

Qualifications and Experience: 

To be successful in this role you must have;  

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

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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