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Liquid Personnel
Telford
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Our client based in Telford is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join their Adult Safeguarding Team. This is an excellent opportunity for an accomplished practitioner to work with adults and their carers, delivering strengths-based, asset-focused, and person-centred social work interventions that promote independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes.
The successful candidate will manage a complex caseload, undertaking safeguarding enquiries, Care Act Assessments, support planning, reviews, and Court of Protection work where required. You will actively participate in weekly peer review meetings, contributing professional expertise and recommendations within an Asset-Based and Community-Led Support framework.
The role requires strong professional judgement, effective risk management, and the ability to develop creative support solutions that utilise community resources and maximise individual strengths.
What will your responsibilities be?
Managing a complex caseload of adults requiring assessment, safeguarding intervention, support planning, and ongoing review.
Undertaking strengths-based Care Act Assessments and identifying eligible needs, personal outcomes, risks, assets, and community-based solutions.
Leading and contributing to safeguarding enquiries and investigations, ensuring adults are protected from abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and exploitation.
Participating in weekly peer review meetings, presenting cases, contributing professional opinion, and supporting recommendations for decision-making.
Developing and reviewing person-centred support plans that maximise independence and build upon individuals' strengths, networks, and community connections.
Undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments and applying the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to support informed decision-making.
Completing Best Interests decision-making processes where required and supporting the use of least restrictive options.
Undertaking Court of Protection applications and liaising with legal services where necessary.
Assessing and managing complex risks, using professional curiosity and evidence-based practice to safeguard vulnerable adults.
Working collaboratively with individuals, carers, families, advocates, health professionals, housing providers, and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes.
Promoting asset-based and community-led approaches, identifying local resources and opportunities that reduce reliance on traditional service provision.
Supporting colleagues through reflective practice, providing professional guidance on complex cases and contributing to service development.
Coordinating multi-agency responses to meet assessed needs and manage safeguarding concerns effectively.
Preparing high-quality assessments, reports, support plans, safeguarding documentation, and Court of Protection submissions.
Maintaining accurate, timely, and comprehensive case records in accordance with legislative, professional, and organisational standards.
Participating in duty responsibilities and responding to urgent referrals as required.
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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