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Wolverhampton
Source: Liquid Personnel careers · View original posting
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Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Adult’s
Social Worker to join its client’s
Hospital team, based in Wolverhampton.
This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to support adults with complex care and support needs through safe, timely, and person-centred discharge planning from hospital settings.
The successful candidate will work within a fast-paced multidisciplinary environment alongside health professionals, therapists, discharge coordinators, carers, families, and community-based services. You will play a key role in ensuring individuals receive the right support at the right time, promoting independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes whilst reducing unnecessary delays in discharge.
This role requires a confident and experienced Social Worker with strong assessment skills, safeguarding knowledge, and a sound understanding of Adult Social Care legislation. You will be responsible for managing complex cases, coordinating services, and supporting adults through periods of transition from hospital back into their communities.
What will your responsibilities be?
Managing a caseload of adults requiring social care intervention within acute and community hospital settings.
Undertaking Care Act 2014 assessments, reviews, and reassessments to identify eligible needs and support discharge planning.
Developing, implementing, and reviewing person-centred Care and Support Plans that promote independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes.
Supporting safe, effective, and timely hospital discharges through collaborative planning and intervention.
Undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments and facilitating Best Interest decision-making in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Assessing and managing risk, balancing individual choice, control, and independence with safeguarding responsibilities.
Undertaking safeguarding enquiries and responding to safeguarding concerns in accordance with Adult Safeguarding legislation and local procedures.
Arranging and coordinating care packages, residential placements, equipment, reablement services, and community-based support where required.
Working collaboratively with health professionals, community teams, care providers, carers, families, housing services, and partner agencies.
Supporting adults and carers through periods of change and transition, offering advice, guidance, and advocacy where appropriate.
Participating in multidisciplinary meetings, discharge planning meetings, safeguarding discussions, and case reviews.
Maintaining accurate, timely, and legally compliant assessments, reports, case records, and support plans.
Promoting strengths-based practice and supporting individuals to maximise their independence following hospital admission.
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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202842
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