Social Worker – Hospital Discharge

Job Title: Social Worker – Hospital Discharge
Location: Richmond Upon Thames 
Pay Rate: Up to £32 per hour (Depending on experience)

Job Description:

Liquid Personnel is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join its client's Hospital Discharge Team in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. In this role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring safe, timely, and person-centred hospital discharges, helping adults return to their homes or community settings with the right care and support. This position promotes independence, wellbeing, and embraces a “Home First” approach.

What will your responsibilities be?

In this role, you will:

• Coordinate and manage the discharge process for adults with diverse and complex needs.
• Work within the Discharge to Assess (D2A) framework to facilitate timely transitions.
• Undertake Care Act 2014-compliant assessments, including Mental Capacity Act assessments and Best Interest decisions.
• Develop strengths-based, person-centred care plans that promote independence and choice.
• Collaborate with health professionals, therapy teams, housing providers, and voluntary sector partners.
• Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns in line with statutory guidance and local policy.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure adherence to relevant legislation (Care Act, MCA, DoLS).

Why Join Us?

• Make a Difference: Help change the lives of adults
• Great Team: Work with a supportive and collaborative crew. 

Qualifications & 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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