Job Description

Job Title: Qualified social worker
Location: Barnsley
Rate: 35 per hour

An exciting role has recently become available for a qualified Social Worker. The
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is looking for a new member to join the Hospital Social Work team in Barnsley. The pay rate is 35 per hour. This job is hybrid working but they need someone to be able to respond to urgent requests to visit anywhere in the borough. They work with a combination of home working, office based and hospital based.

What will your responsibilities be?
You must have strong social work values that leads your practice with people in helping them achieve the best outcomes.
We need someone who can be local to the area, as we are a reactive team, so you will need to be able to work agile, but be available at short notice to go out and complete the assessments etc. You must apply knowledge of the Discharge to Assess Process to support individuals transitioning from hospital. You should be able to collaborate with health colleagues across acute and intermediate care settings.
You will also complete Care Act and Mental Capacity Assessments, and lead on best interest decision-making.
Conduct safeguarding investigations and contribute to complex discharge planning using a strengths-based approach.

Benefits of the role:

• Great rate of pay, 35/hour
• Remote/hybrid working available
• Great reputation and links with health partners
• Supportive team with great training in place

Qualifications and Experiences:

To be successful in this role you must have Social Work England registration, be eligible to work in the UK, hold a qualification in Social Work at degree level, and have at least 12 months post-qualified Social Worker experience.

How to apply?
If this is a job for you, feel free to click apply below or if you want to learn more about it, please contact (phone number removed).

Why Liquid Personnel?

• New 'Faster Pay' service getting you paid more quickly
• Twice weekly payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• 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:

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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