Social Worker – Mental Health Discharge

Job description

Our client based in Lincolnshire is seeking experienced Social Workers to join their Mental Health Discharge Service. This is an excellent opportunity for skilled practitioners to support adults with mental health needs through timely and effective hospital discharge pathways, whilst also managing a community caseload and undertaking ongoing assessments and reviews. The successful candidates will manage a caseload of adults requiring assessment, care and support planning, and the coordination of services to facilitate safe and effective discharge from inpatient mental health settings. Alongside discharge planning responsibilities, you will undertake Care Act assessments, reviews, safeguarding enquiries, and person-centred support planning to ensure individuals receive the right support at the right time. Working within a multidisciplinary environment, you will collaborate closely with NHS colleagues, families, carers, community services, and care providers to promote independence, reduce delays, and achieve positive outcomes for individuals transitioning from hospital to community-based support. **What will your responsibilities be?** - Managing a caseload of adults with mental health needs requiring assessment, intervention, discharge planning, and ongoing community support. - Facilitating safe, timely, and person-centred discharges from inpatient mental health settings in line with statutory responsibilities and best practice. - Undertaking strengths-based Care Act Assessments to identify eligible needs, desired outcomes, and appropriate support arrangements. - Completing reviews of existing care and support plans to ensure services remain effective, proportionate, and responsive to changing needs. - Developing and implementing person-centred care and support plans that promote independence, recovery, wellbeing, and community inclusion. - Coordinating community services, support packages, placements, and resources to ensure successful discharge outcomes. - Working collaboratively with NHS professionals, hospital teams, community mental health services, providers, families, carers, and partner agencies. - Undertaking safeguarding enquiries and interventions in accordance with the Care Act 2014 and local safeguarding procedures. - Assessing and managing risk, ensuring that appropriate safeguarding measures and support arrangements are implemented where necessary. - Applying the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments where required to support decision-making and protect individual rights. - Supporting individuals through periods of crisis and increased vulnerability, utilising professional judgement and available resources to achieve positive outcomes. - Preparing comprehensive assessments, reports, care plans, and case recordings in line with legislative and organisational requirements. - Participating in multi-disciplinary meetings, discharge planning meetings, and case discussions to ensure coordinated and effective service delivery. - Maintaining accurate, timely, and up-to-date records to support high-quality statutory social work practice. **Qualifications and Experience:** To be successful in this role you must have; - Professional Qualification: MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, or CQSW. - Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England. - Experience: Minimum of two years' post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care, Mental Health Services, Hospital Discharge, or Integrated Health and Social Care settings. - ental Health Experience: Experience working with adults experiencing mental ill health, complex needs, and associated risks. - Hospital Discharge Experience: Experience supporting discharge pathways and coordinating services to facilitate safe transitions from hospital to community settings. - Legislation Knowledge: Strong knowledge of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Adult Safeguarding legislation, Human Rights Act, and associated statutory guidance. - Assessment Skills: Proven ability to undertake Care Act assessments, reviews, risk assessments, support planning, and safeguarding interventions. - Safeguarding Experience: Experience identifying, investigating, and managing safeguarding concerns involving vulnerable adults. - Multi-Agency Working: Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams and build strong relationships with health professionals, providers, carers, families, and partner agencies. - Communication Skills: Excellent communication, report-writing, analytical, organisational, and decision-making skills. - Autonomous Working: Ability to work independently, prioritise workload effectively, and manage competing demands within a fast-paced environment. - Driving Licence: A valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential. The role requires travel across Lincolnshire and occasional travel further afield as required. **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. **BH -**202196 **GH -** 36108