Social Worker – Urgent and Emergency Care

Job description

Our client based in Nottinghamshire is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join their Urgent and Emergency Care (Hospitals) Team. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated practitioner to work within a fast-paced hospital setting, supporting adults with complex needs to achieve safe and timely discharges whilst promoting independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes. The successful candidate will work within a multi-disciplinary environment alongside health professionals, community services, voluntary organisations, carers, and families. You will undertake strengths-based assessments, coordinate support services, manage risk, and develop person-centred plans that enable individuals to return home or transition to the most appropriate setting following hospital admission. This role requires a confident and experienced Social Worker who can manage competing priorities, work effectively under pressure, and deliver high-quality social work interventions within urgent and emergency care pathways. **Key Responsibilities** - Managing a complex caseload of adults requiring social care intervention within hospital and urgent care settings. - Undertaking Care Act assessments, reviews, and support planning to identify eligible needs and achieve positive outcomes. - Completing health and social care assessments that support safe, effective, and timely discharge planning. - Developing and implementing strengths-based, person-centred Care and Support Plans that maximise independence and wellbeing. - Identifying opportunities for reablement, early intervention, and preventative support to reduce long-term dependency on services. - Undertaking safeguarding enquiries, risk assessments, and risk management interventions in accordance with statutory guidance and local procedures. - Supporting hospital discharge pathways and working collaboratively with health partners to remove barriers to discharge. - Coordinating support services and community resources to enable individuals to return safely to their own homes wherever possible. - Providing advice, guidance, and professional support to service users, carers, families, and partner agencies. - Working closely with NHS professionals, community providers, voluntary organisations, and multidisciplinary teams to achieve integrated support and positive outcomes. - Maintaining accurate, timely, and legally compliant assessments, reports, case records, and support plans. - Contributing to practice development, mentoring, and the support of newly qualified staff, students, and less experienced practitioners where appropriate. **Qualifications & Experience** - **Professional Qualification:** MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, or equivalent recognised Social Work qualification. - **Registration:** Must be registered with Social Work England. - **Experience:** Minimum of two years' post-qualification experience within Adult Social Care or a related setting. - **Hospital Experience:** Previous experience within hospital social work, discharge planning, or urgent and emergency care services is highly desirable. - **Legislation Knowledge:** Strong understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Adult Safeguarding legislation, and relevant social care policy and guidance. - **Assessment Skills:** Proven ability to complete complex assessments, reviews, support planning, and risk management interventions. - **Safeguarding Experience:** Experience undertaking safeguarding enquiries and responding to safeguarding concerns effectively. - **Multi-Agency Working:** Strong experience working collaboratively with health colleagues, community services, carers, and partner organisations. - **Communication Skills:** Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including report-writing, assessment, and presentation skills. - **Professional Practice:** Commitment to strengths-based, person-centred practice and continuous professional development. - **Organisational Skills:** Ability to manage competing priorities, work independently, and perform effectively within a busy hospital environment. **How to Apply** If you're interested in this role, click **Apply Now** or contact us for more information. **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 - 202001 GH - 36014