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Stoke-on-Trent, United States

Social Worker - Hospital Discharge

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Job Description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting two Social Workers for its client’s Hospital Discharge Team in Stoke-on-Trent City. These roles are to backfill positions while existing team members are on secondment.

What Will Your Responsibilities Be?

  • Conduct assessments to identify patients’ social, emotional, and practical support needs
  • Develop safe and effective discharge plans in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team
  • Provide crisis intervention, emotional support, and counselling to patients and families
  • Advocate for patients to ensure access to appropriate services and community resources
  • Coordinate referrals to external agencies, housing services, mental health teams, and safeguarding teams
  • Support patients with complex needs, including safeguarding concerns, domestic abuse, and homelessness
  • Facilitate communication between patients, families, and healthcare professionals
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date case notes and documentation
  • Participate in multidisciplinary meetings and case reviews
  • Promote patient wellbeing and independence through tailored care planning

Qualifications & Experience

To be successful in this role you must have,

Professional Qualification: A recognised professional qualification in social work, such as an MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, or CQSW (Certificate of Qualification in Social Work).

  • Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England, the regulatory body for social workers in England.
  • Experience: 2+ years post qualified experience as an adult social worker in a statutory setting.

Knowledge of Legislation: Thorough understanding of relevant legislation, such as the Care Act 2014 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Skills

Strong assessment and analysis skills, as well as the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Driving Licence: A full UK driving licence and access to a car are often required for client visits.

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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Key Responsibilities

The social worker will conduct assessments to identify patient support needs and develop effective discharge plans in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. They will also provide crisis intervention, advocate for patient access to services, and maintain accurate case documentation.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a recognised professional qualification in social work and be registered with Social Work England. A minimum of 2 years post-qualified experience in a statutory adult social work setting is required, along with a full UK driving licence.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Discharge planningCounselingAdvocacyReferral coordinationMultidisciplinary collaborationMental capacity assessmentLegislation knowledge

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 40% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

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CME allowance
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About Liquid Personnel

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Manchester, Lancashire
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Free DBS and compliance service
Twice weekly payroll
Access to exclusive roles
Free access to training and CPD portal
Dedicated consultant
Refer a Friend bonus £500
Find your own job bonus £250