Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Adult’s Social Worker to join its client’s Community team, based in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated practitioner to support adults with a range of long-term conditions and complex care and support needs, promoting independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes through strengths-based and person-centred social work practice.
The successful candidate will manage a varied community-based caseload, undertaking statutory assessments, reviews, safeguarding interventions, and support planning. Working closely with service users, carers, families, health professionals, and partner agencies, you will play a key role in ensuring individuals receive appropriate support to remain safe, independent, and connected to their local communities.
This role requires a confident and experienced Social Worker with strong assessment skills, safeguarding knowledge, and experience of Court of Protection work, alongside the ability to manage complex casework involving self-neglect, risk management, and long-term health conditions.
What will your responsibilities be?
Managing a caseload of adults with long-term health conditions and complex care and support needs within a community setting.
Undertaking Care Act 2014 assessments, reviews, reassessments, and support planning to identify eligible needs and achieve positive outcomes.
Developing, implementing, and reviewing person-centred Care and Support Plans that promote independence, wellbeing, and choice.
Arranging and coordinating care packages, community support services, and interventions to meet assessed needs.
Undertaking safeguarding enquiries and interventions in accordance with Adult Safeguarding legislation, policies, and procedures.
Managing cases involving self-neglect and working proactively with individuals to reduce risk and improve wellbeing.
Completing Mental Capacity Assessments and contributing to Best Interest decision-making in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Assessing and managing complex risks, balancing safety, choice, control, and positive risk-taking.
Undertaking Court of Protection work, including preparing professional reports, assessments, and supporting legal processes where required.
Working collaboratively with health professionals, community services, care providers, carers, families, and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes.
Participating in multidisciplinary meetings, safeguarding discussions, reviews, and case conferences as required.
Maintaining accurate, timely, and legally compliant records, assessments, reports, and support plans.
Promoting strengths-based practice and supporting individuals to access community resources, informal networks, and preventative services.
Qualifications and Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have;
Professional Qualification: MA, BA, BSc in Social Work, Diploma in Social Work, CQSW, CSS, or equivalent recognised Social Work qualification.
Registration: Must be registered with Social Work England.
Experience: Significant post-qualified experience within Adult Social Care services.
Community Experience: Experience working with adults with long-term conditions and complex needs within a community-based Adult Social Care setting.
Legislation Knowledge: Strong understanding of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Adult Safeguarding legislation, Court of Protection processes, and associated statutory guidance.
Assessment Skills: Proven ability to undertake Care Act assessments, reviews, support planning, and risk management interventions.
Safeguarding Experience: Experience undertaking safeguarding enquiries and managing complex safeguarding concerns.
Self-Neglect Experience: Experience working with adults who self-neglect and implementing effective intervention and risk management plans.
Court of Protection Experience: Experience preparing reports and supporting Court of Protection applications and…