Social Worker - Mental Health

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Adult Social Worker to join its client’s Mental Health team, based in Oldham.

What will your responsibilities be?

Mental Health Assessment — Complete holistic social care and mental health assessments under the Care Act and Mental Health Act interface, evaluating risk, capacity, strengths, and support needs for adults experiencing acute or enduring mental health difficulties.

Safeguarding & Risk Management — Lead on safeguarding enquiries, crisis intervention, and complex risk planning, working collaboratively with AMHPs, clinicians, and crisis services to ensure safety, legal compliance, and proportionate responses.

Recovery‑Focused Care Coordination — Provide care coordination within a multidisciplinary team, developing person‑centred support plans, monitoring progress, and enabling recovery, independence, and community integration through partnership working.

Benefits

• Immediate start with initial 3 month contract
• Highest rate in the area
• Hybrid working

Qualifications and Experience

To be successful in this role you must have;

Social Work England registration

Eligible to work in the UK

Hold a full UK driving licence

Post-qualified experience

Degree level or equivalent in Social Work

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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