Social Worker – Mental Health

Our client based in Cardiff is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join their Mental Health Team, working within a community setting to support adults with complex mental health needs.

In this role, you will work with individuals, families and carers to promote independence, recovery and wellbeing, ensuring that people are supported to make informed decisions about their care. You will carry out comprehensive assessments, care planning and reviews, while managing risk and safeguarding adults in line with statutory duties.

Working within a multi-disciplinary environment, you will collaborate closely with health colleagues, partner agencies and community services to deliver joined-up, person-centred support. The role involves working with complex and high-risk cases, requiring sound professional judgement and strong analytical skills.

Key Responsibilities

Core duties include

• Managing a caseload of adults with mental health needs, including complex and high-risk situations.
• Undertaking comprehensive assessments, identifying needs, risks and appropriate interventions.
• Developing, implementing and reviewing care and support plans to promote recovery and independence.
• Working in accordance with relevant legislation and statutory guidance to safeguard adults at risk.
• Supporting individuals to understand their circumstances and make informed choices about their care.
• Working closely with families, carers and support networks, ensuring their needs are recognised and addressed.
• Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams, including health professionals and external partners, to provide co-ordinated support.
• Undertaking and managing risk assessments, ensuring decisions are proportionate and defensible.
• Managing and prioritising workload effectively, balancing competing demands using professional judgement.
• Preparing for and contributing to case conferences, reviews and decision-making forums.
• Maintaining accurate, up-to-date and high-quality records in line with organisational policies.
• Contributing to team development, service improvement and practice standards.
• Providing guidance or informal support to less experienced staff where appropriate.
• Working within budget frameworks to help identify appropriate and cost-effective support arrangements.

Qualifications & Experience

Professional Qualification

Degree in Social Work (or equivalent)

Registration

Registered with Social Care Wales

Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ post-qualified experience (including completion of ASYE or equivalent)
• Experience working with adults experiencing mental health difficulties
• Experience managing complex caseloads and high-risk situations

Experience completing

• Mental health assessments and care planning
• Risk assessments and safeguarding work
• Reviews and ongoing support planning
• Experience working within a community or multi-disciplinary mental health setting
• Experience working with carers and wider support networks

Legislation Knowledge

Strong working knowledge of

Mental Health legislation and policy

Care Act 2014

Mental Capacity Act 2005

• Safeguarding Adults procedures
• Relevant social care legislation and guidance

Skills

Strong assessment and risk analysis skills within a mental health setting

Ability to manage a demanding and varied workload effectively

Excellent communication skills, with a professional and non-judgemental approach

Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary teams

High standard of written work and case recording

Ability to advocate confidently on behalf of service users

Strong organisational and decision-making skills

Ability to promote independence, recovery and resilience

A proactive, resilient and solution-focused approach

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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